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Prepare for strong thunderstorms in Tuscaloosa and Jefferson counties Saturday afternoon
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 3:17 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 3:45 p.m. for Tuscaloosa and Jefferson counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 3:17 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over North Johns, or 7...
Passenger killed in single-vehicle weekend crash in western Jefferson County
A 53-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in western Jefferson County over the weekend. Michael Lee McLaughlin, of Hueytown, has been identified as the fatality victim, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. McLaughlin was a passenger in a vehicle involved in the crash that happened at...
64-year-old William Donaldson Correctional Facility inmate dies at hospital
A state inmate died Sunday, four days after he was taken to a hospital for multiple health issues. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the inmate as James Alan Clutts. He was 64. Clutts was serving time at William Donaldson Correction Facility for 2007 convictions out of Madison County...
Birmingham woman sues Lane Kiffin, Trumps, and JD Vance, asking for '1,000,000 Gazillions'
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) - How are college football coach Lane Kiffin, members of the Trump family, and VP candidate JD Vance connected? They are all named in a lawsuit filed by a Birmingham woman. According to court documents obtained by ABC 33/40 News, the woman, who we are not...
1 dead, multiple injuries in I-59 crash in Argo
From Tribune staff reports ARGO — A crash on Interstate 59 on Thursday left one person dead and several injured, according to Argo Police Cpl. Cason Davis. Davis said the Argo PD was dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Interstate 59 in Jefferson County near the 146-mile marker on August 15, around 12:30 p.m. […]
Man arrested for attempted kidnapping of 4-year-old at Fairfield gas station
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A 55-year-old Jefferson County man is under arrest for attempting to kidnap a 4-year-old August 14. Jimmy Cone is charged with first-degree kidnapping and child abuse maltreat. He is in the Jefferson County Jail. Deputies responded to the Marathon Gas Station at 7150 Aaron Aronov Drive...
Driver reports hitting unknown object before man found dead in Fairfield
A 29-year-old man was killed Thursday evening when he was hit by a car in Fairfield. That man has been identified by the Jefferson County Coroner as Devante Laface Gilmore. The Jefferson County Coroner says Gilmore was walking on the shoulder in the 2600 block of Ensley-Pleasant Grove Road when he was hit at approximately 7 p.m. on August 15, 2024.
Midfield Fire and Rescue to debut new ambulance
MIDFIELD, Ala. (WBMA) — Midfield Fire and Rescue is putting a new ambulanceinto service Monday, August 19. The ambulance was funded by the Jefferson County Commission’s federal ARPA allocation. The county said the Midfield ARPA award was $222,420.55 which includes:. Ambulance, power load stretcher and power stair chair...
Animal control intake, canine adoptions suspended in Birmingham over canine virus
The Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) has identified confirmed cases of the Canine Pneumovirus (CnPnV) in dogs at the Jefferson County Animal Care and Control facility in Woodlawn. Because of this, animal control intake and canine adoptions are being suspended at the facility. “Due to the highly contagious nature of...
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