Central Alabama

Jefferson County health leaders said opioids, like fentanyl, are killing people locally at an alarming rate.

Paige Ishmael, a senior planner in the city’s transportation department says the announcement was a “huge relief.”

BJCTA Executive Director Charlotte Shaw updated transportation committee members on her strategic planning.

Faith leaders, community organizers, and violence interventionists are coming together with one goal in mind: ending violence in our communities.

The person killed in Thursday's early morning shooting in Walker County has been identified as 32-year-old Matthew Perrigin of Quinton.

The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a shooting investigation that occurred Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Third Avenue Package Store.

The Jefferson County Department of Health hosted the training, teaching leaders how to administer Narcan and when.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced the death of K9 Deputy, Gunner.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced Friday that the City of Birmingham is making a change to their parental leave policy.

A 9-year-old girl and a 31-year-old father were both shot Friday evening at a motel in the western part of the city, according to officials from the Birmingham Police Department and Birmingham Fire & Rescue.

The shooting took place at the family’s apartment in Birmingham’s Kingston area, a place Christian’s mother Patrice Leonard no longer feels safe in.

Double Springs Chief Kim Miller says the suspect, Jeffery Lee Adair, was arrested.

A Mississippi man died last night after he was hit by a car on Hwy 280 according to the Jefferson County Coroner.

The Birmingham Police Department is investigating a shooting they say happened Thursday evening.

A grocery store manager in Birmingham was sentenced for wire fraud and tax fraud.

Three houses were in flames on a street in Fairfield early this morning.

EPA officials are now set to come in and start putting out the Moody landfill fire. This comes after Governor Kay Ivy’s declaration of a State of Emergency on January 18 after nearly two months of the fire burning.

Veteran Pleasant Grove Public Safety Director, Chief Robert Knight is retiring after over 40 years of service.

On Wednesday, Jan. 18, Governor Kay Ivey issued a limited State of Emergency to give officials in St. Clair County all possible legal authorities for use in dealing with the ongoing fire.

Environmental nonprofits like the Cahaba Riverkeeper and the Greater Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollutions say they’ve been working around the clock to see how this landfill fire impacts our air, water and public health.

Rescue officials found 79-year-old Jesse Gaddy inside the home and he was transported to Princeton Baptist Medical Center.

The fire has been burning since November and many are concerned about the long term health impacts of breathing in this smoke, causing some to evacuate or separate their family.

The city held an information session for non-profits, churches and other entities who are interested in providing a space for the 8-foot by 8-foot shelters.

Page Pals is a program where tutors go into each K-8 school to work individually with kids who are struggling.

The Anniston Police Department is investigating an incident that left two men dead on Monday, Jan. 16.

The Sylacauga Police Department is investigating after a 19-year-old man was found shot dead in wrecked vehicle.

The Jasper City Council voted unanimously to an agreement between the city and Rural King, a retail chain specializing in farm and home.

Mayor Woodfin administration’s RESTORE juvenile re-entry program received final passage from the Birmingham City Council.

They are collecting all kinds of items, from toiletries to propane tanks to take to Selma this Friday, Jan. 20.

It happened around 4:30 a.m. The crash sent one vehicle flying, where it caught the top end of a utility pole and hung there until Birmingham Fire and rescue was able to remove it.