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Birmingham, AL

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A raid at a home in Ensley led to the seizure of drugs, guns and cash, and landed one man in jail. Narcotics detectives with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office carried out the search warrant Thursday in the 1700 block of 51st Street in Ensley, said Lt. Joni Money.

Man held on $1.5 million bond after Ensley drug raid; meth, fentanyl, guns, cash seized

North Carolina State

David Sher’s ComebackTown for a better Birmingham. Today’s guest columnist is Jacob Rogers. Born and raised in the Birmingham metro area, I attended elementary school in Midfield, middle school in Warrior, and high school in Blount County. After graduating from Samford University in 2009, it took me several...

Comeback Town: The missing secret sauce for Birmingham’s future

Authorities have released the name of a man fatally shot in Birmingham’s Inglenook community. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Deunte Jurrell Winston. He was 23. The shooting happened about 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the 4300 block of 44th Avenue North in Inglenook. Officer Truman...

Man shot to death on porch of Inglenook house identified as Birmingham 23-year-old

Tuscaloosa, AL

Five-seed Alabama (44-20) beat 12-seed Northwestern (42-12) in a winner-take-all game, 3-2, to book a trip to the Women’s College World Series. The Wildcats took game one, 3-1, while the Crimson Tide rallied Saturday night in the seventh inning to win 2-1. On Sunday, Alabama scored a pair in the third inning and never trailed.

Rewinding Alabama softball’s 3-2 NCAA super regional win over Northwestern

Hueytown, AL

A Friday-morning search for a suspect in Hueytown ended when he was found hiding in the laundry room of a home. The ordeal began about 7:30 a.m. when a Hueytown police detective spotted a vehicle driving recklessly and almost hitting the detective head-on in the area of Allison-Bonnet Memorial Drive and Townhouse Lane, police said.

Manhunt for fleeing suspect ends with arrest in laundry room of a Hueytown home

Hoover, AL

A Hoover man is under arrest after police say he beat his wife and tried to suffocate her with a trash bag. Mardoqueo Poroj-Argueta, 37, is charged with attempted murder, first-degree kidnapping and interference with a domestic violence emergency call. Hoover police responded about 10:37 a.m. Thursday to a domestic...

Hoover man beat wife and tried to suffocate her with trash bag, police say

South Carolina State

Alabama’s unprecedented baseball season has a new twist. The Crimson Tide was one of 16 NCAA regional hosts announced Sunday evening ahead of Monday’s release of the full bracket. This will be the first time Alabama’s hosted a regional since 2006 and only the third trip to the NCAA tournament in the past 10 years.

NCAA baseball regional sites released, Alabama to host

The last 17 days culminated in a celebratory, glorious yell for Montana Fouts. The graduate senior left an 8 a.m. MRI in Arkansas two Saturdays ago while many questioned if her great collegiate run had ended. Fouts then turned into a spectator as Alabama pushed through its NCAA regional last weekend. Tide head coach Patrick Murphy said Fouts was at “about 70%.” But that didn’t matter. Fouts was going to miss her last series in front of a raucous Rhoads Stadium.

Montana Fouts continues Alabama legend with 100th win in last game in Rhoads Stadium

A man was critically injured in what appeared to be an ambush shooting Saturday afternoon in Ensley. The gunfire erupted about 5:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of Avenue L. The victim, believed to be in his early 20s, was taken to UAB Hospital where he was undergoing surgery. Police said he was shot multiple times, and his injuries are considered life-threatening.

Man shot multiple times in Birmingham’s Ensley community in targeted attack

Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy called it last night: A Crimson Tide hero would emerge in Tuscaloosa on Saturday. Senior third baseman Ashley Prange fulfilled the prophecy in the top of the 7th inning against Northwestern. Her second hit of the game drove home Larissa Preuitt and gave Alabama the separation it needed against a scrappy Wildcats squad.

Alabama softball beats Northwestern, 2-1, sets up super regional rubber match

Two men were shot, including one who suffered life-threatening injuries after gunfire rang out following an argument during a dice game Friday night in east Birmingham, police said. East Precinct officers were dispatched around 8:30 p.m. Friday to the 7200 block of Paris Ave. in the Brown Springs community on...

2 men shot, 1 critically, in argument at east Birmingham dice game, police say

An argument in the parking lot of an east Birmingham apartment building left one man dead. The shooting was one of six in the city in roughly 24 hours, but the first to end in death. East Precinct officers were dispatched at 10:45 p.m. Saturday to the apartments at 420...

Birmingham’s 6th shooting of the weekend leaves 1 dead in apartment parking lot

Alabama won its fourth game while on the brink of NCAA tournament elimination, booking its first trip to Oklahoma City, since 2021 and 14th overall. The five-seed Crimson Tide followed its recent formula of elite pitching, clean defense and situational hitting to beat No. 12 Northwestern, 3-2, for the second time in less than 24 hours. After losing Friday night’s opener, Jaala Torrence and a group of seniors provided key moments to extend Alabama’s season.

Alabama softball returns to Women’s College World Series after beating Northwestern

A suspect is behind bars on several felony charges in connection with the shooting last weekend outside Tin Roof in Birmingham’s Lakeview District. Deandre Duran Moore, 35, is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to court records made public Friday.

Felon, 35, charged in parking lot shooting at Tin Roof in Birmingham’s Lakeview District, held on $750,000 bond

Fairfield, AL

An investigation is underway after a teen girl was shot Saturday in Fairfield. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 3:44 p.m. to the 5000 block of Parkway. Sheriff’s Lt. Joni Money said the 15-year-old girl was taken to Children’s of Alabama. She was later pronounced dead.

15-year-old girl dies following afternoon shooting in Fairfield; teen boy charged

Cincinnati, OH

The bettor who made the wager at the heart of two sports gambling investigations at Alabama and Cincinnati baseball programs has been identified. Sports Illustrated reported on Friday evening that Bert Eugene Neff Jr., a native of Mooresville, Ind., and father to a Bearcats sophomore pitcher, placed a large bet on LSU to beat Alabama ahead of a game on April 28 in Baton Rouge, La. The Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds, has surveillance footage connecting Neff to now-fired Crimson Tide coach Brad Bohannon.

Report identifies bettor in Alabama, Cincinnati baseball investigations

Georgia State

Emergency workers in Birmingham spent more than two hours negotiating with a woman who was suffering a mental health crisis and threatening to jump from a tree onto a railroad track on Friday evening. The Fire and Rescue Service and Birmingham police responded just before 6:30 p.m. to a report...

Woman in mental health crisis rescued from tree over train tracks in Birmingham

Montana Fouts’ return to the pitching circle was met by a roar in Rhoads Stadium and her exit in the fourth inning earned a standing ovation from the Alabama crowd, but the Tide’s star pitcher looked less than 100 percent Friday night. Fouts reached down several times to...

Alabama offense missing, Montana Fouts shaky as Tide loses in NCAA super regionals

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Bill to impose mandatory prison for fentanyl in Alabama clears 1st hurdle

A bill to impose mandatory prison time for possessing one gram or more of pure fentanyl cleared its first hurdle today in the Alabama Legislature. The...

Bill to impose mandatory prison for fentanyl in Alabama clears 1st hurdle

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