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    Pelham tossing around idea of forming city school district Video included

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    One Shelby County city is already making plans to break away from the county's school system. Now, another city may add its name to the list. The City of Pelham is tossing around the idea of creating More>>

    Man shot in the ankle during home invasion Video included

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    The Birmingham Police Department responded to a home invasion in the Roebuck area, at about 3 a.m., today. More>>

    Springville Middle School gym roof collapses

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    The roof over the Springville Middle School gym has collapsed.
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    Gadsden native is first-runner up in Miss USA Pageant

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    On Sunday night, two poised but delightfully nervous women, Mary Margaret McCord - Miss Alabama and Erin Brady-Miss Connecticut, held hands and waited for the announcement of Miss USA 2013.
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    Birmingham named All-America City

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    Birmingham was named an All-America City by the National Civic League. The award was given last night in Denver, Colorado. The award is hailed as the "nobel prize" for civic accomplishment. Birmingham More>>

    Navigating the Terrible Twos Video included

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    Dr. Kristen Hirsh, a psychologist with Grayson & Associates, shares tips on what to expect cognitively and behaviorally once your toddler turns two. More>>

    Two shot in Tuscaloosa burglary attempt

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    Two men were shot in the course of a Tuscaloosa burglary early Saturday morning. According to the Tuscaloosa Police Department, police were called around 12:45 a.m. in response to a 19-year-old male that More>>

    Birmingham Police investigate Sunday night homicide

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    Birmingham police are looking for a suspect connected to a homicide that occurred on Birmingham's West Side.
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    • International

    • A large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least three people on the day the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent...
      A large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least three people on the day the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent national army...
    • The leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out...
      Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President...
    • NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor.
      President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.
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