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Neighbors recall hearing at least two shots in Saturday homicide

By Bernie Delinski Staff Writer
Updated 6 hrs ago
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FLORENCE — A nighttime weekend shooting startled South Cedar Street neighbors awake and left a man dead.

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Man charged with torture of a minor

Updated Jan 25, 2021
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FLORENCE — A local man faces charges of torture and abuse involving a minor.

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Florence police investigating possible murder

Jan 24, 2021
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FLORENCE — A 59-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder following the Saturday shooting death of a 29-year-old man on the 500 block of South Cedar Street.

Florence police investigating possible murder

Updated Jan 23, 2021
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FLORENCE — A 59-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder following the Saturday shooting death of a 29-year-old man on the 500 block of South Cedar Street.

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Teen charged in stabbing incident

Updated Jan 2, 2021
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FLORENCE — A 16-year-old has been arrested and charged with second-degree assault after an argument Wednesday afternoon led to a stabbing at 715 S. Richards St.

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Man faces charges of sexual abuse against a child

Aug 27, 2020
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FLORENCE — A Lauderdale County grand jury has returned several sexual-abuse related charges against a local man.

Police: 3-year-old's death is a homicide

Aug 14, 2020
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FLORENCE — Police are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy who was brought into North Alabama Medical Center this week as a homicide.

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Parole approved for two inmates from local cases

Aug 7, 2020
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MONTGOMERY — A pair of inmates serving in connection with Lauderdale County convictions had parole granted Thursday.

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Son, 37, charged with murder of his father

Jun 29, 2020
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FLORENCE — Police have charged a Florence man with the shooting death of his father.

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Son, 37, charged with murder of his father

Jun 28, 2020
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FLORENCE — Police have arrested a Florence man in the Friday night deadly shooting of his father.

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Police seek community's help in April shooting

May 13, 2020
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FLORENCE — Police are asking for the community's help in finding the person responsible for a shooting last month that injured two men, one critically.

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Muscle Shoals man charged with multiple drug offenses

May 1, 2020
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TUSCUMBIA — A Muscle Shoals man has been arrested on multiple drug charges after undercover officers made a controlled drug purchase at his residence Wednesday.

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Operational changes emphasize safety

Apr 12, 2020
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Court and jail officials in the Shoals are doing what they can to prevent the highly contagious coronavirus from coming into the jails.

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St. Florian Police Shooting Investigation Expected to Conclude Today

Updated Jan 2, 2020
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ST. FLORIAN – Police officials said an investigation into a police-involved shooting on Dec. 21, should conclude today, but key details continue to be withheld.