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Merrick Wilson, with Hoover City Schools, said a "threatening automated voice message" was sent to Deer Valley Elementary School and is going remote out of an abundance of caution. Hoover police are investigating the message.

Vestavia Hills City Clerk Rebecca Leavings, who is retiring at the end of January 2026, points out members of her "professional family" at her retirement party at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. The city of Vestavia Hills took time to honor longtime City Clerk Rebecca...

Multiple emergency agencies responded to an incident near the southbound on-ramp to Interstate 59/20 at Roebuck Parkway Tuesday evening. Police, including units from Trussville Police and Birmingham Police, were on scene along with a fire truck and paramedics. One vehicle involved in the incident was later loaded...

A 36-year-old suspect was arrested Tuesday for his alleged committing an attempted murder in Birmingham over the weekend.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified an inmate who died at William Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer earlier this week. The decedent was identified as 60-year-old Guy Greggory Griggs, a Black male who was incarcerated at the facility. Griggs was pronounced dead at the prison at 1:16 p.m. on...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. An Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for all of Central Alabama, as a renewed surge of Arctic air is expected to bring dangerously cold wind chills late Saturday into Sunday. According to the National...

Jasper’s Tallulah Brewing is closing after eight years in business. The popular brewery made the announcement on Wednesday evening via a post on Facebook. “What started as a dream turned into something so much bigger: a place where friends met, families gathered, and memories were made over a pint. We’re beyond...

Magnolia Soap & Bath Company, a Mississippi-based chain with more than 40 locations, is setting up shop in the Vestavia City Center. The announcement came Monday, Jan. 26 from Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors. “We are incredibly excited to welcome Magnolia Soap to Vestavia City Center. Their brand, quality, and...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - An apartment fire in Ensley Tuesday night has left one family without a home. No one was injured in the fire, which happened Tuesday night in the 4800 block of Avenue V. First responders on the scene said the building next to the apartment suffered damage...

Texas-based home construction company D.R. Horton is set to build a total of 93 new homes in Willow Trace, a planned subdivision in Bessemer along Eastern Valley Road. Per public records, a local affiliate of the Texas-based construction company recently purchased 50 lots in Willow Trace, a planned D.R. Horton...