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Birmingham area gentlemen’s club catches fire Wednesday morning
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Firefighters are working Wednesday morning to put out a fire at a Birmingham gentlemen’s club. Birmingham Fire and Rescue (BFRS) crews were dispatched to Club Volcano on 19th Street Ensley at 3:47 a.m. Wednesday morning. Officials say that, as of 6:30 a.m., the fire is...
30-year-old man killed in Birmingham shooting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A man is dead after a shooting in east Birmingham Monday night. The Jefferson County Coroner has identified him as 30-year-old Kameron Connell of Birmingham. The Birmingham Police Department said multiple shots were fired in the 7700 Block of 1st Avenue South. Police said the...
25-year-old victim in I-59 shooting identified
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–The Birmingham Police Department has released the identity of a man who was killed in a shooting on Interstate 59 in eastern Birmingham last Saturday. According to BPD Officer Truman Fitzgerald, 25-year-old Javonta McDonald died in the shooting while another adult male was injured. Just after 10 p.m.,...
Reward available for info on Birmingham robberies
The Birmingham Police Department is looking for two people suspected of three robberies. According to police, the clerk at the Shell gas station on Highland Avenue was robbed by two people on June 28 and June 29, 2024. The clerk at the Circle K located at 1503 11th Avenue South was also robbed on June 29.
ALEA: Man tried to take state trooper's patrol vehicle at crash scene in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama State Trooper and another person are recovering, following an incident at a vehicle crash scene in Birmingham Tuesday. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) reported a trooper stopped to check on the crash near the 1700 block of Tallapoosa Street just before 6:30 p.m. July 2.
Birmingham Police investigating homicide after woman found dead at apartment in Avondale
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department is investigating a homicide in the Avondale community Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred in the 4200 block of 5th Avenue South. Officer Truman Fitzgerald says a woman died at an apartment complex. The cause of death was not immediately released. A person...
Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle in Downtown Tuscaloosa Friday Dies
A man who was struck by a vehicle while he was walking in downtown Tuscaloosa last Friday night died Monday morning at a Birmingham hospital. Stephanie Taylor, a spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa Police Department, identified the victim in a release sharing the news Monday. She said John Thomas Bigham, a...
Authorities Rule Shooting of Masked Man in Birmingham’s Avondale as Justified
The tragic shooting death of a masked man in Birmingham’s Avondale community has officially been ruled as justified by authorities. The incident, which occurred over the weekend, sent shockwaves through the local community. Details of the Incident. The shooting happened in the midst of a lively weekend in Avondale,...
Officials looking for car that fled scene after striking, killing Alabama man walking in business parking lot
A man walking in the parking lot of an Alabama business was struck and killed in a weekend hit-and-run incident. Officials with the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office report that Milton Earl Davis, 58, of Birmingham, was killed early Saturday morning while walking in a business parking lot on Fourth Avenue North in Birmingham.
Birmingham man sentenced to more than 5 years for unlawful possession of USPS keys, stolen mail
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(WIAT) — A Birmingham man was sentenced to more than five years in prison for unlawful possession of USPS keys and possession of stolen mail Monday. According to United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Derrell Matthews, 27, to 63 months in prison. Matthews pleaded guilty to conspiracy, paying a bribe to a public official, […]
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