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Bessemer, Alabama is located in Jefferson County. Zip codes in Bessemer, AL include 35021, 35023, and 35022. More Bessemer information.

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Wednesday May 23 | NBC13.com

The Foundry's Outlet Center is moving to Fairfield

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.

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Tue May 22, 2012

Alabama Live

Jefferson County storms knock down trees and power lines

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.

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Alabama Live

Three Bessemer teens arrested by Jefferson County deputies in robbery of pedestrian

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.

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Sun May 20, 2012

Alabama Live

Jefferson County seeks more time on building lease decisions as financial crisis deepens

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.

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Sat May 19, 2012

Dayton Daily News

Young illegal immigrants coming out of the shadows

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.

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Fri May 18, 2012

WIAT-TV Birmingham

Bessemer Officer Involved in Shooting

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

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Thu May 17, 2012

ABC 33/40

AAA etches VIN on car windows to deter crime

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.

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WAFF-TV Huntsville

Deputies identify man killed in Bessemer officer-involved shooting

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.

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Alabama Live

Bessemer police officer fatally shoots suspect during domestic call early today

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.

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Wed May 16, 2012

Alabama Live

Jefferson County judge upholds life sentence for Terrell French in Terrory Murphy killing

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.

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Tue May 15, 2012

Alabama Live

Bessemer council authorizes mayor to explore purchasing church for new city hall

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.

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Wed May 09, 2012

ABC 33/40

Three Bessemer car dealerships struck by vandal

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)

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WSFA-TV Montgomery

Tires slashed at two Bessemer car dealerships

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.

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Sun May 06, 2012

WIAT-TV Birmingham

Fire damges Stadium Grill in Bessemer

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

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Wed May 02, 2012

Independent Weekly

Thornton Dial's early drawings, at the Ackland

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.

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Tue May 01, 2012

Alabama Live

Bessemer native Teria Birlon appears in 'Think Like a Man'

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.

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Mon Apr 30, 2012

WIAT-TV Birmingham

Heroin deaths on the rise in Jefferson County

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

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Sun Apr 29, 2012

Alabama Live

Commercial real estate on upswing for Birmingham's Graham & Co.

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.

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Sat Apr 28, 2012

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Bo Jackson finishes 300-mile tornado relief ride

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.

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