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Alabama man pleads in theft involving slain officer's fund

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said an Alabama man has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud after admitting to using someone else’s identity to raid a memorial fund for a slain officer. Devonte Lemond Hammonds, of Birmingham, pleaded…

Birmingham mom speaks of 2-year-old's shooting death

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The mother of a 2-year-old Birmingham child who was shot and killed two weeks ago is speaking out for the first time. Briahn Smith described her son's last minutes during a candlelight vigil on Thursday. She…

Montgomery Police Make Murder Arrest

Montgomery police have arrested a suspect in the murder of 49-year-old Terry Dugruise of Montgomery. Police found Dugruise dead in the 2400 block of Highland Avenue yesterday afternoon. Investigators have not said how he died. Police have charged 46-year-old David…

MCSO Sheds Light on "Manhunt" in East Montgomery

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is shedding some light on a search in East Montgomery Friday morning. Colonel Jon Briggs with MCSO said the incident did not involve a manhunt. Col. Briggs said a deputy spotted a vehicle idling on…

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