The Latest Breaking News from Lauderdale County

Five arrested and nine more wanted after fight breaks out between adults at Tennessee school graduation

Authorities are still searching for nine additional people allegedly connected to the brawl

The Independent UK · May 18

Severe Storms Slam Tennessee Valley, Leaving Thousands Without Power in Alabama's Lauderdale County

A line of severe thunderstorms swept through the Tennessee Valley late Sunday into early Monday, March 16, 2026, unleashing high winds, heavy rain and isolated damage that knocked out electricity to more than 11,000 customers in Lauderdale County, Alabama, and scattered outages across the broader region.

International Business Times · Mar 16

Criminal who escaped with prison guard lover handed life in jail after she shot herself

Casey White, a prisoner, said that guard Vicky White who was not related to him was the first person who cared about him as he was sentenced in Alabama

Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2023

From employee of the year to fugitive: Unanswered questions Vicky White takes to the grave

Former mother-in-law Frances White and longtime colleague Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly tell Rachel Sharp why the community is struggling to reconcile the model employee and ‘really nice person’ they knew with the Vicky White who was at the centre of a dramatic – and fatal – manhunt

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

Prison guard Vicky White was mastermind behind jailbreak plot, says sheriff

Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said the former prison guard was ‘basically the mastermind behind the whole plan’

Evening Standard · May 13, 2022

Vicky White and inmate lover carried out dry run of Alabama prison break ahead of nationwide manhunt

New details continue to emerge about the couple’s escape plan and how the nationwide manhunt played out, resulting in Casey White’s capture and Vicky White’s death

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Everything we know about dead Alabama prison officer and murder suspect she disappeared with

Vicky White died from injuries hours after nationawide manhunt came to an end, Indiana coroner confirms

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Runaway prison guard and jailbird lover 'planned shootout with cops' after being caught

Prison officer Vicky White, 56, and lag lover Casey Cole White were rammed off the road when they were tracked to a motel, with officers later finding a large number of guns

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2022

Killer inmate who seduced prison boss before going on the run together may have shot her

Escaped in-mate Casey White is back in custody after being arrested in Evansville, Indiana, on Monday, finally bringing to an end a nationwide manhunt across America

Daily Mirror · May 10, 2022

Everything we know about dead Alabama prison officer and murder suspect she disappeared with

Vicky White died from injuries hours after nationawide manhunt came to an end, Indiana coroner confirms

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022