Shelby County News

Pilgrims gather in Shelby County. More than 2,000 people from across the country have been gathered in rural Shelby County since Wednesday, hoping to feel the presence of the mother of Jesus.

Celebrating America's birthday means fireworks, parades and cookouts everywhere on July 4, giving Shelby County residents many options for how to spend their holiday.

Shelby Academy, a private school founded in 1970, will not reopen in the fall, according to board member Cindy Wingard.

From the Caritas of Birmingham Web site, Marija Lunetti, praying to the Virgin Mary.

From left, Allyson Crenshaw, Roxie Faulkner and Jillian Beasley, all 12, practice feeding babies during Babysitter's Boot Camp, a two-day program offered by the American Red Cross that teaches a range of skils, from feeding and holding babies to constructing a splint or a sling to interviewing for a job.

Alabaster Police arrested Sonia on Friday, while officers served the warrant on "Chopper" at the Shelby County Jail, where he is currently being held.

The north Chilton County man believed to be involved in a string of purse robberies targeting older women in Helena, Calera and Montevallo in Shelby County on Friday has been arrested.

Police in three Shelby County jurisdictions are searching for two suspects believed to be responsible for a rash of robberies today.

The Helena Police Department has issued warrants for a man suspected in several robberies this morning in Shelby County in which older women with purses have been the targets, Helena Lt.

The Shelby County School Board votes to stiffen the penalties for students who are caught with cell phones in class.

You just snapped a photo of a car that tried to run you off the road, and you want to get it to the police fast enough to have the driver caught.

We were more than pleased with the outcome of the $20 on the 20th campaign, in which several local businesses offered special deals for $20 on June 20.

Medical officials say a 76-year-old woman has suffered Shelby County's first heat-related death of 2009.

A second air quality alert in 2 days for the Birmingham metro area. The Alabama Partners for Clean Air announced a CODE ORANGE air quality alert for higher levels of ozone for Thursday, June 25, 2009.

An 18-year-old Birmingham man arrested Monday after being pursued by Shelby County deputies and Hoover and Montevallo police has been charged with burglary, theft, possession of marijuana, and unlawful breaking and entering of a vehicle, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office announced this evening.

"They are the talk of the community," owner Bridgette Weathers said of cow Molly and goat Maddie Lane.

When the usual means of communications overload during a crisis, amateur radio operators come to the rescue, often saving lives and property.

Four men were arrested Wednesday after the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force discovered a methamphetamine lab in Chelsea, the sheriff's office said.

State troopers are working two wrecks involving as many as six vehicles, including one that has crashed down an embankment on Shelby County 43 at U.S. 280.

They have already built and painted a toolbox and will create a welding project, as well as visit a construction site.