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Surveillance Alabama News
Lawsuit challenging game wardens on private property dismissed

A lawsuit claiming that Alabama game wardens violated the rights of private property owners was dismissed in a Lauderdale County Court.

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Former Lauderdale County judge given public defender for appeal

Former 11th Judicial Circuit Judge Gil Self will file an appeal with a court-appointed attorney after his attorneys pulled out of the case.

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Former judge found guilty of funding vacations, furniture with Lauderdale County court system funds

A former judge of Alabama’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit was convicted on 17 counts for using his office for personal gain and lying about it.

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Animal hoarding house in Lauderdale County raided second time; Total of 111 dogs rescued

The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office removed 29 dogs from a home Tuesday, overwhelming the local animal shelter.

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Lauderdale County couple indicted for corpse abuse in connection to death of 60-year-old woman

A couple in Lauderdale County has been indicted for abuse of a corpse and other charges in connection with the death of 60-year-old Wilma Irvin.

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Lauderdale County lawsuit claims law allowing game wardens on private property without consent 'unconstitutional'

A civil lawsuit has been filed in Lauderdale County, claiming that Alabama game wardens searched private properties, violating the plaintiff's rights.

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Man accused of posing as girl’s father to check her out of school pleads not guilty in rape case

A Kentucky man accused of traveling to Alabama to have sex with a teenager pleaded not guilty to multiple charges.

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Lauderdale Co. school worker admits to having sex with student in her home, police say

A Lauderdale County school employee is facing multiple charges after allegedly having sex with a student in the school in her home on multiple occasions.

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Man convicted in child pornography case after 15 images found on computer

A Lauderdale County man was convicted on multiple counts of possession of child pornography and sentenced to 10 years.

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AG Marshall indicts Lauderdale County presiding Judge Gilbert P. Self

The 11th Judicial Circuit presiding Judge Gilbert P. Self was indicted by Attorney General Steve Marshall's office on Monday on 16 counts of use of office for personal gain or the gain of family members, one count of making a false representation to the office of Public Examiners of Public Accounts, and one count of perjury. Self turned himself in at the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office on Monday.

Chicken Plant Alabama News
Seven confirmed tuberculosis cases at North Alabama chicken plants provoke ADPH call for testing

A confirmed case of tuberculosis in North Alabama has the Alabama Department of Public Health asking poultry workers in the area to receive TB screening.

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Casey White, who escaped with Lauderdale County corrections officer Vicky White, given life sentence

The prisoner who escaped from Lauderdale County with a corrections officer, prompting a nationwide manhunt, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday. The sentence was part of a plea deal.

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Florence man sentenced to 70 years for sexual exploitation of children

A Florence man was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to 20 counts of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

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Suit filed in sex abuse case of former Lauderdale County church worker

A lawsuit in Lauderdale County claims that a local church was complicit and enabled one man who is accused of sexually abusing multiple children while in a leadership position.

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$5,000 reward given for help capturing escaped inmate

A $5,000 reward has been given to a person who provided help in capturing an inmate who sparked a nationwide manhunt after escaping with a jail official, Alabama’s governor said Wednesday.

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Connie's Law: protection for families proposed in wake of north Alabama murder

New legislation is being targeted in the wake of the ever-evolving case of Casey White. This time, it involves the case he is accused of murder in, the murder of Connie Ridgeway in Lauderdale County.

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Trial to begin in impeachment of Lauderdale County Coroner

A state court in Florence will hear initial arguments today, Jan. 6, in the impeachment of the current Coroner of Lauderdale County,...