Top Local Stories (FOX 6 News Birmingham)

20 August 2008, 10:41 am

Here are the top stories at this hour: a conglomerate of Jefferson County law enforcement officials come together to fight the high school drop-out rate, Mayor Langford is looking to close down a popular teen spot, and teens in Birmingham will now have to be home earlier due to the new curfew...... read more

Former cop facing federal and state charges out of Alabama arrested in Washington state (Birmingham News)

20 August 2008, 5:29 am

A former police officer facing first-degree rape and sex abuse charges involving a child has been arrested in Washington state after leaving a note at the Birmingham airport saying law enforcement officers would not find him.... read more

D.J. Fluker of Foley High picked as No. 5 Super Senior football player by Birmingham News (Birmingham News)

20 August 2008, 5:25 am

As Hurricane Katrina zeroed in on New Orleans, Annice Fluker pushed the pedal down and drove as fast as she could for Mobile. The plan was to evacuate for a week or so and find a safe refuge for her four children, ranging in age from 5 to 14, with family in Alabama.... read more

King's patience, faith pay off in scholarship to Alabama (Birmingham News)

20 August 2008, 5:24 am

TUSCALOOSA - Tyrone King had scholarship offers from other schools in the Southeastern Conference. As a defensive back recruit from Minor High, he could have enrolled at South Carolina, for instance, free of charge.... read more

Latest Alabama News (FOX 6 News Birmingham)

20 August 2008, 3:11 am

Here is the latest Alabama news from the Associated Press...... read more

Ex-Alabama cop arrested here on child rape, porn charges (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

19 August 2008, 4:14 pm

Deputy U.S. Marshals arrested a former Alabama police officer Monday night in Lynwood on federal charges that he possessed child pornography and transported at least one child across state lines for sex.... read more