Police in Tuscaloosa and the Department of Human Resources are investigating after two toddlers were reportedly found alone in a local hotel room with a shotgun.
Two people were injured, one seriously, in separate shootings in Tuscaloosa Monday night, and one suspect has been arrested after a search using drones and dogs tracked him down.
A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in west Tuscaloosa early Monday morning and police are searching for the driver involved, who reportedly left the scene.
A police chase in Tuscaloosa ended with three suspects being charged with trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl after they were captured, a spokesperson for the West Alabama Narcotics Agency reports.
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox made a five-point pitch on Tuesday to establish a new leadership position overseeing the city's police, fire department and E-911 service.
A drug trafficking suspect from Huntsville is still being held in the Tuscaloosa County Jail after narcotics agents intercepted and seized $24,000 in alleged drug money meant to bond him out.