Morgan Hightower

Pulling down the long driveway leading back to her trailer the day after the storm, Sweitzer said the devastation she saw was “unbelievable.”

Senator Britt’s plan would allow taxpayers to take full advantage of both benefits, increase maximum deductions for the CDCTC to $5,000 for one child, or $8,000 for multiple children, and increase pretax contributions to an employee sponsored D-CAP to $7,500.

A grand jury in Tuscaloosa County indicted the parents of a child taken to the hospital with serious injuries, including brain bleeding, with aggravated child abuse, according to court records.

A mother in Calhoun County is charged in connection with her newborn’s death after admitting to taking fentanyl prior to her scheduled induction, according to court records.

Zachary Holmes is charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

Two men in Birmingham are accused of using a ride-sharing app to find a victim to carjack and steal their vehicle, according to federal court records.

Precious Vessels Learning Center is now closed.

Several defendants, including the man accused of killing 11 people over a 3-month period in Birmingham, appeared in court Tuesday, Jan. 7, to be arraigned.

She is accused of causing her daughter’s death, failing to report abuse of her son, and showing “extreme indifference” to the value of her son’s life.

Birmingham Police investigated 138 criminal homicides in 2024, up from 126 in 2023 and 134 in 2022.