Bernie Delinski

TUSCUMBIA — Nick Risner's family held hands Thursday as they awaited the verdict they had spent nearly five years to hear as the Colbert County jury in Brian Lansing Martin's capital murder trial took their seats in the courtroom after nearly two hours of deliberation.

FLORENCE — Every year, Florence Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Jarrod Wallace watches film of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The horror never goes away, he said.

TUSCUMBIA — A 12-person jury needed just 25 minutes to decide Brian Lansing Martin's fate Friday afternoon.

TUSCUMBIA — A Colbert County jury sentenced Brian Lansing Martin to death after an emotional hearing Friday that included testimony from family members and police about the impact of Sheffield Police Sgt. Nick Risner's death has had on their lives and the community.

FLORENCE — The Lauderdale County Commission is expected to vote Monday to double its annual funding for Florence-Lauderdale Animal Services.

FLORENCE — Sixteen businesses opened in Florence in August, according to a release from Mayor Ron Tyler's office.

FLORENCE — The University of North Alabama Department of Foreign Languages hosts the Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Tuesday at the Memorial Amphitheater.

FLORENCE — Lauderdale County Circuit Court Judge Ben Graves will decide the new sentence for a man currently serving a life sentence after a 2008 murder conviction.

FLORENCE — Fire Rescue Chief Tim Anerton hopes Station 4 construction is completed in three weeks.

FLORENCE — Traffic — in vehicles and on foot — flowed smoothly Monday along the section of Pine Street that runs through the University of North Alabama.