Arrest Made in Shooting at Local Church Facilities

COURTNEY LEE KNIGHT CORNELIUS OMAR JAMES KNIGHT Late Thursday afternoon, December 9, 2021, detectives with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were able to identify a suspect in a December 3, 2021 shooting that occurred at The Church of Jesus Christ of...

Inmate Found Deceased from Likely Natural Causes

At approximately 5:00 AM this morning, a deputy in the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham was performing his normal cell checks.  During the check, he found a 48-year-old male inmate who was unresponsive.  Medical personnel responded to the cell but were unable to...

Pedestrian Struck on Highway 78

Shortly before 6:00 PM on Thursday, November 9, 2021, Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies were called to investigate reports of a pedestrian struck on Highway 78 at Cresview Road near Dora.  Deputies arrived to find a currently unidentified female had been...

Teen Injured in Shooting

At approximately 8:30 PM tonight, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the 2700 block of Altadena Road in unincorporated Jefferson County, to investigate shots fired.  Upon arrival, it was discovered that a male entered the gymnasium at this...