Monroe County, AL

A homing pigeon named Bob ended up thousands of miles off the mark on a recent trip from his home in the U.K. On June 29, the Monroe County Animal Shelter shared on Facebook that they are helping a 4-year-old pigeon — who accidentally traveled 4,000 miles from its home in Gateshead, England, to Mexia, Alabama — return to his owner.

An animal shelter in south Alabama posted to social media earlier this week about a stray pigeon being brought in by an elderly gentleman looking for assistance. Little did the shelter know it was just a stop on the pigeon's international adventure. The Monroe County Animal Shelter said a man...

MONROE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) – The owner of a pigeon that traveled some 4,000 miles from France to the United States is glad they’ll be reunited soon. Alan Todd spoke to WKRG News 5’s Blake Brown Friday about the ordeal. Todd tells us his pigeon, named Bob, was part of a 10-hour race overseas and […]

MONROE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A pigeon appears to have traveled some 4,000 miles from its home in England all the way to Monroe County, Ala. Workers from the Monroe County Alabama Animal Shelter helped capture the traveling bird and reconnect it to its very grateful owner, according to a Facebook post from the shelter. […]

At this point, Sheriff Boatwright believes the men were searching for valuables in the home and that the victims didn’t know the intruders.

FRISCO CITY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a violent home invasion that occurred Tuesday morning in Frisco City. Sheriff Tom Boatwright tells WKRG News 5 a couple and an 8-year-old child were tied up in their home after two men kicked in a door around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. At […]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Monroe County Sheriff Tom Boatwright said a couple and their eight-year-old child were tied up in a home after two men kicked in their door around 2am Tuesday. It happened on Perdue Hill Road. Boatwright said the two suspects cut up the man in the house...