Bridgeport News

Family members said Christopher Heaton drowned "while valiantly attempting to rescue a small child that he believed was trapped in a submerged vehicle." The incident happened in the Tennessee River in Bridgeport, Ala.

The family of 26-year-old Chris Heaton says he died a hero. Heaton drowned on Tuesday after he dove into the Tennessee River in Bridgeport, Alabama.

BRIDGEPORT, Ala. -- Authorities in northeastern Alabama say a man dove into the Tennessee River after seeing his girlfriend's car sinking and drowned in the fast-moving water.

Jackson County, AL-A Tennessee man drowned Tuesday night while trying to save his girlfriends life.

A Tennessee man drowned Tuesday while trying to save his girlfriend, whose car plunged into the Tennessee River near the Bridgeport Ferry, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.

Sheenia Nicole Lawhorne, 29, of Kimball was arrested by Investigator Tony Baker in connection with a series of Burglary's/Thefts of Mini Storage units in Bridgeport.

On Friday January 20, 2012, Jackson County Sheriff's Office Investigator Tony Baker arrested Brandon Joel CONDRA, age 27 of Bridgeport, Alabama in connection with a series of Burglary's/Thefts at Abbott Mini Storage in Bridgeport, Alabama.

On Friday January 20, 2012, Jackson County Sheriff's Office Investigator Tony Baker arrested Brandon Joel CONDRA, age 27 of Bridgeport, Alabama in connection with a series of Burglary's/Thefts at Abbott Mini Storage in Bridgeport, Alabama.