Bessemer News

First is 41-year-old Shannon Blaine Mynes, also known as Cheryl Terry. She's charged with failure to appear for attempted illegal trafficking.

Alabama's housing authorities will get $54.4 million in Capital Fund Program grants this year for large-scale improvements to public housing units, according to a HUD release today.

Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale today said he and Birmingham Mayor William Bell and Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper have reached an informal agreement to open the county jail in Bessemer , with Birmingham paying the operating costs.

The Indian Ford Fire District between Hoover, Helena and Bessemer has been awarded a $225,625 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to buy a new fire truck, U.S. Rep.

Support is growing for a regional jail to help with Jefferson County's money woes and relieve crowding at the downtown jail.

The number of suspects charged in the murders of five people found dead last weekend in Ensley continues to grow, as police have arrested a third teenage suspect in the case.

A third teenage suspect has been charged in the case. 16 year old Reginald Mims of Bessemer has been charged with five counts of capital murder in the case.

Jefferson County sheriff's deputies on Wednesday received a call from the woman, Frankie Cashion, about a possible hostage situation at Western Steel in the 3300 block of Davey Allison Boulevard near Hueytown.

A former Jefferson County school teacher has been charged with food stamp fraud and falsely claiming a woman as his wife on immigration forms, federal authorities announced today.

Police in Bessemer are investigating a shooting at Torme Associated Foods on 20th Street North and 5th Avenue.

Bessemer police officers investigate the fatal shooting of store worker Horace Neil Smith, 62, of Bessemer, Alabama, on Thursday, Jan.

One of the hardest hit areas was Adger, in west Jefferson County just outside Bessemer.