An investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead in his cell at the Jefferson County Jail in Bessemer. D’Koleman ...

A 24-year-old inmate, D’Koleman Juvan Harris, was found unresponsive in a two-person cell at the Jefferson County Jail in ...

Louie E. Smoke was a Vietnam veteran. Hired by Sheriff Mel Bailey, Smoke served under three sheriffs before retiring in 2002.

Two men were killed in a single vehicle crash early Sunday in Bessemer. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the ...

Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office responded to a robbery report on October 4, 2025, at a food truck on the ...

Longtime deputy and narcotics investigator Jude Washington is running for Jefferson County Sheriff. Washington led narcotics operations at the county for a decade and as a deputy for nearly thirty ...

A series of reports profiling this year's Families of the Year, chosen by the Family Guidance Center of Alabama.

A much-criticized law that fast-tracked evictions in Missouri has been tossed out. Critics of the so-called “squatters law” have chicken coops to thank for that happening. Both the new eviction law as ...

The following are incident and offense reports from municipal police departments in Shelby County from Aug. 31-Oct. 9: Sept. 29 -Domestic violence – third degree/criminal mischief from the 300 Block ...

A 24-year-old Bessemer man was found dead inside the Jefferson County Jail Sunday morning. The Jefferson County Coroner’s ...

D’Koleman Juvan Harris, 24, was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday morning at around 8:15 a.m. He was pronounced dead minutes later. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said that an autopsy will ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after they say a person was shot in Fairfield on Saturday morning, Nov ...