Court appoints attorneys for double-homicide suspect
12 hrs ago | via Shelby County Reporter
Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Dan Reeves has appointed a pair of defense attorneys to represent a Louisiana man charged with stabbing and killing his 9-month-old daughter and the baby's mother in Alabaster. Comment?
Bedsole announces Alabaster council candidacy
Wednesday | via Shelby County Reporter
Alabaster resident and Shelby County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Russell Bedsole has announced he plans to run for the Ward 5 seat on the Alabaster City Council during the upcoming election. Comment?
Police investigating sexual abuse report
Tuesday May 22 | via Shelby County Reporter
The Alabaster Police Department is investigating an alleged sexual abuse incident reported May 16 in the 100 block of Yachtsman Drive. Comment?
Daniel M. Acker Jr. moved to Kilby Correctional Center
Friday May 18 | via Alabama Live
Daniel M. Acker Jr. leaves the Shelby County Courthouse May 3 after pleading guilty to eight counts of child sexual abuse. Comment?
Birmingham jumpstart: Calera chief explains evangeli...
Friday May 18 | via Alabama Live
Two year old Zakiyah Raoof isn't sure what to think as her dad Shakir Raoof congratulates his oldest daughter Nafeesa Duncan after her graduation. Comment?
Pulitzer winner calls Alabaster home
Wednesday May 16 | via Shelby County Reporter
The first words Alabaster resident Ken Retherford wrote in a newspaper were captions to the photos he had taken as a 17-year-old. A few years later, his work helped bring the paper a Pulitzer Prize. Comment?
Ex-School Worker Gets Prison in Child Porn Case
Thursday May 10 | via Local 15
A retired Birmingham police officer who also worked for two school systems is going to prison after pleading guilty to producing child pornography. Comment?
Alabaster man asks forgiveness for "horrible&qu...
Wednesday May 9 | via Alabama Live
Sobbing and asking for forgiveness from the families of his victims, a former Birmingham schools security officer was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for production of child pornography. Comment?
Fact Check: Daniel Acker, Jr. gets $520,00 in pension in prison
Wednesday May 9 | via NBC13.com
State law allows convicted sex offender Daniel Acker, Jr. to receive more than $520,000 in state pension while serving a 17 prison sentence for sexually abusing six students. 1 comment
Former school security guard and bus driver sentence...
Wednesday May 9 | via ABC 33/40
Michael Wayne Wooten, 61, of Alabaster was sentenced today to spend 30 years in prison and ordered to remain on supervised release for the rest of his life after completing the prison term. Comment?
Alabaster man gets 30 years for child porn
Wednesday May 9 | via Shelby County Reporter
A 61-year-old Alabaster man and former substitute bus driver for Shelby County Schools will spend the next three decades in prison after he was sentenced on May 9 for producing child pornography. Comment?
Former school security officer sentence for producti...
Wednesday May 9 | via WAFF-TV Huntsville
A federal judge sentenced a former security officer in the Birmingham City School System and a substitute bus driver for Shelby County Schools to 30 years in prison for producing child pornography. Comment?
Former school security officer in Birmingham sentenc...
Wednesday May 9 | via NBC13.com
A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a former security officer in the Birmingham City School System and a substitute bus driver for Shelby County Schools to 30 years in prison for producing child pornography. Comment?
Former Birmingham schools security officer sentenced...
Wednesday May 9 | via Alabama Live
A former Birmingham schools security officer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, the maximum punishment for the production of child pornography. Comment?
Mayor: Alabaster revenues higher than projected
Tuesday May 8 | via Shelby County Reporter
Alabaster has collected slightly more general fund revenue than projected through the first six months of the city's fiscal year, Mayor David Frings said during a May 7 City Council report. Comment?
Tuesday May 8 | via Shelby County Reporter
When Daniel Acker Jr. chose to plead guilty to eight counts of sexually abusing underage girls during his long career as an Alabaster teacher, he brought about some closure in a sordid series of crimes spanning more than two decades. Comment?
Prosecutors recommend 30 years for former Birmingham...
Monday May 7 | via Alabama Live
Federal prosecutors recommend a judge sentence a former Birmingham schools security officer to 30 years in prison for the production of child pornography. Comment?
Joey Kennedy: Child molester Daniel M. Acker Jr. hea...
Monday May 7 | via Alabama Live
Daniel M. Acker Jr. of Alabaster: A child sexual molester who used his teaching position to abuse fourth-grade girls. Comment?
Tuesday May 1 | via Fox News Shelby
Lilies and Helena Laura Brookhart wrote this article about the history of the Cahaba lilies in Helena and was kind enough to mention me but I would like to add one very important thing. Comment?