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ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - As Alabama looks to address its over crowded jails, St. Clair County will soon be housing inmates at a brand new facility in Pell City. The three-year project will soon be coming to an end but before it’s officially open, WBRC Fox 6 got a sneak peek inside the new jail.

MOODY, Ala. (WBRC) - Talan Smith has never been one to make excuses. The rising Moody High School senior was born premature at 29 weeks, where doctors later discovered that Smith had two brain hemorrhages at birth. There was fear for the unknown as growing up with mild cerebral palsy has been different, but he’s just like every kid where he loves sports. His right side is bigger than his left and Talan has to push his body harder sometimes. But that is one of the very reasons why Talan wants to work harder and show that he can and he will.

Jefferson County Judge Anne Lamkin Durward was mourned by friends and family on Thursday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Mountain Brook as a strong civic leader, an oustanding attorney and a jurist who strived to be “just and fair.”. Durward died at her home on May 27...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Joran van der Sloot is on track to fly in to Birmingham sometime Thursday.  Van der Sloot is being extradited to the U.S. from Peru to face fraud and extortion charges. If he arrives in Birmingham as expected on Thursday, he will likely have an initial court appearance as early as […]

Good news for all you Trussville residents—after closing its doors in 2010, Tamburro’s Italian restaurant is planning a big return. This family-owned restaurant was a Trussville staple for every occasion. Read on for details. Why Tamburro’s is so special. The Trussville Tribune announced the news about the...

By Zack Steele, For the Tribune TRUSSVILLE – At 5:31 p.m., on Tuesday, June 6th, a call went out to Trussville Fire and Rescue to the Trussville Country Club. When paramedics arrived they found an injured teen unresponsive, struck by a fallen oak tree at the Trussville Country Club golf course. Grayson Pope, a rising […]

One of two people jailed on murder charges in the death of their infant child is out on bond. Ashley Jacks, of Ashville, has been released from the St. Clair County Jail after her bond was reduced from $1 million to $100,000. She and the baby's father, Joshua Lovechio, each...

CALERA, Ala. (WBRC) - A man from Center Point has been arrested in connection with theft from a FedEx semi-truck in April. Calera Police say Mario Autwun Scott, 34, is charged with first-degree robbery and three counts of theft of property. The investigation started April 10 when the truck loaded...

From The Tribune staff reports CENTER POINT – Two Birmingham residents have been arrested  as a result of a narcotics search warrant that took place in Center Point on May 31. At around 9:30 a.m., detectives with the Trussville police department (TPD) along with officers from the Special Response Team executed a narcotics search warrant […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham Police Department announced the arrest of a juvenile charged in connection to a homicide that happened in May. According to BPD, the 17-year-old male was charged with the murder of 23-year-old Deunte Jurrell Winston, who was shot and killed on May 25 in the 4300 block of 44th Avenue North. […]

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — The St. Clair County Mayor's Association is requesting that the county commission changes the way funds from the county's gas tax are allocated. As it stands currently, $0.04 from every gallon of gas sold in St. Clair County is allocated to the St....

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - Nine schools in the state had 100% of their students graduate with college and career-ready indicators like earning college credit or being accepted into the military before graduation. Starting in 2028, students will need to have at least one college or career readiness indicator...

TRUSSVILLE – One person has been charged with shoplifting between May 30 and June 5 according to the Trussville Police Department. According to the report, the individual charged is Jonathan Clowdus from Oneonta. Individuals charged with a crime are considered innocent until proven guilty.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Trussville family is asking for help. They say their water service keeps cutting out and despite repeated promises to fix it, the water is still trickling. When Noah Morgan turns on his dishwasher, a loud “GRRRRR” sound drowns out almost every other noise in the...

Two people have been hospitalized after suffering injuries from a dog attack in Tarrant, Alabama.

By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor TRUSSVILLE – The Hewitt Trussville Huskies welcomed a new head coach for their varsity cheer squad on Monday and they hit the proverbial home run with this hire. Jenny Williams is no stranger to being a successful cheer coach.  A 2008 graduate of Homewood High School, she got her start […]

A Bessemer man has pleaded guilty to a scheme involving the theft and interstate shipment of at least $1.6 million in stolen cars. Dexter Sherrod Pearce, 34, entered his guilty plea this week in the Northern District of Alabama, according to a joint statement Thursday by U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona and Homeland Security Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge Travis Pickard.

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....

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Vernon Brown has been the park commissioner at Wiggins Park for the last 16 years. Being from the Jones Valley neighborhood himself, he wanted to give the local children a place to be involved. “I just wanted to help kids. I’m from this community, the 35211....

By Terry Schrimscher, For the Tribune SPRINGVILLE – Mayor Dave Thomas also commented on the recent decision by the St. Clair County Commission to reject a request from the St. Clair County Mayors Association for funds to municipalities from the 4¢ gas tax in effect in the county. “Within the language passed by the County […]