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

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

Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded to a large fire at a church in Ensley community Monday afternoon. The fire happened at Ensley Avenue and Avenue S just before 5:00 p.m. The fire department said there was heavy fire and smoke showing when firefighters arrived.

Twin brothers sought in the Memorial Day shooting death of a 17-year-old girl in Fairfield are now in custody. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office six days ago announced warrants for Ke’Andre Fuller and Ke’Autay Fuller, both 20. They are charged with capital murder in the Monday shooting...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Birmingham police officer who was shot in the line of duty responding to an armed robbery back in July 2019 is retiring from the department. Officer Cullen Stafford was shot while responding to a robbery call at a convenience store in the 500 block of 23rd Street North.

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 Saturday, June 5, a Birmingham man was shot and killed.

A 91-year-old Tennessee man killed in a Homewood crash was identified Monday morning.

Next to Vulcan, the Storyteller Fountain at Five Points South, with its magical and playful sculptures by the late Frank Fleming, is one of the most Instagrammable spots in Birmingham. Thanks to the Birmingham Museum of Art, the City of Birmingham, Stewart/Perry and neighborhood leaders, the iconic fountain is in...

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 […]

St. Clair Correctional Facility near Springville, Alabama. Google Earth. On May 31, two incarcerated individuals in separate prison facilities in Alabama were found unresponsive in their cells and later determined to be deceased following unsuccessful life-saving measures. The two individuals were Tarrance Demetri Guyton, 56, and Steven Ray Harris, 65....

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

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.

On the night of Nov. 30, 1942, in the middle of World War II, a fleet of 10 United States battleships intercepted eight Japanese destroyers during a supply run. However, the battle ended in the Axis Powers' victory and with the U.S. losing over 400 naval soldiers in what is known as the Battle of Tassafaronga.

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.”

Remember the Ted Nugent concert that was canceled at Avondale Brewing Co. in Birmingham? It’s been rescheduled at a venue in Brandon, Mississippi. Nugent, 74, a hard rock veteran and political provocateur, is set to play Tuesday, July 18, at City Hall Live, 1000 Municipal Drive in Brandon. The 2,000-capacity venue is a “newly converted auditorium space within the Brandon Municipal Complex,” according to its website.

Williams said the homeless population is difficult to solve for a lot of different reasons, saying it’s not ideal for residents or visitors to see groups of homeless people when driving through the city or their neighborhoods.

By Crystal McGough, Editor TRUSSVILLE – From 1994 to 2010, a small, family-owned Italian restaurant in the heart of downtown Trussville called Taburro’s was a staple in the community and a favorite for locals to enjoy an authentic – and romantic – Italian dinner. Looking in from the outside, newcomers probably wouldn’t have given the […]

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.

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 […]