DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - The Decatur community officially unveiled the new street name of Steve Perkins Drive, honoring the man killed on that street nearly two years ago. Dozens went to the ...

The widow of a man whose death in a police shooting set off a storm of protest is hoping the push for reform will be felt at the ballot box next week. Catrela Perkins, widow of Steve Perkins, has ...

With neighborhood support finally in place after close to six months, the Decatur City Council renamed Ryan Drive Southwest to Steve Perkins Drive Southwest on Tuesday evening.

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – The City of Decatur’s Mayor Tab Bowling has addressed the September 29 officer-involved shooting that left a man dead. Tuesday evening, Bowling posted a video to his Facebook ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 4—With neighborhood support finally in place after close to six months, the Decatur City Council renamed Ryan Drive Southwest ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - The election in Decatur is just a few months away, and it seems like the police shooting death of Steve Perkins is impacting the race. Perkins’ brother and a leader from ...

A former Alabama police officer charged with murder for shooting an armed Black man in the man’s front yard during a dispute with a tow-truck driver shouldn’t be granted immunity before going to trial ...

A second person on Tuesday announced plans to run for the District 1 Decatur City Council seat, two weeks before qualifying begins. Decatur Youth Services coordinator Nick Perkins spoke at a press ...

“I stand here before you today the son of a teacher and a custodian, so trust me when I say I know the value of hard work,” Perkins said. Perkins’ younger brother Steve was fatally shot by Decatur ...