Bria Chatman

New inflation data offers some encouraging signs for consumers, but experts say families should still prepare for higher costs as summer spending ramps up.

The Bessemer Police Department said the officer fired after the dog moved toward him and appeared to pose a threat.

The Bessemer Police Department said the officer fired after the dog moved toward him and appeared to pose a threat.

City leaders said the stations will provide air-conditioned space and water for anyone in need.

Birmingham leaders are reviewing safety measures at Monarch Ridge Apartments following last week’s deadly shooting, as the city considers whether additional action may be necessary.

Alcohol, backpacks and fireworks are some of the items not allowed inside the park during the Fourth of July weekend. Children younger than 18 also must be with a parent or guardian.

About a dozen families are trying to rebuild after a Fourth of July fire destroyed at least 12 apartment units at the Park at Sunderland, according to Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service.

TRUSSVILLE, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) — A husband, his wife and their 5-year-old daughter died Tuesday morning in a crash involving two semitrucks in Alabama.

The Board of Directors for the Central Alabama Water voted Thursday to keep their current chair and vice chair, while questions remained about whether the utility could move its headquarters out of downtown Birmingham.

Environmental groups are raising transparency concerns after learning Bessemer Mayor Kenneth Gulley, the city attorney and the mayor’s chief of staff signed a non-disclosure agreement connected to a proposed large-scale data center.