CRIME & SAFETY
Calera police chief disturbed by suicide numbers rising in Shelby County
CALERA, Ala. (WBRC) - Calera’s police chief said he’s shocked and saddened by the growing mental health crisis in Shelby County. Chief David Hyche said the number of deaths by suicide increases each year. Chief Hyche posted on Facebook numbers he calls disturbing - 47 people died by...
Warrington woman gets 15 years for killing boyfriend and Alabama woman during 2022 crash
A Warrington woman will spend the next 15 years in state prison after pleading no contest to two counts of vehicular homicide for killing her boyfriend and another driver in 2022. Circuit Judge John Simon sentenced 20-year-old Sara Hudson to 15 years in state prison followed by 15 years of...
Family speaks out after arrest for theft at Alabaster nursing home
ALABASTER, Ala. (WBRC) - The family of a woman who prosecutors say is a victim of theft from an employee at her Alabaster nursing home recently spoke about the incident. 75-year-old Elizabeth Gilliland was being cared for at the Healthcare Center at Buck Creek. As WBRC previously reported, 63-year-old Louise...
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