Killen News

A Killen man accused of embezzling more than $700,000 from an estate he helped manage has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns.

An Alabama man confessed this week to filing false tax returns that cheated federal and state governments out of nearly $420,000 in taxes after an embezzlement scheme, according to the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service .

Cadaver dogs narrowed the Tennessee River search area to within 50 feet for a missing Giles County, Tenn., man who disappeared beneath the water Tuesday afternoon on a fishing trip near the mouth of the Elk River.

Scottsboro Police arrested a man wanted in two other Alabama cities Wednesday. Ray Allen Carter, 40, of Scottsboro, who was using the alias of Andrew Carter was arrested after department investigators received information that Carter was using false identification in the city.

Three people are recovering after being injured in a boat explosion in the Shoals, as investigators work to find a cause.

One woman suffered facial burns and two others were injured Saturday after a 34-foot boat exploded at the fueling dock at Marina Mar in Florence.

Florence Police are asking drivers to avoid the Shoals Creek Bridge tonight. Fire, police, and state trooper are investigating a boat accident that happened just before 6:30 Saturday evening.

KILLEN, AL If you ever make a stop in Killen, you'll notice the laid back way of life.

Jason Floding of Killen remembers the smothering, squeezing, stunning pain of pancreatitis.

Last summer, residents in the Shoals were thrilled with the new interactive fountain at River Heritage Park in Florence.

Q: I was injured on the job about a year ago and was laid off while I was still injured.

It's a big weekend in Huntsville and Panoply is in full swing. You still have one more to enjoy it on Sunday.

The first hole on The Judge at Capitol Hill. It's one of several beautiful holes on the course, but, does it deserve Golf Digest's No.

LEXINGTON The Lexington FFA Construction Shootout took place Saturday, April 4 at Jim Hammond - Grassy Memorial Park.

Parents want changes at Brooks High School Parents who have children at Brooks High School are concerned.

Wildlife artist Dennis Minor of Lacey's Spring is the Ducks Unlimited 2010 International Artist of the Year.

Brian Tatum of Muscle Shoals, Ala., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Bama Division tournament on Pickwick Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 24 pounds, 15 ounces.

Many questions still surround the death of a Valley woman. The body was found in the woman's home on Harrison Road near Killen in Lauderdale County.

Two northwest Alabama educators have been suspended with pay after allegedly getting into a fight at school.

A Rogersville volunteer firefighter is recovering in the hospital, after he was seriously injured battling a structure fire.