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Damage path extended for EF-1 Leighton tornado
LEIGHTON, Ala. (WHNT) — On April 25, the National Weather Service found additional areas of damage associated with the April 2 EF-1 Tornado in Leighton. The new damage areas were determined from recent satellite imagery. The new information reveals that the tornado touched down just north of Highway 20...
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Each week we tally up the stories visitors to FOX54.com clicked on the most. Get up to speed with any headlines you might have missed with this handy recap. 1. Demonstrators, police clash at Decatur's Third Friday. Catrela Perkins, the widow of Steve Perkins, was briefly...
Man arrested after BB gun found hidden underneath shirt in Moulton
MOULTON, Ala. (WAFF) - A man was arrested after a BB gun was found hidden underneath his shirt in Moulton on Tuesday morning. According to WAFF 48′s newspaper partner, The Moulton Advertiser, officers with the Moulton Police Department observed a suspicious man behind a business on Court Street. The...
‘Gone completely rogue’: Attorney calls on DOJ to investigate Decatur Police Department
After Steve Perkins’ widow was handcuffed and three others were arrested during a peaceful demonstration at last week’s 3rd Friday event, civil rights attorney Lee Merritt wrote a letter Thursday requesting a meeting with the Northern District of Alabama’s U.S. Attorney’s Office and called for an investigation into the Decatur Police Department.
2 schools in Decatur placed on alert due to 'potential domestic' issue
On Thursday, the Austin Junior High campus, which includes CAD Excel, as well as Austin High School, were placed on heightened alert due to a potential domestic issue, according to Decatur City Schools. The school system says the schools were placed on alert while Decatur Police worked to investigate an...
Decatur man allegedly sold cocaine to informant
A Decatur police investigation into a man accused of selling a gram of cocaine to an informant culminated Monday with the man’s arrest after a search of his home uncovered more cocaine, marijuana, a firearm and U.S. currency, according to the Decatur Police Department.
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