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Deadly Season: ALEA Warns Alabama Drivers as Deer Crashes Spike
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is issuing a fresh warning to motorists as new data show vehicle-versus-deer crashes surging across the state during the fall and winter rut season. Troopers investigated 1,652 vehicle-versus-wildlife crashes in 2024, and ALEA officials say the numbers underline a dangerous pattern that peaks just as holiday traffic…
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Police Fatally Shoot Man at Kingston Public Housing Complex
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Birmingham police officer fatally shot a man late Friday in the Kingston community, the second deadly police shooting linked to a low-income neighborhood in the city in just over a month. The shooting happened outside an apartment in the Rev. Dr. Merrill Todd Homes, a mid-century brick public housing development that…
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Free Climber Rescued After 30-Foot Fall at Ruffner Mountain
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A free climber was airlifted to a hospital after falling about 30 feet at Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, a sprawling former mining site turned urban preserve that many Birmingham residents treat as their backyard wilderness. Birmingham Fire and Rescue and Irondale Fire responded around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to a report that a…
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Birmingham Priest Defrocked after Affair Allegations with Teen
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A longtime Catholic priest in the Birmingham area has been removed from the clerical state following allegations that he began a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl more than 15 years ago, the Diocese of Birmingham confirmed this week. Father Robert Sullivan, 61, served as vicar general for the diocese and pastor…
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Britt’s Leadership in Shutdown Talks Signals Evolving Role for Alabama Senator
WASHINGTON — With the federal government finally reopened after a record 43-day shutdown, Alabama Sen. Katie Britt is emerging as one of the key Republican negotiators credited with helping push a stalled Senate toward a bipartisan deal. The agreement combined a short-term continuing resolution with a package of three appropriations bills, clearing both chambers and…
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Lanett Man Shot After Firing Into Patrol Car Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting
LANETT, Ala. — A 27-year-old man wanted for firing a gun into a Lanett Police Department patrol car was fatally shot by officers during a confrontation Sunday, officials said. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation, officers from the Lanett Police Department and an Auburn Police Department officer assigned to the…
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