In all of Jefferson County, there were 194 homicides in 2024, including the 151 killings in Birmingham. While homicides are ...

For Mamie Easley, it’s her reality. Easley said her son was attacked by a group of kids on City Walk on April 13. She says it happened after one of the kids tried to take a piece of his clothing and ...

This is a part of the federal Project Safe Neighborhoods grant program, a nationwide effort to develop crime-fighting strategies.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — The Birmingham Police Department announced that detectives have secured an arrest warrant in connection with a recent shooting incident in East Birmingham. The shooting took ...

Two men are in critical condition after police say they shot each inside a west Birmingham home Thursday morning. Officers were dispatched at 8:15 a.m. to a report of a person shot in the 2800 block ...

Governor Kay Ivey has announced the allocation of two grants totaling over $237,000 aimed at reducing violent crime in ...

Christopher James Birl was taken into custody when police say he was allegedly holding a woman against her will after sexually assaulting her.

Birmingham police are investigating a possible homicide after a man was reportedly struck by a vehicle driven by a woman who then fired a gun. The incident happened just after 10 p.m. Easter Sunday in ...

An Alabama state judge ruled that a lawsuit accusing Alabama prisons of illegally harvesting the organs of people who died while incarcerated will be allowed to proceed. The consolidated lawsuits ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WIAT) – COVID relief funds through the ... that business to enhance quality of life in that single district.” Crime, food insecurity, home repairs and community services were some of ...

TUPELO – An Alabama man is being held without bond in connection with the assault of a woman in central Tupelo. Tupelo police were dispatched to a disturbance on Allen Street, near Milam ...

The solicitor and playwright draws on Afro-Caribbean traditions and the strength of community for her Birmingham-set cosy-crime debut. “The Pardner is a really common tool in the Afro-Caribbean ...