Hoover News

LSU's Ryan Eades delivers in the first inning during a Southeastern Conference tournament college baseball game against Alabama, Friday, May 24, 2013, at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala.

John Martin Noles was arrested around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday at his home without incident, and was transported to the Shelby County Jail.

Arkansas' Matt Vinson, left, scores past LSU's Ty Ross for the go-ahead and eventual game-winning run during the Southeastern Conference Tournament college baseball game on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala.

HOOVER, Ala. - As pitching on both sides settled into a groove it became clear Wednesday morning that one run could be a difference maker for Ole Miss or Arkansas.

Top-seeded Vanderbilt University's baseball team was upset Wednesday by No. 9 seed Texas A&M at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala., The Tennessean reports.

Members of the Hoover High School Class of 2013 covered Principal Don Hulin with Apple logo stickers as they accepted their diplomas at UAB's Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

Spain Park High School has three sets of triplets in the Class of 2013. They are, from left, Carlton, Amanda and Danielle Ivy; Connor, Paige and Katherine Burleson; and A.J., Sam and Hannah Hudson.

Deonte Dontrel Knatt , 19, Byron Jerome McNeal, 17, and a 15-year-old male face charges in a robbery and shooting Monday that sent a 17-year-old man to the hospital.

The California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, recently held that school district bond revenues could not be spent on stadium lighting where the bond proposition did not specifically list field lighting as part of the contemplated projects, in accordance with the requirements of Proposition 39.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Resource Real Estate Opportunity , a Philadelphia-based real estate investment trust, has acquired Hoover's Autumn Wood Apartments complex in an $8.5 million deal, the REIT announced today.

The Riverchase Galleria and the adjoining Wynfrey Hotel and office tower are getting a big renovation, a sign that Hoover's retail market is strong and getting stronger.

HOOVER, Alabama - A 68-year-old woman is en route to UAB Hospital after she was pulled from her car which was submerged in Hoover's Star Lake.

HOOVER, Alabama - Saxophonist Vann Burchfield , who has performed at the White House on four occasions, is scheduled to play a free concert at the Hoover Library Plaza this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Burchfield, a Bessemer native, in February 2000 set a Guinness world record for circular breathing, holding one continuous note for 47 minutes, 6 seconds, ... (more)

The video popped up on YouTube over the weekend showing a remarkable stunt: A young man attached to a bungee cord leaps from a 100 foot tower.

Former state Sen. Lowell Barron is seeking "special treatment" in asking a DeKalb County judge to seal all court filings by prosecutors pertaining to evidence.

Unseen civil rights Huddle Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and Freedom Riders discuss plans at Birmingham Greyhound Terminal after drivers refused to carry them farther.

Lee-Huntsville High School's Timothis Williams totaled 3,222 points after five events Monday to hold a slim lead in the 2013 AHSAA Decathlon competition over Hoover's Charles Mosley.

The Hoover school board tonight appointed two new chief academic officers to help oversee instructional programs in Hoover City Schools.

Eight high schools in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area were picked among the best 2,000 public high schools in the nation by Newsweek and The Daily Beast websites in their recently released annual rankings.

The Lake Crest Homeowners Association is asking the city of Hoover tonight for permission to replace a tennis court next to the neighborhood's pool with a playground.