Drivers in Jefferson County are expressing growing concerns over the lack of lighting on local interstates, which they say ...

The National Weather Service Birmingham office recognizes Feb. 3-7 as Severe Weather Awareness Week, ahead of Alabama's ...

The district is one of nearly 40 Alabama school systems that are still under active desegregation orders. Just a decade ago, Jefferson County and the city of Gardendale fought a dramatic battle ...

Right now, if I was a driver, I’d consider every bridge impassable whether that bridge is impassable or not,’’ said Jefferson County ... City Roads are impassable. Alabama 77 to Alabama ...

SO FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE, THE ALABAMA POWER BUILDING RIGHT THERE IS 321FT TALL. CITY FEDERAL IS 325FT TALL ... SMITH LAKE AREA THROUGH PARTS OF JEFFERSON AND BLOUNT, ETOWAH COUNTY, TUSCALOOSA COUNTY ...

Iowa’s anti-French sentiments are reflected in Clayton County’s Elkader, named after Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din, an ...

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Local income taxes can be an important progressive revenue raiser, as they ask more of higher-income households and are ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Child Trafficking Solutions Project to combat human trafficking in Alabama. CTSP is a state-wide ...