An 18-year-old from Muscle Shoals has been charged with rape following an incident involving a juvenile in a parked vehicle outside Braly Stadium, according to court documents filed Monday. The documents state that a police officer observed a stationary vehicle in the empty stadium parking lot on North Royal Avenue late Wednesday. Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer reportedly saw two individuals engaged in sexual activity. The occupants were instructed […]

The City of Pulaski is currently accepting applications for part-time on-call firefighter positions with the Pulaski Fire Department. Interested applicants can pick up applications at the Pulaski Fire Station, located at 117 East Madison Street. The deadline to apply is Friday, July 25, 2025, by 4:30 p.m. For additional information, applicants are encouraged to contact Fire Chief Jamie Ayres at 931-363-1515. The City of Pulaski is an equal opportunity employer […]

A Florence man is behind bars facing manslaughter charges after allegedly striking and killing his brother with a vehicle during an argument Monday evening. According to the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, 27-year-old Perry James Crakaal was killed on County Road 87, west of Highway 20, after an altercation with his brother, 29-year-old Brandon Wayne Crakaal. Authorities say the incident began with an argument inside a vehicle. Perry and a friend […]

Drivers across the Southeast are being urged to ease off the gas pedal as law enforcement ramps up efforts to crack down on speeding. From July 14 to July 20, “Operation Southern Slow Down” will bring heightened enforcement to interstates and state highways in five southeastern states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The annual campaign, launched in 2017, aims to reduce speed-related crashes and save lives. To mark […]

On July 9, deputies with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department responded to a welfare check in the N. Chisholm Creek Road area after a vehicle was reported stuck in a creek. Officers arrived on scene to find a silver Toyota lodged in the middle of the creek with a male driver inside. When approached, the man exited the vehicle and explained he had taken a wrong turn while driving at […]