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Man struck and killed while walking on Highway 78 overpass in Graysville
GRAYSVILLE, Ala. — Deputies responded to the scene of a tragic traffic incident late Tuesday night after a man was struck and killed. It happened at around 8:19 p.m. on the Highway 78 overpass at Interstate 22 in Graysville, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. He was later...
Marble-sized hail expected with thunderstorms in Winston County Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday for strong thunderstorms until 6:45 p.m. for Winston County. Wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) are expected. "At 6:20 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Needmore, or near Haleyville,...
Fairfield man dies at hospital following overnight Birmingham shooting
A 29-year-old man died early Thursday following an overnight shooting in Birmingham. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Douglas Fitzgerald Youngblood Jr. He lived in Fairfield. The shooting happened at 11:57 p.m. Wednesday in the 5500 block of First Avenue South. Youngblood was taken to UAB...
Man charged with shooting wife on day he filed for divorce, kidnapping son in Alabama Amber Alert case
Charges have been filed against a man for allegedly shooting his wife and abducting their young son which led to an Amber Alert in Jefferson County Monday morning. Willie Edward McClain Jr., 49, is charged with attempted murder and interference with child custody, sheriff’s officials announced Tuesday. Sheriff’s spokesman...
Softball Game Recap: Jasper Comes Up Short
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Jasper can now relate to. They fell just short of the Gulf Shores Dolphins by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. Jasper's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak. For Gulf Shores' part, Anna Leigh Price...
$200,000 going towards preserving history along Alabama’s oldest road
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Construction on Byler Road began two days after Alabama officially became a state in 1819. The state’s oldest road runs from Muscle Shoals to Tuscaloosa. Its original purpose was to move cotton down the Warrior River so it could be shipped further south. On Monday,...
Man convicted in 1990 stabbing death of Coosa County woman dies in prison cell
A man convicted in the stabbing death of a Coosa County woman more than three decades ago has died in prison. James Clark Jr., 55, was convicted of murder in the 1990 slaying of Melissa Buckner during a robbery. He was serving a life sentence at William Donaldson Correctional Facility in western Jefferson County.
No. 2 Sumiton Christian outlasts Sweet Water in 3 games to win Class 1A baseball title
Ricky Bowen was a star pitcher the first time Sumiton Christian won a state baseball title in 2004. Two decades later, he was talking about another Eagles championship – this time as the team’s head coach. Second-ranked Sumiton scored in every inning of Game 3 at Jacksonville State’s...
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