Sumiton News

Jack Nix is opening an antique mall in a former Ethan Allen store in Vestavia Hills.

What started with charges stemming from a $20,000 bad check allegedly written in Fort Payne in July has culminated in more than $200,000 in stolen property recovered across North Alabama and Southern Tennessee.

Jefferson County sheriff's deputies arrested a man for an armed robbery at a BP convenience store, after he was tracked down in part due to a trail of money.

Authorities caught a 30-year-old man at a house after he robbed a BP convenience store last night on Highway 78, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

An elusive suspect who's been running from police since April is now in custody.

Alabama's Jamey Johnson , a country star on the rise, is a finalist for one of this year's CMT Music Awards.

U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus of Birmingham is drawing another opponent for next year's Republican primary in the 6th Congressional District.

Cullman County Sheriff's Deputies now need your help finding an armed escapee. 28 year old Christopher Laye may still be in the Cullman County area.

By Patrick McCreless STAFF WRITER Law enforcement agents recently recovered the vehicle allegedly stolen by a Sumiton fugitive to escape a large manhunt in the Arkadelphia area Saturday.

By Trent Moore and Patrick McCreless STAFF WRITERS ARKADELPHIA - An armed man who local authorities thought was hiding in an Arkadelphia trailer for seven hours Saturday apparently escaped beforehand in a stolen vehicle and is still at large.

Authorities today are on the lookout for a 28-year-old Sumiton man on the run who got a head start after several law enforcement agencies spent about eight hours Saturday in a standoff at a mobile home that turned out to be empty.

A developing story out of Cullman County: A standoff is still going on at this hour.

Dozens of police officers are on the scene of a standoff in Cullman County this afternoon.