CRIME & SAFETY
Eutaw remembers fallen worker one year later
EUTAW, Ala. (WBRC) -Eutaw city leaders remembered Tony Rice this week. You may remember the story. Rice was the city employee who died one year ago when a trench he was working collapsed on him. It happened in the Branche Heights subdivision in Eutaw. Thursday, April 25, 2024, the city released balloons in Rice’s memory, and the mayor declared April 25 as Tony Rice Day, a day they’ll honor every year.
Suspect dead after police chase, officer-involved shooting in West Alabama
Northport, Ala (WBMA) - One person is dead after a police chase and officer-involved shooting in West Alabama. Investigators say it happened just after 11 p.m. Thursday night on McFarland Boulevard in Northport. Northport Police tried to pull over a vehicle. Shots were fired and the vehicle drove off. Several...
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