PHOTO: 24-year-old Tyler Ryan Blansit of Mentone being escorted from the DeKalb County Courthouse this morning. Blansit plead guilty to the 2015 murder of his mother. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)…
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Body found in Grove Oak, remains yet to be identified
By Staff Reports GROVE OAK, Ala. — According to DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris, "On June 27th DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a farmer on County Road 820 in the…
Cherokee County Sheriff and District Attorney close 2013 Cold Case after suspect commits suicide
PHOTO: Recently, the District Attorney's Office and the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office were able to close a "cold case" after the suspect committed suicide. (File Photo) By Staff Reports CENTRE, Ala. — According…
UPDATE: District Attorney's office investigating Lookout Mountain homicide
PHOTO: Law Enforcement discovered Alberto Pablo Felipe, 36 of Fort Payne, deceased after a domestic situation reported on County Road 232 turned violent last week. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By…
CONVICTED: Fort Payne man found guilty in 2014 machete murder
PHOTO: 2014 mugshot of Wooten, who was found guilty for murdering Bennie Wayne Clark (Fort Payne Police Department). By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Fort Payne man has been…
Man found deceased on Lookout Mountain after Domestic Violence Call
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Friday, April 14, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a call from 911 stating that a female had contacted emergency dispatch about a domestic violence…
Verdict reached in Valley Head machete killing
PHOTO: Daniel Beaty, 33, was found guilty in the 2014 murder of Daniel Thomas Fuller (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The jury continued deliberations…
Dawson Man Arrested for 2015 Murder after Chase
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Earlier today, the murder suspect in the Kenneth DeWayne Shaw’s murder case back in November of 2015, Dakota Lake Gore, 20 of Dawson was arrested…