Police: 2-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in Parked Car in Alabama
A 2-year-old boy found dead inside a car that was parked outside an Alabama day care center apparently had been in the vehicle for an extended amount of time, police said.
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Blount County Sheriff: Man Who Dumped FedEx Packages Remorseful
The sheriff of Blount County says the man who dumped hundreds of FedEx packages in a roadside ditch told investigators he was dealing with a death in the family and did not want to deliver the items.
UPDATE: FedEx Driver Questioned after Hundreds of Packages Were Dumped in Blount County
Authorities say they have questioned a FedEx driver after hundreds of packages were recently found in some woods in Blount County.
Blount County Woman Dies in Two Vehicle Car Accident
A Remlap woman was killed in a two-vehicle car accident at 3:45 on July 12. Dawn Trucks 32, was killed when the 2008 Suzuki SUV she was driving collided with a 2018 Honda Odyssey in the intersection of Alabama Highway 75 and Pine Mountain Road. Trucks, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene….
Alabama Sheriff Not Enforcing COVID-19 Protection Orders
A rural Alabama sheriff says his department won’t enforce state guidelines limiting public activities during the coronavirus pandemic. Reports say that Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon says he has instructed deputies not to stop businesses or churches that violate state restrictions. Moon says he isn’t defying Gov. Kay Ivey. He says he just can’t punish someone who is trying to…
28 Year-Old Albertville Woman Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash
A single-vehicle crash Friday night, April 10, has claimed the life of an Albertville woman. Kasey Dene Robinson, 28, was killed when the 2004 Infiniti G35 she was driving left the roadway on U.S. 278 and overturned. Robinson, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred four miles west of Snead….
Alabama sheriff to hold prayer vigil over ‘rampant evil’
CLEVELAND, Ala. (AP) – The sheriff of an Alabama county dealing with several grim cases has organized a prayer vigil. Reports say Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon released a statement Friday about the upset in the “normally quiet and peaceful county.” He didn’t mention specific cases, but said the last month has been trying. Deputies this month found the body…
Roy Moore Defends Public School Pre-Game Prayers
Says religious rights come from God, not the state
Foundation for Moral Law founder Roy Moore says court rulings are on the side of school systems in which students organize pre-game prayers. Moore and his wife and Foundation employees met with reporters this morning. “I think the biggest fault in the legal system and elsewhere s that we don’t recognize who gives us that freedom. That’s why we…
