Federal prosecutors say the owner of pizza franchises throughout the Southeast has pleaded guilty to submitting false tax returns. Authorities said Tuesday that 64-year-old Ramon Arias of Mountain Brook pleaded guilty to filing false federal income tax returns that didn’t account for money he took from Little Caesars restaurants he owns. Officials say Arias diverted money from the gross receipts…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – New Census data shows that Huntsville could be on track to become the state’s largest city by around 2030. The data  shows that more than 10,000 residents have been added to Huntsville since 2010. At that rate, Huntsville would pass Birmingham as the state’s largest city within 15 years. The data also shows that among the…
There has been a Family Justice Center in Montgomery since 2010. It, and others like it. are based on the first such center, begun in 2001 in California. All of them are authorized by federal law. Now Birmingham is starting one: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Birmingham Mayor William Bell, Police Chief A.C. Roper and others say they hope consolidating legal…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Federal officials say four loaded firearms were found at security checkpoints in Birmingham’s airport within three days. Transportation Security Administration spokesman Mark Howell said in a statement that two loaded handguns were found in passengers’ carry-on bags Monday morning at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Howell says and two loaded firearms were also found in passengers’ carry-on…
If you have been sneezing your way through the early Spring in the River Region, you might find it hard to believe there is only one Alabama city on a list of the 100 with the worst allergy problems and it is NOT Montgomery. The city is Birmingham, which was ranked 17th last year in the list is generated by…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Birmingham police say a Selma resident is charged with capital murder in the killing of an 18-year-old man. A police statement says 19-year-old Alfred Parnell is being held without bond in the gunshot death of Maliek Mcbride. He was arrested Tuesday in Homewood by U.S. marshals. Officers responding to a call found Mcbride dead in a…
Birmingham police say a woman whose burned body was found near a trash bin may have been strangled. A statement from police says medical examiners ruled the death a homicide because the victim had lacerations on her neck from a possible strangulation. The victim’s name isn’t being released until relatives can be notified. Police Lt. Sean Edwards says the woman’s…
It’s a good day to be a Keith Bear. The Lady Bears defeated Loachapoka 53-43 tonight in the 1A Central Regional Final. Keith started down 15-2 in the first quarter, but stormed back in the 4th to win the game. The Lady Bears win the Central Regional title for the 3rd time in four years. They will play Spring Garden…
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is planning a weekend campaign stop in Alabama ahead of the state’s Super Tuesday primary next week. The Clinton campaign said in a statement that she’ll hold a get-out-the vote event Saturday in Birmingham. Her campaign officials say more details about the visit will be released later. Campaign officials say Clinton plans on discussing income…
A fight that broke out during a City Council meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, left the mayor and a councilman with minor injuries. Police Chief A.C. Roper told reporters Mayor William Bell was being evaluated at a hospital following the fight, which occurred outside the council chamber during a meeting Tuesday. Councilman Marcus Lundy also was taken to a hospital. It’s…
