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Two dozen adults and children are getting help, after an apartment fire in Birmingham.

This morning's death of a toddler in southwest Birmingham has now been ruled a homicide, said Birmingham police Deputy Chief Herman Hinton.

Birmingham firefighters attack a fire this afternoon inside a large metal building at the rear of Elmwood Center.

State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks is unveiling a major part of his platform in his Democratic campaign for governor.

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Alabama Attorney General Troy King has asked for a copy of an audio tape of a Birmingham Planned Parenthood staffer allegedly saying rules are sometimes bent at the clinic.

To date, thirty- four chargeable Homicides have been reported in the City of Birmingham during 2009, compared to thirty-five at this time in 2008.

CBS42.com reports that Levy's Fine Jewelry - a jeweler in Birmingham, Alabama - has scattered silver boxes with blue bows through the metro area.

Birmingham, AL - All five Jefferson County Commissioners and more than a dozen members of Jefferson County's legislative delegation met for over two hours Wednesday to discuss the possibility of a new occupational tax.

John Katopodis was found guilty today in his trial on all 97 counts of mail and wire fraud.

When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life.

Today at 3 p.m., Red Mountain Chamber Players celebrates the change of season at its Summer Solstice Concert.

Democratic Representative Patricia Todd from Birmingham was among those at Monday's White House event for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.

Jake Peavy's injured right ankle was re-examined Tuesday, and the San Diego Padres ace could get his protective boot off in about two weeks.

This white rhino, which arrived at the Birmingham Zoo last year, will be part of the zoo's the Trails of Africa exhibit.

At least 14 people were killed and 50 injured overnight in Italy when a freight train hauling liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded as it passed their homes, officials said on Tuesday.

Rockford - Nick Sharp, a biologist with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, was checking on red-cockaded woodpecker habitat in a longleaf pine forest in Coosa County when he saw the brilliant colors of the coral snake - alternating bands of red, yellow and black.

Birmingham police say one person was shot Sunday afternoon on the city's east side.

The Birmingham Regional Planning Commission is applying for a $65 million federal grant to buy 12 electric buses and 20 smaller buses to be used as connectors from Birmingham neighborhoods to downtown.

If you ride past the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex and notice ashes on the ground, blame Grammy Award-winner Anthony Hamilton.