The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation Thursday night. According to the BPD, the investigation is taking place in the 1400 block of 12th Ave. N. This is an ongoing investigation.

The Birmingham Police Department has seen more than 100 people attend the physical agility and abilities screenings required to qualify for the Birmingham Police Academy, according to Mayor Randall Woodfin.

It happened sometime before 9 p.m., in the 1400 block of 12th Avenue North, according to the Birmingham Police Department.

A man was fatally shot during an apparent argument Thursday night on a north Birmingham sidewalk. North Precinct officers responded shortly before 8:30 p.m. to multiple 911 calls of someone shot in the 1400 block of 12th Avenue North in the Fountain Heights community. They arrived to find the victim unresponsive on the sidewalk.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - Birmingham Police officers are set to receive new technology aimed at helping to solve violent cases. This week, the city council approved an extension of a program that allows for extensive testing of bullets recovered from crime scenes.

Birmingham's $16 million police recruitment plan sees positive results, with new candidates and increased academy participation.

Multiple officers with the Birmingham Police Department are gathered in the 600 block of 26th Street SW Friday night.

Kierra Stubbs first went missing on April 24, 2014, in Birmingham, Ala. Now, 11 years later, the Birmingham Police Department continue to search for her, and executed a search warrant to search her former residence on Thursday,

Three West Precinct patrol officers with the Birmingham Police Department were injured after a suspect crashed a stolen SUV into three parked police cars Wednesday night, according to the BPD. The incident occurred just after 10 p.

The Birmingham Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday night. At around 6:30 p.m., North Precinct officers responded to a call of multiple shots fired in the 2300 block of 1st Ave.

An inmate has died while being held in the Birmingham City Jail, according to the coroner's office. Sonny Charles Leppala, 55, of Birmingham died yesterday at the jail after staff found him unresponsive in his cell during a routine wellness check at 1:29 a.m. He was pronounced dead at 2:19 a.m.

The Birmingham Police Department has confirmed they are searching an area in Ensley for the remains of a Birmingham mother who has been missing since April 2014.