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.

The dispute began in Feb. 2024 when Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin filed a complaint against Jefferson County Sheriff Mark ...

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

For the first time, the mother of two people hit by an off-duty Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was allegedly ...

A deputy with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was charged with two counts of assault following a multi-vehicle crash ...

Shamonte D. Lanfair, 34, of Birmingham is charged with two counts of first-degree assault. She has been placed on administrative leave, according to a Jefferson County spokesperson. The crash happened ...

The state's highest court has made a final decision in the legal fight between the city of Birmingham and the Jefferson County sheriff over jail housing.

An off-duty Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputy was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when she crashed a department vehicle earlier in October.

Two additional arrests have been made in connection with a Jefferson County shooting that led to the death of Cleveland High School cheerleader Kimber Mills and left three others injured.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Four people, including two teenagers, were injured in a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning at an outdoor gathering in Jefferson County, according to the ...