Morgan Hightower

1 day ago | wdbj7.com | Morgan Hightower |Jordan Gartner

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A commercial truck driver charged with murder is accused of causing eight crashes spanning miles during rush hour traffic on Interstate 65. According to an Alabama uniform traffic crash report, John McAdams admitted to state troopers to drinking an “unknown amount of tequila” before the crashes that spanned about 28 miles on the interstate. Authorities said the crashes occurred on May 6.

6 days ago | wbrc.com | Morgan Hightower

JASPER, Ala. (WBRC) - The Walker County District Attorney is requesting a judge hold Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith in contempt of court over failure to comply with a subpoena to turn over records related to a deputy working for the department.

1 week ago | wtvy.com | Morgan Hightower

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The March of Dimes considers one-third of Alabama counties to be a maternity care desert, an area without a birthing hospital or obstetrician. The impact means women are having to drive across county lines, sometimes as far as an hour away, to get critical prenatal care and deliver a baby. WBRC 6 News is investigating this crisis, and the possible solution coming from Congress.

1 week ago | wbrc.com | Morgan Hightower

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The March of Dimes considers one-third of Alabama counties to be a maternity care desert, an area without a birthing hospital or obstetrician. The impact means women are having to drive across county lines, sometimes as far as an hour away, to get critical prenatal care and deliver a baby. WBRC 6 News is investigating this crisis, and the possible solution coming from Congress.

2 weeks ago | wsfa.com | Morgan Hightower

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Fourteen men, including three connected to a suspected mass killer in Birmingham, are accused in a violent drug trafficking operation outlined in a 59-count federal indictment unsealed on Tuesday. All defendants, listed below, are all charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and marijuana. The maximum penalty for this charge is life in prison.