By Erica Thomas, managing editor BIRMINGHAM — A Jefferson County grand jury indicted a man on charges of rape first-degree, sodomy with a boy first-degree, sex abuse of a male first-degree a... Read more
From The Tribune staff reports LOXLEY, Ala. — South Alabama authorities arrested two people after police said they found two abused children in a truck stop parking lot. Alex-Vasile Busuioc,... Read more
From The Tribune staff reports HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Hattiesburg Police are investigating after a woman was seen on video hitting a three-week-old infant. Quentasha Portis, 19, is charged wit... Read more
HUNTSVILLE ,Ala. (AP) — The drummer for Grammy Award-winning rock band Alabama Shakes says he is innocent of child abuse charges filed against him, his lawyer said Friday. Steven William Joh... Read more
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The drummer for Grammy Award-winning rock band Alabama Shakes is in custody on child abuse charges. Steven William Johnson, 35, was arrested Wednesday after being ind... Read more
From The Tribune staff reports CULLMAN — A Cullman man is in custody for allegedly hitting and kicking a small child. William Richard Mebius, 27, was arrested Sunday and faces charges of to... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports HANCEVILLE, Ala. — An Alabama man has been arrested and accused of shaking a child and causing a brain injury, authorities said. Anthony Stites, 26,... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports JEFFERSON COUNTY — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection to a sex abuse case involving three children in east Jef... Read more
By The Associated Press ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say an Alabama man accused of abusing his girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter blamed the girl’s injuries on her 4-year-old si... Read more
SOUTHSIDE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama say a man is accused of locking a teen in a crawlspace if the boy refused sexual contact in the 1980s. News outlets report 82-year-old Bobby Wal... Read more
