Birmingham mayor warns violators after Alabama bans gun conversion devices
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Wednesday outlawing Glock switches and other gun conversion devices, an approval ...
Alabama police officer’s murder trial will proceed, court rules
A criminal appeals court has ruled that the immunity hearing for an Alabama police officer charged with murder will proceed.
Birmingham PD announces arrests as part of city's illegal dumping crackdown
Two men were arrested for illegal dumping in Birmingham.The City of Birmingham announced a campaign designed to combat ...
Large police presence on Iota Avenue in Birmingham
Police responded to an incident on Iota Avenue in Birmingham Friday night.Multiple Birmingham Police Department vehicles and scene tape surrounded the area just ...
Birmingham building out crime fighting measures; price tag could approach $30 million
Buildings: Birmingham for at least two decades has sought an alternative to its aging city jail, with various solutions ...
What would make Birmingham safer in 2025? Residents weigh in
In 2025, AL.com’s “Beyond the Violence” project, in partnership with The Birmingham Times, examines how Birmingham can become ...
Alabama City Suspends Entire Police Force After Sweeping Indictments
The City Council of Hanceville voted to disband its police force and then rebuild it after its chief and four officers were ...
Counting down the days to the World Police and Fire Games in Birmingham
Birmingham is 100 days away from the 2025 World Police and Fire Games on Wednesday. Businesses, volunteers and sponsors are ...
Alabama city leaders vote to replace and rebuild troubled police department
HANCEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Dozens of oxycodone pills, other drugs and a handgun were among the items missing from the evidence ...
Ala. Police, City Officials Evolve Crime Plan after Historically Violent Year
Since a September mass shooting and a record-level of violent crime last year, Birmingham police are hitting high-crime areas ...
2 teens arrested after robbery, shooting in Birmingham
A man was shot and robbed while hanging with friends at a house in the 1900 block of St. Charles Avenue Southwest, according to Birmingham Police.
Alabama city divided over whether to abolish police department accused of "culture of corruption"
HANCEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — As a small Alabama city weighs whether to disband its police department accused of having a “rampant culture of corruption,” residents are split over how to weigh the need for ...