The suspect in the shooting death of a 41-year-old man in Birmingham claims the shooting happened while he was defending his girlfriend, an “escort” who claimed she was raped by the homicide victim.

Authorities have released the name of a man a Birmingham police officer fatally shot in the city’s Kingston community late Friday night. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the ...

One person is dead after a shooting in Birmingham Friday night. The Birmingham Police Department said the incident happened shortly before 11:30 p.m. in the 900 block of 14th Place Southwest. Police ...