JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A former IRS employee has been sentenced in federal court in Missouri two years and six months in prison in a $326,000 fraudulent tax refund scheme. The U.S. attorney's office says that 39-year-old Demetria Michele…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A relative says the father of a woman killed in the San Bernardino terror attack has agreed to support the U.S. government's push to require Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone…
Montgomery police officials say a suspect is in custody after a shooting on Midway Street. Officials say the victim was found in the 1800 block of Midway Street with minor injuries. Police have not released details on what charges the…
Two suspects are wanted in Prattville for using a stolen credit card to make purchases at a local business. While trying to use the card, the victim received an alert from the card provider and called the police. The transaction…
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The Pike County Sheriff's Department is looking for four suspects who burglarized a mechanic shop in the Ebenezer community. Officials say the suspects broke into the shop, which is located on Highway 223, during the last week of January. The suspects…
Police in Ozark are investigating after a dead body was found inside a burning van. The Dothan Eagle reports (bit.ly/1KuXs7I) police and firefighters responded Wednesday to a report of a van engulfed in flames on a Dale County road. After…
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Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for three men charged with killing an 85-year old  man during a home invasion in Cusseta. A Lee County judge found probable cause to charge all three defendants - Robert Jamal Wiggins, Khaleef Javante…
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