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  • Three Arrested In Florence, Allegedly Tied To National Drug Ring

    Posted on: 10:11 am, March 19, 2013, by and , updated on: 10:42pm, March 19, 2013

    FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – State, local and federal authorities searched a home in Florence on Tuesday morning and arrested three... Read More ›

    Several law enforcement agencies are at a home on East Lee Avenue in Florence. (Photo: Carter Watkins, WHNT News 19)
  • Arrest Made in Russellville Pharmacy Break-ins

    Posted on: 2:34 pm, March 18, 2013, by

    RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – According to police multiple pharmacies were broken into Monday morning, and it was their patrol tactics... Read More ›

    031813 FR Pharmacy Break-In 6pm PKG
  • Married Couple, Nephew Die In House Fire In Lauderdale County

    Posted on: 7:48 am, March 14, 2013, by , and , updated on: 11:51am, March 14, 2013

    LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office says investigators found the bodies of three people in a... Read More ›

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  • Four Arrested After Meth Labs Found Dumped

    Posted on: 2:04 pm, March 13, 2013, by

    RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – After a two day investigation, four Franklin County Alabama residents have all been arrested for manufacturing... Read More ›

    031313 FR Meth Arrests 5pm PKG
  • Vandals Strike at Wilson School

    Posted on: 1:52 pm, March 12, 2013, by

    LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Shortly after arriving at work Tuesday morning, employees at a Lauderdale County school find thousands... Read More ›

    031213 LD School Vandals
  • UPDATE: Shoals Escapee Back in Custody

    Posted on: 1:48 pm, March 12, 2013, by , updated on: 07:58pm, March 12, 2013

    FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – Authorities in Shoals say a man who walked away from the Lauderdale County Work Release Center... Read More ›

    031213 LD Work Release Escape 6pm PKG
  • Franklin County’s School Teacher Gun Bill to Be Re-Introduced

    Posted on: 3:05 pm, March 11, 2013, by , updated on: 07:18pm, March 11, 2013

    RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Monday morning, law enforcement and education leaders met to figure out how to get a bill... Read More ›

    031113 FR Armed Teachers Bill Meeting
  • Governor Vetos Bill Giving Guns to Teachers

    Posted on: 4:58 pm, March 7, 2013, by

    FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – This week a local bill giving educators permission to carry weapons on Franklin County school... Read More ›

    030713 FR School Guns Vetoed
  • Russellville Police: No Human Remains Detected From Jan. 31 Search

    Posted on: 11:03 am, March 7, 2013, by and , updated on: 11:08am, March 7, 2013

    FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Russellville Police say the test results are in for evidence collected at a home on... Read More ›

    Russellville Police discuss their investigation as they searched for human remains on January 31, 2013. (Photo: Carter Watkins, WHNT News 19)
  • Wildcats Rallying Around Student With Brain Tumor

    Posted on: 4:37 pm, March 6, 2013, by

    FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – A school and community in the Shoals is rallying behind an eighth grader in the fight... Read More ›

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  • Florence Residents to See Increase in Garbage Fees

    Posted on: 4:54 pm, March 5, 2013, by

    FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – Cut services or raise rates, that has been the decision facing city leaders in Florence for... Read More ›

    030513 LD Garbage Rates PM PKG