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

The Alpha Phi chapter of Omega Psi Phi was chartered in Birmingham in 1924 and is one of the largest chapters in the fraternity, according to the news release. Omega Psi Phi was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1911.

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.

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.

A man died and another man and a woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries after three dozen shots rang out Friday night in southwest Birmingham, police said. Around 7:13 p.m. Friday, West Precinct officers responded to two ShotSpotter notifications — which indicate gunfire — that registered about 36 rounds in the 600 block of 26th Street Southwest,

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

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.

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.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - Jimmie Hale Mission and the city of Birmingham are opening their warming station ahead of the expected freezing temperatures this upcoming week. The mission says they will open Sunday evening, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m. and will remain open round-the-clock until midday Wednesday, Jan. 22.

An incident in Birmingham recieved a large police presence Wednesday night.Multiple officers with the Birmingham Police Department were gathered in the 1500 blo

People gathered to support ways to reduce gun violence and remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.The Community Affairs Committee held a gun buyback event and a community walk in honor of Dr.

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