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James Kring: Tallapoosa County's Ag Center exposes the real cost of property taxes

The future of our communities will depend not on how much government does – but on how much it is willing to stop doing.

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Majority of Dadeville Sweet 16 mass shooting suspects likely to sign plea deals

Five of the six suspects in a 2023 deadly Sweet 16 party shooting in Dadeville could sign plea deals this week.

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Illegal alien accused of murdering, dismembering girlfriend and child could go to trial in December

The case of an illegal alien charged with 11 counts in the deaths of his girlfriend and her child could go to trial in December, nearly three-and-a-half years after the murders.

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Tallapoosa DA hands case over to AG due to internal conflict of interest

Tallapoosa County District Attorney Mike Segrest said he asked the Alabama Attorney General’s Office to take over the investigation and prosecution of a capital murder case.

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James Kring: Russell Medical wants money from Tallapoosa County

To put it simply, Russell Medical Center is losing money, and they are not alone. Of the hospitals in Alabama, 71% are losing money each year.

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Youngest suspect in Dadeville Sweet 16 shooting to be tried as adult

A Tallapoosa judge ordered the case of the 15-year-old charged in the Dadeville Sweet 16 shooting to be moved from Juvenile Court to adult court for criminal prosecution.

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‘Multiple shell casings,' 'blood everywhere,’ investigators say of Dadeville Sweet 16 party shooting

Details emerged in court this week in the shooting death of four young people at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Dadeville on April 15. Six people were charged with four counts of reckless murder. The three adults and three juveniles were all charged as adults.

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18 hours after Dadeville 'Sweet 16' shooting ALEA offering few details on suspect, threat to the public; Number of injured increases

None of the multiple agencies that responded to the shooting has let the community know if there is a mass shooter on the loose and if the community is in danger.

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Pre-trial set for Dadeville double-murder suspect Pascual-Reyes

The pre-trial hearing has been set for the Dadeville man accused of murdering two and kidnapping one.

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Kidnapping, murder suspect in U.S. illegally after being previously deported

It has been verified that the accused kidnapper and killer, Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes, is an undocumented resident in the country illegally. More so, Pascual-Reyes had previously been deported from the country.

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Gruesome details emerge in kidnapping, murder in Tallapoosa County

Horrific details are emerging in the kidnapping turned double murder in Tallapoosa County. After a kidnapping investigation, Federal, state, and local law enforcement uncovered the remains of two bodies in a Dadeville residence.

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Craig Monger talks with Phil Williams about the kidnapping & decomposing bodies found in Tallapoosa County on Rightside Radio

Listen as 1819 News Reporter Craig Monger talks with Phil Williams of Rightside Radio about the kidnapping & apparent murders in Tallapoosa County, along with some details provided by the county sheriff and prosecutor.

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Decomposing bodies found buried after kidnapped child rescued in Tallapoosa County

Law Enforcement confirmed disturbing details Tuesday after a young kidnapping victim was found, along with two decomposing bodies in Tallapoosa County.