Bessemer News

In a news release, The Foundry Rescue Mission and Recovery Center has announced it will be moving its SuperThrift Outlet from its current location in Bessemer to a larger and more modern facility in Fairfield.

A line of storms Monday night and early today peppered western Jefferson County with hail and knocked down a number of trees and power lines, according to National Weather Service reports.

The names of the two 18-year-old males and one 17-year- old male have not been released, pending formal charges being filed, said Jefferson County Sheriff Chief Deputy Randy Christian.

The Jefferson County Commission needs more time to decide whether to reject leases at the BesseA mer Courthouse and sherA A iff's substations, attorneys for the county say in a FriA day filing.

In this Thursday, April 13, 2012 photo, Diane Martell, 17, right, leans on her parents Maurcio and Guadalupe on the porch of their home in Bessemer, Ala.

BESSEMER, Ala. - Law enforcement and rescue workers responded to the 800th block of Dartmouth Street in Bessemer on an early morning medical call.

Brian H. Downing, the Alabama fan seen on a video apparently committing sexual battery on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS championship football game, has been indicted.

Former Alabama and current NFL football player Rolando Mcclain appeared in court Thursday morning.Mcclain faces charges of assault, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm.Mcclain will go before Former Alabama and current NFL football player Rolando McClain was found guilty on all counts by a Decatur judge on Thursday.

Bessemer police and firefighters responded to a medical aid call in the 800 block of Dartmouth Avenue sometime about 1:30 a.m. The caller told the 911 operator that the patient was agitated and combative.

The mother of Terrory Murphy pleaded with a Jefferson County circuit judge this afternoon to "send a message" about black-on-black crime by giving Terrell French, the man convicted of fatally shooting her son during a robbery in 2009, the death penalty.

The Bessemer City Council today authorized Mayor Kenneth Gulley to begin actively exploring the possibility of purchasing a former church building downtown as the site for a new city hall.

Former security officer in the Birmingham City school system and a substitute bus driver for Shelby County system has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing child pornography, according to Former security officer in the Birmingham City school system and a substitute bus driver for Shelby County system has been sentenced to 30 years in ... (more)

The plan includes consolidation of coaching positions, reduction of transportation costs, making the student participation fee consistent across schools, and eliminating golf as a competitive sport.

On Saturday May 5th, a fire damaged what many consider to be a landmark in Bessemer, Al.

Thoughts on Paper isn't a retrospective. In fact, it's more of a microspective. The 50 drawings that crowd the gallery walls represent less than a fifth of Dial's output during an intensely productive period circa 199091.

If you're planning on seeing the blockbuster movie, "Think Like a Man,'' be sure to pay close attention to one of the early bookstore scenes.

BESSEMER, Ala. - The Jefferson County Coroner's Office reports a steep increase in heroin related deaths ... but addicts say, they're not surprised.

Graham & Co. had 15 property sales for $12.6 million and 33 leases worth $8.1 million in the first quarter of 2012, confirming the company's expectations for the commercial real estate market coming off a strong two quarters at the end of 2011.

Bo Jackson greets a fan as he pedals to Jack's restaurant in Pleasant Grove, Ala., Friday, April 27, 2012,, on the fourth day of the Bo Bikes Bama charity bike ride on the one-year anniversary of the deadly Alabama tornadoes.