A North Alabama family is seeking justice after their son died in custody. Paulette Tennison filed a lawsuit on behalf of her son, John Scott Jr. Scott, 39, died in April 2025 after slipping into a ...

ALABAMA (WHNT) — The family of a 16-year-old killed in a crash in a multi-county police chase in 2023 is suing the City of Decatur and several current and former city officials for his death, ...

A city all its own, Decatur is every suburbanite’s dream. Minutes east of Atlanta proper, Decatur combines the charms of a small town, the excitement of a college town (it’s home to renowned colleges ...

Sep. 5—The mother of a Decatur man who died a week after a violent struggle with police during an apparent mental health crisis in April filed a federal lawsuit last week against the cities of Decatur ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — It’s been two years since the death of Stephen Perkins in an on-duty police shooting at his home in Decatur. Those two years have been full of community calls for action, ...