Shelby County News Archives

Pelham voters will need to go back to the polls to settle runoffs for mayor and for four of the five City Council places.

James Campbell, 19, might have a familiar face. For the past year, he has spent a lot of time on busy street corners passing out information about the community's most wanted for the Stop the Violence ...

Shelby County made arrests in what should be the biggest murder case its sheriff's department has worked in years.

In a news release from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, a search warrant was conducted on August 22, 2008 at a residence on Simsville Road.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by vehicle in a possible hit-and-run early this morning in the Almont area of Montevallo, police said.

There are new developments in the investigation into the death of five people just south of here.

Some new developments in the quintuple murder investigation in Shelby County. After several days of little movement on the case, there's been a lot of it in the last 24 hours.

A reward offered for an arrest and conviction in the Aug. 20 slayings of five men in an apartment outside Birmingham has grown to $30,000. Authorities said Sunday the identities of all five victims are now ...

August 26 - Four men were arrested and charged with capital murder Tuesday in the killing of five men in a suburban Birmingham apartment.

Officials says the "murders-for-hire" was orchestrated by organized crime, as $400,000 in drug money apparently disappeared before the murders.

Sheriff's investigators say the killings of 5 men in Shelby County, Alabama, were part of a "murder-for-hire" scheme plotted by organized crime.

Authorities still don't know who is responsible for one of the bloodiest crimes in Shelby County history.

Five Shelby County murder victims, were all electrocuted and beaten before having their throats slashed.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said today the remaining two men of five found slain Wednesday night at a Shelby County apartment complex have been tentatively identified.

The Shelby County sheriff's office reports they have arrested 4 people connected to the murder of 5 people in a north Shelby apartment complex.

One man was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon on U.S. 280 in Shelby County, state troopers announced this morning.

Mexican drug cartel gangs and their surrogates terror is believed to have reached Shelby County Alabama in a Birmingham suburb.

A Spanish hotline is being set up, and authorities are calling a news conference regarding the deaths of five Hispanic men found in an apartment Shelby County.

A $10,000 state reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the slayings of five Hispanic men found dead Wednesday in a northern Shelby County apartment complex.

Shelby County authorities are still trying to identify five men whose bodies were found inside a locked apartment in suburban Birmingham.

A team of law enforcement surrounded and then entered a home along Valleydale Road Thursday evening, the latest development in an ongoing investigation into the deaths of five Hispanic men whose bodies were ...

Revelant information is expected to be released during a news conference Friday.

Authorities have released new details in the case of five men who were found slain in a Birmingham apartment.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office has enlisted the help of a Hispanic advocacy group to establish a toll-free, Spanish-speaking hotline for tips relating to the killings of five Hispanic men in Shelby County.

Multiple law enforcement agencies are now investigating what officers call a "horrifying scene." Wednesday night around 6 p.m., officers discovered the bodies of 5 men in the living room of an apartment in ...

Officials in Alabaster worked into the evening Wednesday, preparing to unveil a massive greenway project connecting Buck Creek Park with Warrior Park.

Cody Steele Smith, 18, of Chelsea was among three teens arrested early Saturday morning in connection with a string of car burglaries.

Hide Video Authorities outside Birmingham are investigating after five men were found dead in an apartment.

According to Shelby County Sheriff Chris Curry, deputies were called to check on some people at the Cahaba Lakes apartments about 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2008.

Shelby County investigators have shut down yet another suspected car burglary ring.

Citizens of Shelby County are truly lucky to have such a gorgeous place to live.

"I'm confident there was more than one, we just don't know exactly how many," Latimer said.

Three teens are facing 107 charges related to car break-ins and carjackings in Alabaster.

Residents of Alabaster's predominantly black Simmsville community used a political forum to tell candidates they think their neighborhood is being overlooked.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Department says they currently have 15% more registered sex offenders than a year ago.

The county has launched a revamped Web site to promote tourism. The site, www.shelbycountytourism.org, features Shelby County attractions, events and cities.

The developers of a $3 million office building in the Inverness area are targeting "Goldilocks" companies - those having a hard time finding U.S. 280 space that's just right.

I am writing in response to the news article about the 80 dogs found at a Calera home.

Three men, their faces covered and wearing all black, robbed the Domino's Pizza at Buck Creek Plaza in Alabaster on Tuesday night, said Deputy Chief Curtis Rigney.

U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus this morning told a gathering of metro Birmingham officials and state legislators from Jefferson and Shelby counties that he thinks wind, solar and nuclear power, as well as more ...

An afternoon thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines as it moved across Shelby County about 2:30 today.

The suspects include a 16-year-old male, two 18-year-old males and one 23-year-old female.

For the second year in a row, all 13 school systems in Jefferson and Shelby counties have met their accountability goals required under the federal No Child Left Behind law.

Three Helena City Council seats are up for grabs in the Aug. 26 municipal elections.

Over the next week, the county will host five blood drives to help meet LifeSouth's emergency call for blood donors.

Vice President Dick Cheney will be in the Birmingham area today, the star attraction at a private fundraiser for the state's Republican Party.