Bryan Henry

1 week ago | wbrc.com | Bryan Henry

HAMILTON, Ala. (WBRC) - Marion County has a new county jail, a project that will relieve overcrowding to help keep staff and the community safe. The new jail is more than 20 years in the making. Inmates will be moving in over the next several weeks. The new jail cost $17 million and couldn’t come soon enough. The reason: the old jail was built in 1979, and according to Sheriff Kevin Williams, it has far outlived its usefulness.

1 week ago | wbrc.com | Bryan Henry

HAMILTON, Ala. (WBRC) - Practice makes perfect. Hamilton firefighters exercised that adage Thursday in Marion County with a ‘forcible entry door’ class. Hamilton firefighters say they brought in a nationally known instructor who showed them just how to use their tools and get through doors in houses and commercial buildings. ‘We see calls on a regular basis where we need to make forcible entry to a structure for some reason and we can’t do it by conventional methods.

1 week ago | wbrc.com | Bryan Henry

HAMILTON, Ala. (WBRC) - Hamilton Mayor Bob Page is calling it a day and has decided not to run again after serving two terms. It was mayor Page who spearheaded the city through two major water crisis; one caused by freezing temperatures and the other one caused by a ruptured farm pond dam upstream from the river. Mayor Page says his proudest accomplishments included recruiting some industries and the community track.

1 week ago | wbrc.com | Bryan Henry

HAMILTON, Ala. (WBRC) - You may not be enjoying the rain this week, but someone else is!WBRC newsman Bryan Henry captured this happy duck in front of the new Marion County Detention Center while covering a story there for us today. The duck seemed to be just fine in the downpour, plucking out some old feathers. It’s not clear how the fowl ended up in front of the jail, or where he was headed. Get news alerts in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store or subscribe to our email newsletter here.

1 week ago | wbrc.com | Bryan Henry

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Tuscaloosa County family says they are devastated after deputies shot and killed their dog. The family says investigators came on their property with a warrant looking for a family member who wasn’t there, and in the process, ended up shooting and killing the family dog. Mary McCann says the very person they were looking for was her fiancé’s brother and he’s been in a state prison for three years.