The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has received a new police dog named Jaco. Starting Feb. 12, Jaco will be able to certify through the National Narcotic Detector Dog Association.

A man is calling and falsely identifying himself as a representative from Judge Sanderson's court, trying to scam people out ...

The Alabama Sheriff's Association has selected Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway as the Sergeant-At-Arms of the Alabama ...

Birmingham police officers arrested three teenagers in connection with a carjacking, thanks to the efforts of the Birmingham ...

Sat, February 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM UTC New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’ Eggs hatch more bad ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – A new partnership between the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Child Trafficking Solutions Project aims to fight human trafficking. “In Alabama, we have an alarming, ...

HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is hosting the 2025 Alabama Sheriffs Association Winter Conference. According to a news release, the meeting is at the Renaissance ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has not commented on the incident. According to reports obtained by AL.com, the deputy said he was delivering lunch trays when he was overtaken by Harley ...

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified the man as Ricardo Louis Augustus Sutherland. He was 39. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies responded shortly before 8 p.m. to a ...