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Buildings: Birmingham for at least two decades has sought an alternative to its aging city jail, with various solutions floated, such as creating a regional jail and working with the county to house ...

In 2025, AL.com’s “Beyond the Violence” project ... The public safety director there oversees police and fire, 911 center, jail and other departments. “The City of St. Louis emphasized ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — 27 rural hospitals are at risk of closing in the state of Alabama, that’s according to Center for ...

Many leaders are taking actionable steps to ensure all population groups living within the Birmingham area and state of Alabama have access to the resources that promote and protect health.

Emergency crews responded to a serious incident on Interstate 65 early this morning, where a male pedestrian was found with ...

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency for all 67 counties due ... the National Weather Service's storm prediction center placed a large part of central Alabama under a ...

The city of Center Point held 'A Positive Expereince,'Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr is urging residents to ...

Significant severe weather and life-threatening flash flooding continue to impact much of the mid-South up through the Ohio ...

HCA broke ground on the site May 10, 2024. The ER is open 24/7 and has 10 private rooms, one trauma bay and capabilities for ...

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms pass through Alabama overnight into Monday morning bringing locally heavy ...

A bill moving through the Legislature would require local school boards to adopt a policy to store student cellphones during ...