A new Jefferson County lawsuit claims Escape Day Spa kept booking clients with Matthew Owen Jones despite prior complaints.

Council President Darrell O'Quinn calls it “Jim Crow 2.0” as Birmingham debates who should run its 2,000-acre park system.

Jonathan Ray was booked Thursday after resident David Napier accused him of threats outside a council meeting.

The Local Bourbon House and Eatery converted a parking lot into a patio with live music, soccer and smash burgers from grass-fed Alabama beef.

A 2,000-foot evacuation radius covered Industrial and Walker drives in Springville after a Thursday afternoon freight derailment; the order was lifted at 6 p.m.

Birmingham reaches 91 degrees Thursday before rain and thunderstorms take over much of the weekend.

Government Plaza hosts free German food, a 5K and a dachshund dash this Saturday, with an Alabama game on the big screen.

William Wingard, 19, is the second suspect charged in the July killing of 62-year-old Alan Griffin.

A 24-year-old faces aggravated assault charges after a Friday shooting near Waterworks Road, while the driver of the victim's car was also arrested on a stolen-firearm possession charge.

Ryan Mychael George Jr., 18, is jailed on $25,000 bond after deputies say he stabbed an acquaintance in Smiths Station.