IRONDALE, Ala. — Wholesale giant Costco has announced plans to open a new 152,000-square-foot warehouse and self-service gas station in Irondale, representing a $105 million investment expected to reshape the local economy and job market. The store will be built at the southwest corner of Grants Mill Road and Interstate 459, near the Mercedes-Benz dealership.…

GADSDEN, Ala. — A new federal lawsuit alleges that Alabama Power’s capped coal ash pond at the former Gadsden Steam Plant is continuing to contaminate groundwater along the Coosa River, despite efforts to close the site in 2018 under federal rules aimed at protecting public health. Coosa Riverkeeper, an environmental nonprofit, filed suit Tuesday against…

JASPER, Ala. — Six more employees at the Walker County Jail have been indicted in connection with the 2023 death of Tony Mitchell, intensifying scrutiny on jail practices after a string of staff arrests and growing public outrage. Mitchell, a mentally ill man, died of hypothermia Jan. 26, 2023, after spending two weeks in the…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Home Depot store in Inverness off U.S. Highway 280 in Alabama has closed its garden center for more than a week following reports of raccoons with newborns in the outdoor retail area, according to multiple eyewitness accounts on local social media. Several residents said the sightings began in late July, with…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A teenager died after a shooting in Birmingham’s Gate City neighborhood Friday morning, according to authorities. The incident occurred just after 8:30a.m. in the 7500 block of 67th Courtway South, where officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim. The juvenile was pronounced dead at the scene, and police continue to…

BESSEMER, Ala. — Authorities are investigating after a 50-year-old woman was found fatally mauled by a pack of dogs in Bessemer, the second deadly dog attack reported in Central Alabama in three days. Delores Mukerson Musgrove was discovered in an overgrown vacant lot near Martin Street and Norwood Avenue, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s…