The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the inmate as Charlie James Dunn. He was 27 and lived in Bessemer.

A former Jefferson County jail corrections officer has been arrested for the mistreatment of inmates. Clayton Friddle, 33, ...

Work is underway to fix the newly installed gates on Lookout Mountain that were put in place as part of a nightly closure. A ...

Two bingo halls accused of illegal gambling were raided on Wednesday by the Alabama Attorney General’s office. According to ...

On Tuesday at 4:16 p.m. an updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 5 p ...

Kama Skrek was dialed in in the pitcher's circle for Jefferson, keeping Whippany Park's bats at bay in a one-hit performance ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is looking for a 72-year-old man who has not been seen since Tuesday morning. An ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — Search warrants were served at two bingo halls in Jefferson County Wednesday. The Alabama ...

Jefferson County Commissioners were told Thursday public interest in their Hellbender Preserve and Trail remains strong, with visitors from out-of-state changing their driving plans so they can check ...

A 27-year-old man died days after reportedly attempting to harm himself in his cell at the Jefferson County Jail in Bessemer. On April 26, Charlie James Dunn was ...

Jefferson County is now the 25th IGNITE site in the nation and the fourth in Alabama to adopt the program, and it's already ...

A Jefferson County man has been sentenced to 27 months in prison on a gun charge, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced.