Hoover News

The state Department of Education recognized only one school in Kanawha County as a School of Excellence this year: Herbert Hoover High School in Clendenin.

HOOVER, Alabama -- The Hoover City Council on Monday -- along other items --approved some small annexations, granted a request by a church to use a house as a meeting facility and voted to sell off some old fire and police vehicles.

Jesse's Steaks & Seafood, a popular, family-owned, Tampa Bay area restaurant, now brings their fresh seafood, charbroiled steaks, and slow-roasted prime rib to the Patton Creek shopping center in Hoover.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the teen as Steven Max Herring.

The Hoover, Ala., five-star cornerback, who looked great at the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge presented by Under Armour last week, has a famous father, Bobby, who played at Alabama , so he's been tied to the Crimson Tide since birth.

HOOVER, Alabama -- Summer may be a time for relaxation, a time for fun in the sun with family and friends.

Donna DiGiorgio was a teenager when she discovered a trash dump in the woods on her family's 18-acre property at Lake Mitchell.

After 28 years of teaching, Hoover High School's Jeff Johnson was named the first ever "ACCESS Teacher of the Year" Wednesday during a ceremony at this week's Alabama Educational Technology Conference.

The fire is at Woodmere Creek Apartments off of Columbiana Road. It was first reported about 1 p.m. said Vestavia Fire Chief Jim St. John.

After more than a year of negotiations, Vestavia's a2 Church has purchased the former Pike Nurseries Inc. campus in Shelby County for $2.75 million.

The Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission tonight is scheduled to consider final plans for 35 more residential lots in the Trace Crossings subdivision and preliminary plans for 63 more lots in Ross Bridge and 80 more lots in Lake Cyrus.

Damien Mama wrapped up another strong performance at the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge presented by Under Armour , beating numerous top-rated defensive linemen, but the 6-foot-5, 360-pound prospect still was not tired.

After 22 years at the helm of the church, senior minister Reid Crotty preaches his last sermon there today.

We are finally here. Beginning high school, we received advice such as "High school goes by really fast," "In high school, you find out who your real friends are," and my personal favorite, "After you graduate from high school, stuff gets real."

A Hoover man has sued Jefferson County Chief Financial Officer George Tablack, claiming Tablack is harboring a vicious dog that has bitten two children and attacked another dog in their neighborhood - the Preserve.

Stepping off the roof of a high-rise office building generally is not advisable, but more than two dozen people are taking that step of faith off the 17-story Galleria Tower at the Riverchase Gallleria in Hoover today.

Meedseek employee waves to Amy Belcher as she repels off the Riverchase Galleria office tower in Hoover, Ala., Friday, June 7, 2013.

The death happened Thursday evening at Jim Walter Resources Mine No. 7 in the Brookwood area of Tuscaloosa County, WBRC-TV reported.

The Free Friday Flicks 2013 summer outdoor movie series continues in its second week with the showing of "A AoeIce Age: Continental Drift" at Veterans Park in Hoover on Friday, June 7, 2013.

A school district board placed a large bond measure on the city ballot to fund projects at multiple schools in the district, including a project to erect stadium lighting at a high school.