Moundville Police Department

Ellory Kate Johnson's escape from an Alabama jail is just the latest chapter in a years-long string of alleged cons. The full story is stranger than fiction.

A truck driver from Daphne, Alabama, allegedly dumped about 2,000 gallons of aviation fuel across several miles of roadway and farmland Thursday, leading to his arrest and a dangerous HAZMAT situation.

A man was shot and killed at an apartment complex in Tuscaloosa late Saturday night, police told local media, marking the first homicide of the new year in the city.

A Tuscaloosa man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted and fired shots at his pregnant wife earlier this week.