A lifelong Alabama resident, Stephen has spent 12 years reporting for various media outlets in the Tuscaloosa area, including stints at the Crimson White, the Birmingham News and AL.com, the Tuscaloosa News and more before joining the team at Townsquare Media, where he now serves as the editor-in-chief of the Tuscaloosa Thread.
Stephen Dethrage
Man Fatally Shot Trying to Enter Police Vehicle Near Alabama Elementary School
State police are investigating after a man was fatally shot Thursday morning after allegedly trying to break into a police vehicle near an elementary school in Gadsden, Alabama.