Ala. Teacher and Father of 4 Dies After Getting Pinned Between Buses Before Class: 'Tremendous Loss'

A community in Alabama is mourning after a beloved high school teacher, bus driver and father of four was killed in an accident on campus.The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Mark Ridgeway, 58,died Wednesdayafter he waspinned betweentwo school buses outside of Mortimer Jordan High School in Kimberly, according to ABC affiliate WBMA-LD and AL.com.Ridgeway was conducting standard checks of his bus prior to his morning route when the unoccupied vehicle started to roll away, per the reports.

Ala. Teacher Who Fatally Shot Boy, 11, While Hunting Has Charges Upgraded to Capital Murder

Troy Ellis.Photo: Go Fund Me The criminal charge againstan Alabama teacher accused in the shooting death of a fifth graderduring a spring turkey hunt has been upgraded following a grand jury’s decision earlier this month. Joshua Stewart Burks, a 36-year-old middle school teacher and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was initially charged with reckless manslaughter following the death on May 1 of Troy Ellis, reportsWPMI,WALA, andAL.com. But after a grand jury heard testimony on Dec.

Ala. Teen's Decomposed Body Found by New Homeowners in Backyard Freezer, Parents Arrested for Alleged Abuse

Karen Tysinger Halstead mugshot.Photo:Henry County Jail Henry County Jail Police arrested an Alabama couple who allegedly put their 19-year-old son’s dead body in a freezer. On Sunday, Henry County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Michael Shane Halstead, 44, and Karen Tysinger Halstead, 42, in Jack, Alabama in Coffee County, Henry County Sheriff Eric Blankenship told PEOPLE. The couple are currently in police custody at the Henry County Jail after being arrested and charged with one count of Abuse of a Corpse.

Ala. Toddler and His Grandmother Found Dead in Home, Suspect Is Boy's Father

Desmond Burt, Jr.Photo: GoFundMe An Alabama man is behind bars, charged with two counts of capital murder in connection with allegedly killing his 3-year-old son and his 62-year-old mother on Sunday. Desmond Burt, Sr., is being held without bond, the Birmingham Police Department confirms. According to the department’s press release, officers conducting a welfare check Sunday found the bodies of Cynthia Delane Burt and her grandson, Desmond Burt, Jr., after forcing their way inside a Birmingham home.

Ala. Woman Called 911 to Report Seeing Child Along Highway. Then She Disappeared

Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell.Photo:Hoover (AL) Police Department Hoover (AL) Police Department An Alabama woman is the subject of a missing persons investigation after authorities say she disappeared after calling 911 to report a child walking along the side of a highway. Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, 25, contacted 911 at about 9:34 p.m. on Thursday and reported seeing a toddler walking on the side of I-459 South near mile marker 11, according to apress releasefrom the Hoover Police Department.