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US Steel workers in Fairfield eligible for financial assistance
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that workers at U.S. Steel Corp. in Fairfield, Ala., are now eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance , which can provide additional financial support for workers while they retrain for new occupations.
Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed - AP
A A A' Police say a woman has died after being struck along with nine children by a car outside an Alabama middle school.
Injured children were strewn along 50-foot path after being struck by car at Fairfield school
Investigators, students and parents stand near a marked off black car whose driver lost control on Friday, Nov.
Alabama Baptists pass resolution opposing electronic bingo
There were 45 bingo Halls operating in Jefferson County during September before a crackdown by the Birmingham district attorney forced many to close.
Stimulus funds aimed at helping disabled workers land jobs
A computer program that enlarges items on the monitor helps Bakari Dailey, left, and Apryl Stringer with their jobs at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Birmingham.
Our View: Electronic bingo halls that have been deemed illegal in...
The argument, galling as it is, is fairly simple: If electronic bingo isn't allowed to remain open, good people and good causes will suffer.
Some Jefferson County bingo halls close
Some bingo halls in Jefferson County began closing under an order from District Attorney Brandon Falls.
Bessemer DA lets bingo halls stay open for now
A prosecutor is allowing 13 electronic bingo halls in Jefferson County's Bessemer Cutoff to remain open for at least the next few months.
Jefferson County jury deliberates in case of Sin City motorcyclist
A Jefferson County jury this morning began deliberating in the capital murder trial of Charlie Joe Wilson Jr., a Birmingham man accused of killing the president of a rival motorcycle club Jan.
Larry Langford, after defense rests: "It's in the Lord's hands now"
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Verdict puts stain on Larry Langford's legacy of action
Larry Langford addresses the media outside of the Federal Building in Tuscaloosa, Ala., after his federal bribery trial ended Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
Birmingham mayor Larry Langford guilty of bribery, fraud, conspiracy
In the Tuscaloosa federal courthouse, Birmingham mayor Larry Langford was found guilty on all 60 counts of of bribery, money laundering, fraud and conspiracy .
In Fairfield, students boogie down to rally around a classmate with a muscular disease.
Our View: Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls deserves...
Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls on Wednesday took the first step toward sending some electronic bingo halls packing.
Larry Langford's longtime assistant on stand in federal corruption trial
Terri Hatcher, longtime assistant to Mayor Larry Langford, arrives at the Federal Building in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday, Oct.
Owner of Remon's: Blount, LaPierre made payments on Larry Langford's clothing bill
Lobbyist Al LaPierre, who helped make Larry Langford's political agenda a reality as both Fairfield mayor and later as Jefferson County Commission president, pleaded guilty in July 2009 to charges of conspiracy and filing a false tax return.
Fairfield City Council votes to allow first downtown bingo hall
The Fairfield City Council tonight opened the door for electronic bingo in the city's downtown, voting 6-1 in favor of allowing a veterans organization to convert an old movie theater into a part-time bingo attraction.
Hearing on legality of Walker County bingo ends; judge to rule Oct. 26
Lights shine from the BAMACO Bingo hall in Fairfield, Alabama in late September, 2009.
Judge hearing bingo suit tells lawyers: 'Shut up,' focus
There are 45 Bingo Halls operating in Jefferson County which is more than in Walker County.
Few bingo halls meet permit deadline in Birmingham, Alabama
Just two electronic bingo halls - of the 44 known to be operating in Jefferson County - met the sheriff's Friday deadline to apply for bingo permits, county authorities said Monday.
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