Birmingham police down nearly 300 officers as violent crime surges: What is being done?

16 May 2024, 1:31 pm

Money is not the problem, said Council President Darrell O’Quinn. The department at the end of 2023 fiscal year left $12 million unspent, he said.... Read More »

Birmingham to consider $89,000 monthly deal for 200 traffic cameras with Alabama Power

16 May 2024, 7:01 am

Birmingham City Council soon will consider a five-year contract with alabama power to maintain and install more than two hundred traffic cameras.The cost - five ...... Read More »

19 jailed, 7 cars impounded, drugs, guns seized as Birmingham’s exhibition driving crackdown continues

15 May 2024, 9:19 am

Nineteen more people have been arrested and seven more vehicles impounded in the latest round of a Birmingham police operation aimed at putting ... with three of the cases presented to the Northern ...... Read More »

3 children shot in Birmingham, Center Point on Mother’s Day is ‘absolutely unacceptable,’ police say

13 May 2024, 10:30 am

Two children shot in separate Birmingham incidents on Mother’s Day are recovering, and one of them is already home with her family. An 8-year-old girl was injured in a barrage of gunfire Sunday night ...... Read More »

8-year-old girl shot multiple times in crossfire of Birmingham shootout, police say

12 May 2024, 7:09 pm

Roughly 70 shots were fired as dozens gathered outside in the Gate City community at numerous Mother’s Day or family gatherings.... Read More »

Father and young son shot in targeted shooting on Mother's Day in Birmingham, said police

12 May 2024, 2:01 pm

A man and his young son were shot during the afternoon on Mother's Day in Birmingham. The Birmingham Police Department said officers responded to a person shot call in the 1500 block of Cullman Avenue ...... Read More »

1 dead, 6 wounded in Birmingham, Alabama, shooting, police say

5 May 2024, 8:29 am

Police say a shootout on the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, between at least two parties left one person dead and six people wounded.... Read More »

1 dead, 6 wounded in Birmingham shooting, police say

5 May 2024, 7:11 am

Officers responding to reports of gunshots just after 2 a.m. Sunday in west Birmingham found a car that had crashed into a utility pole. The driver was dead.... Read More »

1 Dead, 6 Wounded in Birmingham, Alabama, Shooting, Police Say

5 May 2024, 1:29 am

1 Dead, 6 Wounded in Birmingham, Alabama, Shooting, Police Say BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A shootout on the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, early Sunday between at least two parties left one person ...... Read More »

1 dead, 6 wounded in Birmingham, Alabama, shooting, police say

4 May 2024, 1:00 pm

(AP) — A shootout on the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, early Sunday between at least two parties left one person dead and six people wounded, police said. Police responding to reports of ...... Read More »

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