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MONTEVALLO, Ala. (WBRC) - A man in Shelby County is accused of hitting a woman in her face with a rock before stealing her car. Justin Lewis Devinner, 30, is charged with robbery, theft, and assault. According to court records, Devinner used a “large heavyset rock” and hit the woman...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. -- The Jefferson County Commission denied a zoning expansion request for the former Wesley’s Boobie Trap property in Dora. The decision, made after a public hearing Thursday, follows weeks of discussion and strong opposition from nearby residents. The proposal aimed to expand the site's...

Police said that Kaudija Shondrelle Haynes was “presumably gambling with Chick-fil-A’s currency.”

Three more suspects have been charged in the beating death of a 45-year-old man during a robbery in Bessemer. Two of the suspects – both teens - were arrested this week in western Jefferson County. The other is on the run, according to U.S. Marshal Marty Keely and Bessemer police.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Several law enforcement officers responded separate locations after two people were shot in Fairfield Thursday afternoon. The Birmingham Police Department (BPD) said officers responded to a gas station in area of 1200 block of 40th Street in Ensley shortly after 4:00 p.m. Fairfield Police...

BESSEMER, Ala. — UPDATE: Bessemer Police say Nataylee has been located by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. She is safe and well. The Bessemer Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 17-year-old who was last seen in the Bessemer area about two weeks ago.

Charges have been dismissed against a Bessemer woman in the kidnapping and pistol-whipping of her ex-boyfriend after police said she was upset that she didn’t get any of his “settlement money.”. Bria Teona Mines, 32, was charged with kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, robbery, and conspiracy to commit...

A male and female were injured in a shooting in Fairfield, reportedly as they were driving through a neighborhood. The shooting happened around 4 p.m. in the 5400 Block of Avenue E in Fairfield. After they were shot, the victims drove to 40th Street Grocery in Ensley. The male was...

BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - A YesCare nurse working at the Donaldson Correctional Facility and another woman were arrested on drug charges following an ongoing investigation by the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), authorities said. ADOC agents conducting surveillance in Bessemer say on Jan. 6, they observed...

In 2024, local filmmakers Katie Rogers and Brandon McCray debuted their new documentary, Tuxedo Junction: The Almost Lost Story, at the 26th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival. The award-winning documentary tells the story of Tuxedo Junction, a popular entertainment hub for Birmingham’s black community in the early-to-mid...