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Former Pleasant Grove High School teacher arrested, accused of engaging in sex act with student
PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. — A former teacher at Pleasant Grove High School was arrested Thursday morning and charged with a felony sex crime involving a student. Just after 11 a.m., 28-year-old Alex Reedy was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on the charge of a school employee engaging in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student. He bonded out just a few hours later.
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...
State Fire Marshal investigates deadly fire at Center Point apartment early Friday morning
CENTER POINT, Ala. — A man is dead and several people are without a home after an early morning fire at the Summer Rise apartments in Center Point. The Jefferson County Coroner has not released the man's identity. According to the coroner, Center Point Fire/Rescue and Trussville Fire/Rescue were...
21-year-old identified as man killed in Center Point apartment fire
CENTER POINT, Ala. (WBRC) - A 21-year-old man has been identified as the person who died in an apartment fire in Cente Point August 16. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office says Ta’Ciaven Malique Craig died in the fire at the Summer Rise Apartments the 1900 block of East Bend Circle.
19-year-old killed in overnight Brighton shooting
A late-night shooting in Brighton left a 19-year-old man dead. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were notified by Brighton police officials that a shooting had taken place about 11:30 p.m. Saturday on Jaybird Road and Edward Street. Deputies and detectives arrived to find the victim unresponsive in the roadway near...
Homicide Investigation
On Saturday August 17, 2024, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Jefferson County deputies and detectives were requested by the Brighton Police Department to responded to Jaybird Drive/Edward Street in Brighton, AL to investigate a homicide. Upon arrival, detectives were informed that there were two crime scenes. Detectives observed a 19-year-old male victim, lying in the roadway near a silver passenger vehicle, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The 19-year-old male victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Pedestrian hit, killed while walking on shoulder of Fairfield road
A pedestrian was struck and killed in Fairfield Thursday night. He has not yet been identified. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said the man was walking on the shoulder of the road in the 2600 block of Ensley-Pleasant Grove Road about 7 p.m. when he was hit by a vehicle.
Look for strong thunderstorms in Jefferson County early Friday evening
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Friday at 4:52 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:15 p.m. for Jefferson County. Residents can be ready for wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 4:52 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Concord, or 7 miles west...
Pinson man dies after crash involving motorcycle in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The driver of a motorcycle died in a crash Wednesday afternoon on Center Point Parkway. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Kameron Lenorris Tompkins of Pinson. Authorities with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office say the crash that also involved an SUV...
N.J. woman, 29, found dead on side of Alabama road
No foul play was involved in the death of a New Jersey woman whose body was found over the weekend in western Jefferson County in Alabama. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified the woman as 29-year-old Miyell Johnson, also known as Kimberly Ann Agere. She lived in Long Branch.
31-year-old man ID’d as motorcyclist killed in Center Point Parkway crash
Authorities have released the name of a motorcyclist killed in a two-vehicle crash on Center Point Parkway. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the fatality victim as Kameron Lenorris Tompkins. He was 31 and lived in Pinson. The crash happened about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday near Cheyenne Boulevard. That location...
Alabama Supreme Court authorizes third nitrogen gas execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A third person is set to be executed by nitrogen gas, Alabama authorized Wednesday, months after becoming the first state to put a person to death with the previously untested method. The Alabama Supreme Court granted the state attorney general’s request to authorize the execution of Carey Dale Grayson, one of four teenagers […]
Due to Virus, Greater Birmingham Humane Society Suspends Animal Control Intake
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 according to Chief Medical Officer, Russell Johnson, DVM. “Due to the highly contagious nature of the virus, and to protect citizens’ pets...
McCalla man dies 5 days following crash
McCALLA, Ala. (WIAT) — A 49-year-old McCalla man died five days after being involved in a car crash in Jefferson County. According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, William Jason McConnell was driving on Springdale Drive near Old Tuscaloosa Hwy on Aug. 9 when he was injured in a single-vehicle crash.
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