The FBI released photos and video footage of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing case that killed three and left more than 170 people injured. The photos show two men, one wearing a white hat and the other a black hat, carrying backpacks. You can view the video here. If you have visual images, video, and/or details regarding the explosions along the Boston Marathon route and elsewhere, submit them o ...

A federal jury late Tuesday convicted a Pinson man and member of an anti-government Sovereign Citizens group for mailing a fictitious financial instrument to pay off his home mortgage, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr.   The jury convicted Donald Joe Barber, 64, of mailing a fictitious “bonded promissory note” to his mortgage servicing company o ...

FOX News and CNN were reporting that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombing. Now, both news agencies say they are receiving conflicting reports. CNN reports, "A federal law enforcement source told CNN's Fran Townsend that someone was arrested. But later, two senior administration officials and another federal official told Townsend that there had been a misunderstanding among officials and t ...

FOX News is reporting that law enforcement has identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and injured more than 140. According to the report, a surveillance camera at Lord and Taylor which is across the street from one of the bomb locations has given law enforcement clear video of the scene. The report says, "Authorities have reportedly identified an image of a young man ca ...

The New York Times is reporting that a series of explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon has left runners and spectators injured and bloodied. The Boston Marathon Facebook page posted, "There were two bombs that exploded near the finish line in today's Boston Marathon. We are working with law enforcement to understand what exactly has happened." The Times reports that Boston Police have confi ...

The National Weather Service forecast for Sunday is calling for a rainy day as a system pushes northward from the gulf. Sunday- A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then a chance of rain after 4 p.m. High near 63. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Sunday Night- A 30 percent ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Jefferson County on Thursday. According to the weather statement, severe thunderstorms are possible across all of Central Alabama today and tonight as a line of showers and thunderstorms move west to east across the area this afternoon and evening. Look for the activity to impact the northwest as early as 9 a.m. and last until 11 p.m. i ...

By Gary Lloyd When eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 between Interstate 459 and Interstate 20/59 close for road repairs Monday, an estimated 35,000 to 38,000 additional vehicles will likely pass through Trussville each day. Trussville Mayor Gene Melton said Trussville residents who work in downtown Birmingham or those who travel this area need to think about changing their routes or leaving earlier than norm ...

By Scott Buttram In a study released by the Alabama Policy Institute, Trussville ranked as the 10th best city for business among the 50 largest cities in Alabama. Fairhope took the top spot, while Selma was rated the worst city in Alabama to do business. Trussville was also second in Jefferson County, trailing only Center Point, which finished in the ninth spot statewide. The report ranked 50 cities based o ...

The Authentic South website describes the new program as a "storytelling podcast on Southern culture."  In Tanner Latham's debut program, he interviews different characters from Alabama, including Trussville's John Floyd,  and asks for their take on what it means to be Southern. Latham, who created, produces and hosts the program, is described on the website as, "...a travel writer and multimedia storytelle ...