[ A man has pleaded guilty in the 2023 rape of a teen girl in the bathroom of a Prattville restaurant. Grevi Geovani Rivera-Zavala, 29, of Honduras was initially charged with first-degree rape. District Attorney for the 19th Circuit CJ Robinson announced Wednesday that Rivera-Zavala pleaded guilty to second-degree rape. Autauga County Circuit Court Judge … Read more
[ Dear Annie: Thank you so much for printing the letter from “Hungry Pets.” I applaud her suggestions and was grateful for your response. I just wanted to add one or two absolutely crucial suggestions. In cold climates, the warmth of a hot car engine is irresistible to a freezing and hungry animal, and I … Read more
[ The FBI warned that funding cuts in a fiscal 2024 spending package would hamper counterintelligence activities and the ability to investigate human trafficking and crimes against children, as House Republicans this week touted funding reductions for federal law enforcement agencies. Much of the $654 million in cuts announced Friday that Republicans have negotiated with … Read more
[ Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., will hit President Biden on the economy, border, crime and foreign policy when she gives her rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night, according to excerpts of her speech. “The country we know and love seems to be slipping away. It feels like the next generation will … Read more
[ A reward has been announced for information leading to the safe return of a Montgomery teen missing since Thursday. Michael Anthony Cole Jr., a 16-year-old Sidney Lanier High School student, was last seen about 8:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in the area of Southmont Drive in Montgomery, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Michael … Read more
[ A McCalla man is behind bars after authorities say he sent messages threatening violence against DCH Regional Medical Center. Jeffrey Chase Jones, 35, is charged with first-degree making terrorist threats. That crime is a Class C felony. Police were dispatched about 2 p.m. Saturday to the Tuscaloosa hospital after someone sent messages to the … Read more
