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Warrants issued for West Alabama mayor
\] FORKLAND, Ala. (WIAT) – Forkland residents say their mayor is on the run from law enforcement. Warrants for his arrest were issued last week. Mayor Derrick Biggs was not at home when Greene County...
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UCF, Penn St. Ireland opener threatened by volcano
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – UCF’s season opener in Ireland next week against Penn State may be in peril because of a possible volcanic eruption in Iceland. Iceland’s Civil Protection Department said Wednesday...
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Waylon Jennings’ collection going up for auction
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A collection of outlaw country singer Waylon Jennings’ belongings will go on public auction this fall, including a rare 1958 motorcycle originally owned by Buddy Holly and locks...
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Man arrested after leaving daughter with heroin
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Just after 2:30 PM, police attempted to make a routine traffic stop in the 1900 block of Center Point Road. Upon being pulled over the driver got out of the car and began to...
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Hughes stays 1 out away from half-million bonus, doesn’t seem to mind
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The rain dripped off the brim of his cap as Phil Hughes walked off the mound. An hour-plus delay meant the last start of his first season for Minnesota was over. That...
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Naked man shot with Taser at Atlanta airport
ATLANTA (AP) – Atlanta police say a naked man who was acting erratically at an Atlanta airport gate was shocked with a Taser and will likely face criminal charges. Police spokesman Greg Lyon says the...
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Perry County woman dumps baby in garbage
PERRY COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) – A 20-year-old Perry County woman will face attempted murder charges for allegedly leaving her newborn son in the garbage. District Attorney Michael Jackson tells WIAT 42...
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Body discovered inside burning van
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) – Workers in the Brookwood area made a gruesome discovery Thursday morning. Tuscaloosa homicide investigators tell us that they came across a fully-involved van on a dirt road...
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Baby Jesus, Angel stolen from Christmas nativity scene
COKER, Ala. (WIAT) – Church members at Coker United Methodist just want their nativity scene back: no questions asked. On Saturday, when members arrived at the church to deliver poinsettias, they...
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In bike-loving Colorado city, ambulances get racks for rides
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Showing how much one Colorado city loves its bikes, cyclists who go to the hospital by ambulance no longer have to leave their rides behind. Poudre (POO’-dur) Valley...
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Man posing as Hollywood producer, tricks woman into sex acts
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) – A Tuscaloosa man, posing as a producer working on a sexual Fear Factor style program, allegedly tricked a woman into engaging in deviant sexual acts in December. Tuscaloosa...
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Man carves wood cross, claims to see image of Jesus
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – A piece of toast. A potato chip. A car door. These are just a few items in which people have claimed to see the image of Jesus. Now, a West Michigan man says he can see a...
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Leigh Flies with Air Show Performer
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) – WIAT 42 News reporter Leigh Garner got a special opportunity during some practice runs for pilots just prior to this year’s Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show. She got to see the...
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Elderly woman and child hospitalized after being bitten by snakes
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — In the past week, CBS42 has heard from multiple viewers about their family members who were hospitalized after being bitten by snakes. On Thursday, a 4-year-old girl was...
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Traffic fatalities skyrocket before holiday weekend
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) – Before you get behind the wheel this holiday weekend, there are some new crash statistics that you just can’t ignore. CBS 42 spent the afternoon with Rhonda Stricklin,...
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