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2 men and 17-year-old girl shot in Center Point area expected to survive
Three people – including a teenage girl – are expected to recover following a shooting Sunday evening in the Center Point area. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched just after 7 p.m. to a report of shots fired in the 2400 block of Fifth Street N.W. They...
Brothers found with gunshot wounds in yard of home north of Pinson after argument
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after two brothers were found shot in the front yard of a home. Henry Irby, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department, said around 7:29 a.m. on Friday deputies responded to the 3000 block of Rose Hill Drive just north of Pinson. He says the brothers were involved in an argument with each other and shots were fired.
UAB Medical West holds ribbon-cutting for new facility to open in early August
an affiliate of the UAB Health System, has completed its new facility, with the intent of opening to the public in early August. A ribbon-cutting July 11 begins the transition from the former hospital location, where UAB Medical West has been since 1964, to the new state-of-the-art, full-service hospital.
More Weather Sirens Coming to Jefferson County, Thanks to Neighborly Gesture
The benevolence of a neighboring county will likely result in greater safety for Jefferson County residents when dangerous weather is moving in. At the request of Emergency Management Agency Director Jim Coker and Deputy Director Chris Tate, the Jefferson County Commission approved funds for the installation of at least 19 tornado sirens that were given to Jefferson County by Shelby County.
Argument between Pinson brothers ends with both shot
Two brothers were shot Friday morning in Pinson. The Jefferson County Sheriff's office says deputies were called to the 3000 block of Rose Hill Drive at approximately 7:30 a.m. on July 12, 2024. When they arrived, deputies found 63-year-old and 74-year-old brothers both suffering from gunshot wounds. Both men were...
Tracie Todd, embattled former Jefferson County judge, sues Chicago for taking back job offer
A former Jefferson County judge is suing Chicago, arguing that city rescinded a job offer after she left her seat on the bench to work there. Tracie Todd, who served as a circuit criminal judge in the Birmingham division of Jefferson County for over a decade, left her position for a job as a city attorney in Chicago. Her departure came after years of battles with Alabama’s higher courts, some over a ruling she issued calling Alabama’s capital murder sentencing scheme unconstitutional.
A second Jefferson County judge recuses herself from Birmingham towing lawsuit
The class action lawsuit against Birmingham towing company Parking Enforcement Systems (PES) has stalled for a second time after Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Tamara Harris Johnson recused herself late last month. “To avoid the appearance of impropriety and in compliance with Canon 2 of the Alabama Canons of Judicial...
2 people shot, including teen, in Center Point
CENTER POINT, Ala. (WIAT) – A teenager and an adult man were shot in Center Point on Wednesday night. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a shooting at the 2300 Block of Grayson Valley Drive around 11:40 p.m. Upon arrival, they discovered a 49-year-old male and a 15-year-old female, both suffering […]
Two people shot in Jefferson County's Grayson Valley community
Two people were shot on Grayson Valley Drive in Birmingham Wednesday night in what police believe was a domestic incident. Deputies were called to the 2300 block of Grayson Valley Drive at approximately 11:40 p.m. on July 10, 2024. When they arrived, deputies found a 49-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl both suffering from gunshot wounds.
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