A dead body was found Monday in Village Creek off Tallapoosa Street in eastern Birmingham.
The body of Crystal Vasquez was found near some railroad tracks in Bessemer over the weekend.
Birmingham Legion FC’s inaugural season in the USL Championship started off with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Bethlehem Steel FC.
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This past week saw the nation's eyes turn to Alabama, but not for positive reasons. Here are this week's headlines.
Thursday, March 7 is National Cereal Day, and you may be surprised to know what the most popular cereal is in Alabama.
The Hoover high-school students in the video laugh as they deliver expletive-ridden, racist and anti-Semitic rants.
Patch looked at consumer review sites to determine where to find the best sandwiches in Birmingham.
The week of Feb. 25-March 2 included a scare at the Birmingham Water Works filtration plant and a missing persons case in Birmingham.
The police department is asking for the public's assistance in locating 47-year-old Barney O’Neal MaHaffey Jr.
A gunshot victim died en route to the hospital after being involved in a shooting in east Birmingham Wednesday night.
Jones' bill is aimed at motivating the state, as Alabama, along with 13 other states, has yet to expand Medicaid.
Deputies recovered powdered cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy and other illegal drugs in an arrest Tuesday.
Cara Yager, a Trussville woman who was reported missing Sunday, has been found and is with her family.
The James Beard Awards have been called the Oscars of the culinary world. Four Alabama restaurants/chefs are semifinalists.
Two children, ages 1 and 2, died in a house fire in Mulga just after midnight Tuesday morning.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is currently searching for a missing 35-year-old woman, last seen Sunday near Irondale.
The Jefferson County Board of Education honored their 2019-2020 Teachers of the Year.
A win over Atlanta Sunday has the Birmingham Iron undefeated to begin the season.
A proposed increase in Alabama's gas tax that would fund road and bridge construction is closer to becoming a reality.
The week of Feb. 18-23 included two local stories that made national headlines, including one involving Pres. Trump.
An investigation is underway after a 31-year-old man died from a gunshot wound in his Birmingham home.
Two students from Fultondale High School died this week in separate instances - 17-year-old Shelton Waldrop and 14-year-old Destiny Walker.
A fight between cellmates at the Jefferson County Jail Wednesday night resulted in the death of 23 year old Ledarius Jaquad Peterson.
One man is in jail following gunfire in an apparent road-rage incident Wednesday morning in Bessemer.
Goodloe Sutton, the longtime editor for a newspaper in Linden, Alabama, wrote that the KKK should head to Washington.
There has never been a U.S. President from Alabama, but a handful of Alabamians have come close.
The week of February 11-15 included an approval for a new area code in metro Birmingham, and a Homewood prostitution sting.
A man is dead, and a female suspect is in custody following a Friday afternoon shooting in Bessemer.
A man who was charged with capital murder in Jefferson County when he was 16 years old is accused of opening fire in a San Diego restaurant.
A suspect in the shooting death of Birmingham PD Sgt. Wytasha Carter has been charged with capital murder,
A woman wanted in the Christmas Eve killing inside a Birmingham Piggly Wiggly is now in custody.
The Birmingham Barons annual preseason exhibition game will be against Miles College April 2 at Regions Field.
The Bessemer jail will be closed from February 22 until September 19 while it undergoes major repairs.
AT&T announced Monday that the new 659 area code will serve the same geographic area currently served by the existing 205 area code.
A suspect was captured by police after two women were shot at a Metro PCS store on Green Springs Avenue.
A Birmingham police sergeant has been indicted and arrested on multiple child sex charges involving a young male family member.
The week of February 4-9 included some huge news locally that had some national implications.
The Birmingham Iron kicked off its inaugural season with a 26-0 shutout of the Memphis Express at Legion Field.
The Alliance of American Football begins its first season this weekend, with the Birmingham Iron kicking off at Legion Field.