5 hrs ago | Business Journal
Top of the List: Tourist Attractions
This week's Birmingham Business Journal lists the area's most notable tourist attractions, listed alphabetically.
9 hrs ago | Alabama Live
Weekend Unplug: Head down to the creek, wade & skip rocks
Time for the weekend unplug. Recently I took the kids over to Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in North Jefferson County near Pinson.
14 hrs ago | The Fairfield Ledger
Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors Policy Committee - Fairfield Community School District Administration/Curriculum/Technolgy Center, 9-11 a.m.: building level policies and procedures; review of policies-500s; adjourn.
18 hrs ago | Alabama Live
Stand Your Ground: Jeffco woman who fatally shot man while walking dog won't be charged
A Jefferson County woman who fatally shot a man while she was walking her dog in the early-morning hours will not face criminal charges, authorities said today.
23 hrs ago | Alabama Live
Irondale delays lodging tax rate increase vote until June 4
IRONDALE , Alabama -- Lacking the consent of the full city council -- which was necessary to have the measure voted up or down Thursday night -- Irondale officials will likely once again consider a 3 percent lodging tax rate increase at a meeting on June 4. The increase will give Irondale a 20 percent lodging tax, when combined with state and ... (more)
Alabaster's interim school district chief ready to step down
With the separation between Alabaster and Shelby County school systems completed under an agreement approved tonight, the city district's interim superintendent is ready to step down to let the new leader take charge.
Semper Fido: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office acquires retired Marine K9s
The sheriff's office - short staffed for both man and beast - has turned to the U.S. Marine Corps for canine help.
Fred's in Clay robbed Tuesday night
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jack Self said two suspects entered the store in the 6500 block of Deerfoot Parkway with handguns and demanded cash from the employees.
Man electrocuted in Birmingham during construction work identified
Authorities today released the identity of a man electrocuted Wednesday i n the Forest Park and South Avondale area of Birmingham.
Lawsuit filed against owner of L.R. Hall Auditorium in fatal 2011...
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - A lawsuit filed last week alleges that the owner of a downtown Birmingham event center where an East Lake man was fatally stabbed in 2011 was negligent in hiring security personnel.
Woman found in Pleasant Grove with Walmart bag over head criminally charged in hoax
A woman found on a Pleasant Grove roadside Tuesday with a Walmart bag over her head has been criminally charged after authorities found she made up the ordeal.
Inmate stabbed to death at Bessemer facility
ADOC officials report that Anthony Jones, 54, was stabbed during a fight with another inmate at the Donaldson Correctional Facility.
Jasper nonprofit collection items to donate to Oklahoma tornado survivors
Rescue teams from Jefferson County are gearing up for the next disaster. They're bringing out all the tools, all the teams and every ounce of effort to make this search-and-rescue simulation as authentic asa More A CBS 42's Melissa Crabtree talks to concerned parents in Chilton County about a pre-K program that may be changing.
71-year-old convicted sex offender up to old tricks, Jefferson County lawmen say
A 71-year-old convicted sex offender is back in jail today after authorities say he's up to his old tricks.
Willing and ready: Jefferson County rescue workers train for...
The Alabama Incident Management Team holds a joint exercise with Jefferson County EMA, Fire Departments in Jefferson County and Homeland Security.
CLAY , Alabama -- The doctors told Joseph Walter's parents he likely would not live to see his second birthday, but on Thursday night they will watch as the 18-year-old graduates from Clay-Chalkville High School, 20th out a class of 296 students.
The bulldozers are coming: Birmingham City Council pays feds penalty to level MAX building
The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority building on Morris Avenue will be leveled to make way for a new intermodal center.
'Shady Grady,' 'Tuna,' and 'Twin' among 8 arrested today in massive...
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Lawmen swept through Jefferson County today, arresting eight men in a large-scale drug probe that brought about $5 million worth of heroin and cocaine into the Birmingham area in less than a year, authorities said.
Woman found alive in Pleasant Grove with Walmart bag over her head
Police Chief Corky Knight said a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy spotted the woman about 5 a.m. She was discovered on Fifth Avenue near Pleasant Grove cemetery.
Convicted killer stabbed to death at western Jefferson County prison
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Alabama - An inmate at William E. Donaldson Correction facility was stabbed to death Sunday night during a fight inside a cell block.