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A non-profit group says crime has dropped 67 percent in downtown Birmingham since 1995. City Action Partnership, or CAP, attributes this decline to extra security presence in the downtown area.

A Birmingham police officer has been accused in the string of Ensley arsons, multiple sources tell Fox 6 News.

Officials have identified the officer as Curtis Thornton, 27, of Warrior. No charges have been filed or arrests made in connection to the Ensley fires.

'We have several thousand homes that need to be demolished, rehabilitated or the owners need to be forced to fix them up,' Mayor William Bell said. 'We have to have a long-term strategy.'

As the summer holidays approach, a consumer group has warned that a 'postcode lottery' on foreign currency exchange rates may be leaving some holidaymakers short-changed.Which? sent mystery shoppers to ...

Wet globe temperature monitoring, also known as WBGT, is available on the new Kestrel 4400 heat stress meter.Birmingham, MI (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Wet Globe Temperature Monitoring or “WBGT”, a critical measurement for monitoring heat stress, is one of the most important features found in the recently launched Kestrel 4400 heat stress meter, according to online retailers KestrelMeters.com. Wet ...

The gals of Charleston Wine Food Fest are experts when it comes to eating and drinking stamina. Their latest stop took them to Birmingham, where they got to eat at the restaurants of two of the best chefs in the South: Frank Stitt and Chris Hastings. more…

Birmingham police said the guard fatally shot a 24-year-old man and shot a 24-year-old woman in the leg.

With money markets in turmoil, it pays to know exactly who owns the banks and building societies you save with.

A police officer in Birmingham, Ala., has been arrested after a series of arson fires in abandoned houses in the city and in a suburb to its north.