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Man’s body found on Sunset Drive beach in Guntersville
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A body was found floating in the water near Sunset Drive on Friday. According to the Marshall County coroner’s office, a passer-by found the victim, a Black man in his 50s. The man is not believed to be local. It’s believed the man drowned. Foul...
Neighbors react to attempted rape, attempted kidnapping in Boaz
Boaz police arrested Douglas Heath Swearengin for attempted kidnapping and attempted rape. They say he tried to kidnap and rape a woman early Saturday morning. Police say they detained him as he was actively attempting to sexually assault her. The incident happened at Sundown Apartment Complex in Boaz. Residents of...
Update: Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail to hit Northeast Alabama Thursday
The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 5:11 p.m. on Thursday for strong thunderstorms until 6 p.m. for Marshall, Jackson and DeKalb counties. Expect pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 30 mph. "At 5:11 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Guntersville,...
'I was very alarmed': Arab Police chief weighs in on kidnapping leaving 2 men behind bars
The Arab Police Department says two people were arrested after a kidnapping that took place over the weekend. Eighteen-year-old Clayton Calahan and 21-year-old Jesse Ryan Fain Jr. were both charged with kidnapping in the second degree. Police say dispatch received a call Saturday after 5:30 p.m. from Morgan County 911...
Grove Oak man pleads not guilty to murder charge, immunity hearing set for June
DEKALB CO., Ala. (WAFF) - A Grove Oak man charged with murder pled not guilty before a Dekalb County judge on Tuesday. Keith Sullivan is charged with murder for the shooting death of his neighbor Gregory Bagwell. Court documents filed by Sullivan’s defense team say Sullivan shot Bagwell in May...
Four inducted into the Tallassee High School Alumni Association Hall of Pride; Goss left mark on bands across the country after Tallassee
Their names are scattered across the United States. Stacy Goss was a legendary band director. Joan O’Daniel is a pioneer showing those with handicaps can be fruitful in life. Bernice Paschal Rivers Barton-Simmons Cooper was instrumental in integrating Tallassee High School. Susan Schonberger Swagler graduated from Tallassee and became a journalist at some of the biggest publications in the Southeast.
Police: Kidnappers told Decatur teen they were taking him to girlfriend
Arab police on Saturday rescued a Decatur teen who sent a text to 911 after he was allegedly kidnapped, handcuffed and taken to Arab by two men who said they were bringing him to his girlfriend to work out their relationship, according to the Arab Police Department.
Marshall County man arrested for allegedly hitting brother in the head with blunt object
Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man for allegedly hitting his brother in the head with a blunt object. Authorities say they responded to a call on Shenault Hollow Road in Grant on April 10 following a report of a fight between two brothers. When deputies arrived, they say...
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