The driver who hit the child fled on foot. Birmingham patrol officers took him into custody a few blocks from the scene. Read More

Stephen Johnson, 40, whom prosecutors said has volunteered as a youth pastor at an unnamed Birmingham church for more than a decade, met the victim on social media when she was 12 years old and ... Read More

Birmingham leads Alabama with the highest rate of fatal accidents per 10,000 residents (2.5), followed by Montgomery, Mobile, Dothan, Huntsville, and Tuscaloosa. Read More

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A pedestrian was hit Tuesday morning on Interstate 65 North in Birmingham, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), forcing officials to close the roadway. Police have been on ... Read More

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - A pedestrian hit while crossing Interstate 65 North in Birmingham Tuesday morning died on the scene. According to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, the victim was ... Read More

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A pedestrian was fatally struck Tuesday on Interstate 65 in Birmingham. Birmingham police and firefighters were dispatched about 3 a.m. to I-65 northbound in downtown. The location was near Third ... Read More

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The northbound lanes of Interstate 459 are closed at Derby Parkway because of a wreck involving at least one tractor-trailer. Read More

Deputies of the Talladega County Sheriff's Office are investigating a burglary at the Comet Mini-Mart on Old Birmingham Highway a week ago Sunday between 6:45 a.m. and 7:07 a.m. Read More

A man was found shot to death Saturday in the 100 block of 24th Avenue South, just yards off Green Springs Highway. Read More

The man, identified as Foster, was taken to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, where he died, according to records. Smith said they believed the man had been struck by a vehicle, but an ... Read More

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A crash involving at least two vehicles has shut down all lanes of I-459 near mile marker 16 on Wednesday afternoon, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports. Read More

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A major crash caused heavy traffic delays in Birmingham Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened in southbound lanes of Interstate 459 at the Interstate 65 exit just before 3:00 p.m. Read More

Lawrence County Chief Deputy Brian Covington said Deputy Steven Curtis was arrested Sunday night in Winston County after a traffic stop. Covington said, according to witnesses, Curtis, a resident of ... Read More

The Birmingham metro area contains the majority of Alabama's curviest roads and has ... numbers in the area every year since 2020 (with 144 fatalities), as The Birmingham News previously reported. Read More

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? The mammoth speedway was originally known as Alabama International Motor ... ? Talladega Superspeedway is located just off Interstate 20, some 45 miles east of Birmingham and 100 miles ... Read More

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An Alabama restaurant franchisee is the target ... in Chelsea is located at 89 Chesser Plantation Lane, just off Highway 280. The EEOC's Birmingham office said in a statement that since last ... Read More