AL.com’s “Beyond the Violence” project, in partnership with The Birmingham Times, examines how Birmingham can become safer, ...

A Birmingham Crime Commission’s report in January recommended that the city create what it referred to as “a Public Safety ...

We’ve seen the benefits and the good work in the trauma unit," said Uche Bean. "Our goal is to do an assessment of the good ...

Governor Kay Ivey put pen to paper Wednesday to make Glock switches illegal. The device can be deadly and was found at ...

Alabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan kicked off her mayoral campaign Saturday afternoon in Birmingham, where she asked ...

This is another installment in AL.com’s series “Beyond the Violence," which explores solutions that could make Birmingham ...

Crime Stoppers on Friday announced the agency’s largest payout to date.Chairman Frank Barefield said the six tipsters among ...

Birmingham ended 2024 with 152 homicides, the highest number of killings in the city ever, breaking the record of 148 set in ...

Mayor Randall L. Woodfin updated the Birmingham City Council on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, regarding the progress of ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - A notorious dumping ground in East Birmingham has city leaders frustrated and residents fed up.

Buildings: Birmingham for at least two decades has sought an alternative to its aging city jail, with various solutions ...