Leighton News

After more than a year and a half of spreading human waste as fertilizer in Northwest Alabama, Synagro Technologies has shut down.

It's been seven months since Harry Ricks was shot and killed during a home invasion.

A Colbert County man has been arrested for firing a gun in downtown Leighton. The gun and ammunition he used was very powerful.

The driver of a tractor trailer involved in a collision with a train Wednesday afternoon has been released from the hospital.

LEIGHTON, AL A train wreck Wednesday in the Shoals has highlighted rural railroad crossings.

A train and an 18-wheeler collided in Colbert County late Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred on Old Alabama Highway 20 just outside of Leighton about 3 p.m., when investigators said the truck hit a diesel tank on the train.

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The North Alabama Highway Safety Office kicked off their 2009 Click It or Ticket campaign Monday morning in Russellville.

LEIGHTON, AL - A Shoals mayor is facing charges for criminal solicitation. Now another victim is breaking her silence.

By Christie Ileto - Bio Email Posted by Dana Franks - email TUSCUMBIA, AL - The unwelcome odor from Synagro is no longer welcome in Colbert County.

Former classmates remember slain mother More is becoming known about the victims of Tuesday's quadruple homicide in Lauderdale County, as those who knew and loved a mother and daughter there mourn their loss.

Former classmates remember slain mother More is becoming known about the victims of Tuesday's quadruple homicide in Lauderdale County, as those who knew and loved a mother and daughter there mourn their loss.

LEIGHTON, AL - Riding a school bus is usually uneventful, but that all changed Thursday.

By Josh Ault - Bio Email Posted by Dana Franks - email LEIGHTON, AL -- An overnight drive-by shooting in Colbert County left no injuries but has left a neighborhood shaken.

By Josh Ault - Bio Email Posted by Fred Davenport - Email LEIGHTON, AL The question of why four people were shot to death in a Greenhill home may never be answered.

Former classmates remember slain mother More is becoming known about the victims of Tuesday's quadruple homicide in Lauderdale County, as those who knew and loved a mother and daughter there mourn their loss.

LEIGHTON, AL The mayor of Leighton in Colbert County has been charged with criminal solicitation.

Pharmacies have become a popular target for criminals. "Easy profit," said Ray Hayse, Leighton Police Chief.

An overnight drive-by shooting in Colbert County left no injuries but has left a neighborhood shaken.

The unwelcome odor from Synagro is no longer welcome in Colbert County. A proposed constitutional amendment has been introduced in the state Senate to prohibit the use of human waste as fertilizer in Colbert County.