Marka “Willoe” Watkins has been missing since June 15, and was found dead this weekend in Tuscaloosa.
The Delta Aquarid and Perseid meteor showers are overlapping. Here’s all skywatchers in Alabama need to know.
Here are some of the stories that made headlines on Patch this past week, July 22-27.
Birmingham police are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting on Burgundy Road that injured two children.
A 12-year army veteran was recently named director of the Birmingham VA Hospital.
A 24-year-old woman and her 4-year-old child have been confirmed as fatalities in a house fire Thursday morning.
Mayor Randall Woodfin’s proposed operating budget for Fiscal Year 2020 was passed by a 7-1 vote.
A boy was shot while pulling weeds in a yard in the Thomas community in Birmingham.
A 27-year-old man has died after he was shot Tuesday night in Birmingham’s Gate City community.
Here are the important dates to know for the coming school year for Birmingham City Schools and Jefferson County Schools.
Student loan debt has gained national attention from news outlets and politicians. See how it affects Birmingham.
Two teenagers drove off in a man's car in Bessemer, but the car was recovered unharmed.
Harvey, a Music Management Major at Georgia State, Was Selected from Hundreds of Applicants
A 21-year-old man is charged with murder in a shooting that injured two victims and killed one last week.
Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Gardendale - one of whom is a Bessemer police officer.
The search for Birmingham teacher Kelsey Starling has been ongoing since her disappearance in Smith Lake July 4.
A suspect has been charged in the shooting death of a 42-year-old man in a Birmingham neighborhood last month.
A government database published by The Washington Post shows that 76 billion pills were distributed nationwide between 2006-2012.
Here are some of the stories that made Patch headlines during the week of July 15-20.
A 17-year-old girl has been reported missing, and was last seen in the Gardendale area.
A man is dead after crashing his vehicle while fleeing police in Tarrant.
A shootout with police Wednesday resulted in an officer being shot, and the death of a 35-year-old Pinson man.
A UAB physician gives pointers on how to keep elderly men and women safe from the harmful effects of hot weather.
Birmingham police officer Cullen Stafford, who was shot three times Wednesday while on duty, is spending his birthday in the hospital.
Few areas will not be impacted by extreme heat by midcentury, according to a new report released Tuesday.
Three police officer-involved shootings occurred Wednesday night in different parts of the Birmingham metro area.
Two Birmingham officers were injured and a man is dead after a shooting in downtown Birmingham.
A couple accused of brutally stabbing two grandparents in Roebuck last year may receive the death penalty if convicted.
A recent study shows that Birmingham residents are more stressed than those in most cities in the country.
Senate candidate John Merrill said too much content on television portrays homosexual lifestyles.
Sheriff Mark Pettway's new program provides education and job opportunities for individuals that are currently in the Jefferson County Jail.
Two shootings in Birmingham Monday night resulted in four people hospitalized and one person dead.
Here are some the headlines from Patch from the week of July 7-13.
Governor Ivey Among Honorees
National French Fry Day is July 13. Where are the best fries in the Birmingham metro?
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Jin Bowden was found guilty this week of bludgeoning his girlfriend to death, and faces life in prison.
A radio host in Birmingham for more than 20 years, Lisa Mason died Wednesday from health complications.
The heat indices Wednesday could feel like triple digit temperatures, as the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory.
After a two-month investigation, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office made a big drug arrest in the Leeds area.