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Court issues ruling for defendant in crash which killed 19-year-old Alabama student
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — The man charged with killing a University of Alabama student and sorority member during a DUI crash has been denied youthful offender status. During a Wednesday hearing, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Shanta Owens ruled against the request of Gabriel Uncapher to be tried as a youthful offender, court documents show.
Trussville woman pleads guilty to fatally hitting man with a car as he sat in road
A Trussville woman has pleaded guilty in the 2021 DUI crash that killed a man while he was sitting in the middle of a Jefferson County road. Lyndsay Sara Bland, now 33, was initially charged and later indicted on a reckless manslaughter charge in the Aug. 1, 2021, death of 29-year-old Enrique Edward Millan Jr.
Man killed in weekend Birmingham shooting now identified
Authorities have released the name of a man killed in a weekend Birmingham shooting. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Richard Lavar Edwards Jr. He was 44 and lived in Birmingham. West Precinct officers were dispatched at 2:15 a.m. Sunday to a report of shots fired...
Man killed in accident on I-65 after car struck by debris
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Gardendale man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning. The crash occurred on Interstate 65 near the 281-mile marker, just south of Warrior in Jefferson County. According to police, 51-year-old Jason H. Fields was killed after debris struck his vehicle causing him to...
Jefferson County woman indicted in killing of California man whose body was found in fresh grave
A Jefferson County woman has been indicted for murder in the 2022 shooting death of a California man whose body was found in a fresh grave in Mount Olive. Christal Elaine Skelton, 40, was initially charged nearly two years ago with abuse of corpse in the death of 31-year-old Zachery Steed Coats.
Motorcyclist killed in 2-vehicle crash near Brighton
A 44-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash Sunday night in western Jefferson County. The wreck happened at 9:10 p.m. in the 4400 block of Ninth Avenue North in the Brighton area, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. Jayce Bernard Johnson, of Dolomite, was the driver and lone...
Two Economic Development Agencies Set to Get $100,000 Apiece From JeffCo
The Jefferson County Commission on Thursday is set to provide $200,000 to a pair of organizations to bolster small businesses in the county. Central Alabama Redevelopment Alliance and Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama each is in line for $100,000 to aid with innovation, economic development and building a strong workforce to support the growth and development of Jefferson County.
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