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By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times There is no closure after losing a child, said Pamela Bass, who lost her 29-year-old son, Antonio “Toni” Bass”,...

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times On Saturday, dozens of students from across Jefferson County gathered at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham for a Community Teen...

By Adrian Sainz Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the...

The Birmingham Times State and local leaders on Tuesday cut the ribbon at the Craig Crisis Care Center in Birmingham which will offer assistance for...

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said this week that a number of recent homicides in the city have followed a “pattern”...

By Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide rate.” Sign...

Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com This story appeared originally on AL.com Birmingham police Chief Scott Thurmond on Monday announced a $5,000 hiring bonus for new and lateral...

By  Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series ”Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide...

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times (Another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series on Gun Violence in the City) For the past 30 years, Felicia Mearon has...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times First in a series Earlier this year, Yasmine Wright, a 10th grader at Wenonah High School, left her job at...