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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — What Pamela McKinney once loved most about her home in the small Bradford community near Pinson was the quiet. “We enjoy it,” McKinney said. “It is quiet. We enjoy it.”. For 13 years, she says the wooded area around her home offered...

Birmingham’s regional water utility is heading back to court as a familiar name is joining a lawsuit that accuses them of “willful, reckless and self-interested violations of their duty.”. A lawsuit against Central Alabama Water Board and its CEO Jeffrey Thompson was expanded late Wednesday to include former...

The Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office is requesting assistance from the public in locating family members or next of kin for five individuals who recently died in Jefferson County. Officials said all efforts to identify or contact relatives have been unsuccessful. Anyone with information regarding fami

ALABAMA — A state inmate serving a life sentence for robbery died Wednesday evening at William Donaldson Correctional Facility, according to officials. Larry Thomas, 67, was found unresponsive at about 6:25 p.m. in the prison infirmary at the Jefferson County facility, authorities said. He was pronounced dead five minu

COLUMBIANA – The Shelby County Commission approved several infrastructure and development-related items during its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 26, including a petition for annexation of Heardmont Park into Indian Springs Village. Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing the annexation of Heardmon

The number of new listings is increasing in six Rust Belt communities, all of which have median listing prices below $300,000, according to new Realtor.com data. Only six of the top 50 markets had average home prices under $300,000 in April, and all of them saw a spike in new listings. The majority were in the Midwest,

Ophelia Cox of Cox Commercial Interiors and Jacqui Jones of One Degree Marketing are two Birmingham entrepreneurs working to create lasting impact both in the city they call home and far beyond it. Through leadership, creativity, and persistence, both women have built thriving businesses while opening doors for others

BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - The Bessemer Police Department is working to rebuild its neighborhood watch program, saying the effort is focused on strengthening relationships between officers and the community while giving residents a more active role in what happens in their neighborhoods. Thursday evening, community member

When someone collapses from sudden cardiac arrest, survival is often determined before emergency crews ever arrive. In Birmingham, health leaders say too many of those emergencies unfold without immediate intervention — and they are working to change that. Ahead of CPR & AED Awareness Week, observed June 1–7, the...

Bishop Steven Raica, head of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham, will ordain three deacons as priests on Saturday, May 30, at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Paul. The Rev. John Paul Stepnowski graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where he studied chemical engineering. He graduated this month with a