Birmingham police are investigating a hit and run Oct. 6 on I-59 that resulted in a multi-vehicle crash and the death of one motorist.
Several Birmingham area football players were selected to participate in the annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game.
A woman was hit by a vehicle while crossing Bessemer Super Highway Saturday.
Here are some of the stories that made headlines on Patch this past week.
Dr. Michael Saag is associate dean of Global Health in the School of Medicine.
The Jefferson County Commission approved absentee voters to drop off ballots at the Bessemer and Birmingham courthouses Oct. 17 and 24.
He officially assumes his new role on Nov. 1.
Keep up with all of the area high school football scores right here on Patch.
Jefferson and surrounding counties combined for 214 new coronavirus cases Thursday, close to the area's average for the month.
The owner of a Birmingham tax return preparation business accused of filing fraudulent tax returns has pleaded guilty.
Benjamin Larimer will use the funds for the development of a PET-based diagnostic tool.
Funding for the project includes $35 million over four years from the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army.
With only 55.3% of the city’s population having self-responded thus far, Birmingham lags far behind the rest of the state and the nation.
In a July survey, nearly 1,000 UAB employees said they lacked resources for the care and education of their kids.
Graduating seniors in Alabama and students looking to transfer to the University of Alabama at Birmingham can apply at no cost Oct. 19-23.
She has received numerous honors, including the 2013 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction.
The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at Acton Road has reopened to patients in the community with expanded specialty care services.
A man was charged by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office with multiple drug offenses after a traffic stop in McCalla.
The Birmingham Public Safety Task Force, formed to review public safety issues in the city, will release its findings in November.
If the work proves scalable, the program will be distributed nationally.
Miles College will open its new Student Health and Wellness Center Friday.
Most animal-involved crashes occur in the fall. Here's how likely it is you'll hit a deer, according to State Farm.
Penny Pincher Promotions donated the 2,500 stations.
Birmingham will host rounds of the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments in 2023 and 2025.
Over the last week, Jefferson, Shelby, Bibb, Blount, Cullman, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties have reported 1,276 COVID-19 cases.
Two gunshot victims were found dead inside a home in Ensley Tuesday night.
The pre-recorded concert will be available for free online viewing on Oct. 15.
The goal is to serve up to 750 ICU beds in Alabama and surrounding states.
Participants are encouraged to make an appointment, but walk-ups will be accepted.
U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona announced Tuesday the start of Operation Safe Families, a new initiative to fight domestic violence.
The new center will spearhead a multidisciplinary approach to finding treatments for this disease.
UAB offers tips for families who still want to go door-to-door, as well as those distributing candy.
Several college prep resources and tools are available online.
The testing was led by Fran Lund, Ph.D., chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Microbiology.
In 2020, several of the voting precincts in Jefferson County have changed. Find out where you vote in November.
The program begins Oct. 13.
A man died Monday morning after being shot while walking his dog on Beacon Parkway.
The general election is Tuesday, and here is what Jefferson County voters can expect on the ballot.
Mary Ellen Killen, a native of Killen, Alabama, has been performing in community theater for more than 30 years.
The informative models will help pursue disease mechanisms and targeted therapeutics.