Sylacauga, AL

An apparent drive-by shooting on Tinney Street on Sunday evening took the life of a 17-year-old. D’Marian Miller was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, according to Det. Jeremy Faulkner. Miller and an 18-year-old man were walking up a driveway just after 4:15 p.m. on the 300 block...

HOOVER, Ala. — The coroner has identified the Shelby County man killed in a single-vehicle crash near the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover on Saturday. Cortland Richard Dusseau, 73, of Maylene, was driving a Buick LaCrosse on the Interstate 459 North Galleria Boulevard flyover exit when he lost control of his car and crashed, according to Hoover police. Authorities said the car struck a fence and ended up in a ravine.

Officials at Russell Medical are not worried they haven’t yet broken ground on the Benjamin Russell Legacy Project. The slight delay is playing into their hands. The extra time is giving architects a chance to make the project better. “The original timeline has been changing due to the worst possible...

CALERA — The month of August has the potential to define a significant part of Calera’s future—and local residents will get an opportunity to voice their opinions to help city leaders develop a “master plan” for the historic downtown area. The plan is based on recent recommendations from the Regional...

The Hoover City Council on Monday night agreed to abate about $580,000 worth of property and sales taxes for a Hoover industrial company to allow it to consolidate its offices and expand its presence in the city. Revere Control Systems, a company that engineers, assembles and installs automation and control...

FULTONDALE, Ala. (WIAT) — JoeJoe Hamaker is a graduated member of the 2021 Fultondale High School Baseball team. The team lost their school and their field to an EF-3 tornado and much of the ability to showcase themselves properly to colleges and universities. Against all odds, Hamaker is going to play college baseball at Talladega College.

TALLADEGA — The Talladega City Council unanimously approved resolutions supporting outside programs designed to boost economic development: Main Street Alabama and Alabama Communities of Excellence. According to the first resolution, Main Street Alabama is “an incorporated, nonprofit association … focused on bringing jobs, dollars and people back to Alabama’s historic...

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – The Sylacauga City Council will meet for its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night at City Hall. The meeting is scheduled for 6:00 with a work session beginning at 5:00. Here is the proposed agenda:. Public hearing to consider amendment to Zoning Ordinance #2224A-20 as recommended by the...

A motorist who was found dead Saturday in his vehicle following a crash in Hoover has been identified as a Maylene man who had been reported missing. Alabaster police said 73-year-old Cortland Richard Dusseau left a Bessemer business Friday and was heading back to his home in Shelby County but never returned home. He was driving a silver 2006 Buick LaCrosse.

Two Sycamore high school wrestlers competed on a team of other Tennessee high schoolers in a duals tournament in Alabama. Rising senior Dalen Kimble wrestled at 145 pounds and went 9-0 over the weekend defeating the majority of his opponents by major decisions, meaning by 9 points or more. Rising Junior Logan Heckert won six matches on the weekend while losing some close matches to some power house kids wrestling up at 160 pounds.

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Artist Antje Shiffer demonstrates how she makes the wire rings she was selling at the Chilton County Arts Festival.

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TALLAPOOSA…CHAMBERS AND. At 409 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along. a line extending from Post Oak Forks to 7 miles west of Ridge Grove. to Crewsville. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these...

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN AUTAUGA…SOUTHERN. CHILTON…NORTHEASTERN PERRY…SOUTHEASTERN BIBB AND NORTHEASTERN. At 239 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along. a line extending from near Talladega National Forest to 9 miles. northwest of Paul M Grist State Park. Movement was southeast at 25. mph. Winds in excess of...

It was an exciting day for art in Chilton County on July 31 as the Chilton County Arts Festival was able to be held after missing a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizer Mack Gothard said they were able to have the event sooner than he had anticipated given the circumstances.