Carter Watkins

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  • Franklin County To Provide Their Own School Security Force

    Posted on: 2:35 pm, May 24, 2013, by

    FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – This week the state legislature voted to over-turn Governor Bentley’s veto of a local bill...
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  • Appeal For Fired Muscle Shoals Officer Moves Forward

    Posted on: 3:08 pm, May 23, 2013, by

    TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (WHNT) – The appeal process for a Muscle Shoals police officer fired for allegedly killing a deer on...
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  • Update: Russellville Police Find Man Wanted For Child Abuse

    Posted on: 9:07 am, May 23, 2013, by , updated on: 11:13am, May 24, 2013

    RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Russellville Police say they’ve tracked down a man indicted for aggravated child abuse.  They credit the...
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  • Sheffield Police Investigating Apartment Shooting

    Posted on: 1:12 pm, May 22, 2013, by , updated on: 06:39pm, May 22, 2013

    SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WHNT) – A man has been hospitalized after what police are calling a shooting that should not have...
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  • Florence Police Investigating Home Invasions

    Posted on: 4:10 pm, May 14, 2013, by

    FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – Police are investigating two home invasions that have happened over a thirty-six hour period. During the...
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  • Update: Toddler Safe, Reunited With Family In Tuscumbia

    Posted on: 12:02 pm, May 14, 2013, by and , updated on: 11:15am, May 15, 2013

    TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (WHNT) – A toddler reported missing on Tuesday is now safe with her family again. Tuscumbia Police say...
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    L to R: Salina Davis with aunt, Pamela Hollander (Photo: Carter Watkins, WHNT News 19)
  • Police Search for Accused Theft Ring “Master-Mind”

    Posted on: 4:12 pm, May 13, 2013, by , updated on: 04:13pm, May 13, 2013

    RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Law enforcement in north-west Alabama are searching for a husband and wife in connection with what...
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    Wanted:
Harry Wayne Roberts and
Stacy Elaine Murray
  • Investigator: Gun Found At School Was Used In Bank Robbery

    Posted on: 11:33 am, May 10, 2013, by , and , updated on: 12:05pm, May 10, 2013

    LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Investigators say a gun found at Underwood Elementary on Thursday had been previously used in a...
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    Photo of the gun found in a bag near the playground at Underwood Elementary. (Carter Watkins, WHNT News 19)
  • Lauderdale Commission to Resolve Escapes at Jail

    Posted on: 2:29 pm, May 9, 2013, by

    FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – Five in twelve months, that’s how many inmates climbed through air conditioning ducts and on to...
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    Lauderdale County Detention Center
  • Lauderdale School System Hires Additional SRO

    Posted on: 3:31 pm, May 8, 2013, by , updated on: 07:27pm, May 8, 2013

    FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – The Lauderdale County school system is one-step closer to having each campus protected by a law...
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  • Three Sentenced In Colbert County Woman’s Murder

    Posted on: 10:36 am, May 7, 2013, by and , updated on: 02:08pm, May 7, 2013

    TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (WHNT) – Three people facing criminal charges in the Colbert County murder case of Amanda Taylor were sentenced...
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