CRIME & SAFETY

On Monday, June 5, at approximately 1:58 p.m., Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) responded to a head-on collision.

An Ensley church caught fire Monday night, sending heavy smoke and flames throughout the structure on Avenue S, officials said. Firefighters responded to a large commercial fire in the 2700 bock of Avenue S, according to the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service. Crews arrived on scene to find heavy smoke...

Jermiera Ivory Fowler, 31, suffered a gunshot wound and was set on fire

Alabama Woman Found Unearthed After Allegedly Failed Facebook Marketplace Meetup. Jermiera Ivory Fowler, a 31-year-old Alabama woman, was discovered on Thursday night after she failed to return home from a meetup arranged allegedly through Facebook Marketplace.

Authorities have released the names of two men shot to death in Birmingham over the weekend. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the victims as Victor Alberto Jeronimo Garcia, 27, and Dementrius Orlando Collins, 19. Garcia was found shot to death Saturday morning in southwest Birmingham. West...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old who was killed early Monday morning. Dementrius Orlando Collins, of Birmingham, was shot an killed when police say more than 70 shots were fired in the 4600 block of Roscoe Avenue just before 1 a.m. Authorities say Collins died on the scene.

On Monday, four years after he was shot in the line of duty, Ofc. Cullen Stafford of the Birmingham Police Department retired.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A Birmingham woman killed in a house fire was identified Monday morning. According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, 63-year-old Sharon Anne Richardson was injured in a house fire on the 1800 block of St. Charles Court SW on May 31. Richardson was taken to Princeton Medical Center for treatment and […]

From The Tribune staff reports BIRMINGHAM – Birmingham man found dead in vehicle from gunshot on Saturday, June 3. Shortly after 8:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to a person shot call on the 2500 block of Snavley Avenue Southwest. Officers arrived and observed an unresponsive man inside a vehicle. On scene, officers identified signs of […]

Following two recent murders and dozens of shots fired in an East Birmingham neighborhood, Mayor Randall Woodfin said on Monday that the murders were not committed by residents of Kingston, and the community “is a strong, historic neighborhood filled with families, children and seniors who care deeply about their home.”

A barrage of gunfire in a Birmingham public housing community early Monday left one man dead, and another person injured. Roughly 70 rounds were unleashed just before 1 a.m. in Rev. Dr Morrell Todd Homes in the city’s Kingston community, the second time in less than a week that a barrage of gunfire in the neighborhood has left someone dead.

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, twin brothers wanted in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old last month were arrested Monday morning. Tatyanna Sherese Hannah was in a car at the intersection of Overlook Place and Hillside Drive just before 3 p.m. on Monday, May 29, when she was shot.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A teen is dead and another person is in the hospital Monday as police investigate Birmingham shootings that may be connected. The deadly shooting happened just after 12:50 a.m. on Roscoe Avenue, according to police. The body of Dementrius Orlando Collins was found in a yard.

A weekend gun buyback in western Jefferson led to 120 weapons turned in for money. Jefferson County Bessemer Cutoff District Attorney Lynneice Washington’s office led the initiative, and teamed up with the Bessemer Police Department, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Rev. Jonathan McPherson of World Overcomers Christian Church to hold the event.

A 12-year-old was found in critical condition at a Birmingham home's pool Sunday.

A 48-year-old man serving a life sentence for murder was found dead in his prison cell at Donaldson Correctional Facility on June 3.

Police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a man in the Kingston community on Memorial Day. Jaundarius Woods, 43, was killed just after 8 p.m. on 44th Place North during what police believe was a shootout. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WVTM 13. ShotSpotter...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A person who shot Sunday in Birmingham is not suffering from life-threatening injuries. According to Birmingham Police Department public information officer Truman Fitzgerald, the shooting occurred in the 5000 block of 41st Way N. There is no one in custody.

An inmate serving time at William Donaldson Correctional Facility for a murder conviction died over the weekend. William Lynn Smith, 48, was found unresponsive Saturday inside his private cell, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. The 9:43 a.m. discovery was made by correctional staff performing a safety check.