Birmingham's Crime Commission looked at five cities when assembling data and making recommendations on bringing down its violent crime.

Three candidates have officially announced their run, while speculation grows about other potential candidates.

Authorities have released the name of a man killed in a Friday night shooting in Birmingham that also wounded two others. Birmingham police identified the victim as Jeshaun Chambers. He was 24 and lived in Fairfield.

Birmingham police are investigating a Friday night incident that left one person dead. The incident happened in the 600 Block of 26th Street Southwest around 8 p.m. Few details were immediately available.

Eleven artworks are to be installed in Birmingham as part of a festival that involves dozens of events. A silent disco interactive artwork in Centenary Square and an illumination of words of poet Robert Montgomery in Hippodrome Square will be among the attractions at Birmingham Light Festival.

There are schools in Handsworth, Saltley, Sparkbrook, Harborne, Moseley, Handsworth and elsewhere that get the top rating from Ofsted

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - Birmingham Police are investigating after three people were shot and one was killed Friday night. According to BPD, officers received two shot spotter alerts registering 36 rounds at 7:13 Friday night in the 600 block of 26th St. Southwest.

Mayor Randall Woodfin has voiced strong opposition to the opening of a new downtown lounge, citing concerns over violence in the area.

Birmingham Police said the man was identified as Jeshaun Chambers, 24, of Fairfield. The woman was taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. While at the scene, police learned that a third person had arrived at an area hospital also suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Three West Precinct patrol officers with the Birmingham Police Department were injured after a suspect crashed a stolen SUV into three parked police cars Wednesday night, according to the BPD. The incident occurred just after 10 p.

Start the Adventure in Reading (STAIR) is holding a recruitment drive to help support its literacy program in the Birmingham area.

Food truck owners are preparing to meet with city officials Thursday about new rules. Jamal Brown owns 1918 Catering with his brother. While the focus is on catering, the brothers also own a food truck that today was in Downtown Birmingham — where the 1918 team was serving up the American classics on their menu.