"So the numbers have continued to go up with every passing week," said Dr. Stubblefield. "We haven’t seen any plateauing or any falling at this point so we may still be in the rise.”
An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport after it suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage.
The Birmingham Police Department says a 12-year-old child suffered life-threatening injuries after he was shot Friday evening in his home near East Lake Park. Police say the boy was struck by gunfire from a drive-by shooting that happened over a block away from that home.
Pelham Police received information Thursday from Hoover Police that a person visiting Pelham was attempting to procure a minor child for sexual activity.
Several of the calls Birmingham Fire responded to around the holidays were at abandoned structures, but they say neighbors can play a role in helping to prevent them.
Recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches that were tied to lead poisoning in hundreds of U.S. children contained an additional contaminant, federal health officials said Friday.
A former Colorado officer was sentenced Friday to 14 months in jail in the death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who was stopped by police while walking home in 2019. McClain’s death helped galvanize racial justice protests the following year.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 20-year-old Leon Walker, Jr. who is being accused of shooting and killing two teenagers in Forestdale.
Hoover Police say Sarah Tisdale has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of reckless endangerment. Investigators determined she was under the influence of multiple controlled substances at the time of the crash.
