Sumiton police chief talks consequences of "swatting" calls after fake hostage situation ...

The Sumiton Police Department is investigating a swatting call that occurred Tuesday afternoon. According to public ...

A large-scale police response was triggered Tuesday afternoon in Sumiton, Alabama, following a false report of a shooting and ...

Numerous law enforcement agencies responded to a reported shooting and hostage situation in Sumiton Tuesday afternoon, only to learn later that the incident was a prank.

As protions of the state of Alabama prepares for possible winter storms-- jefferson county roads and transportation are ...

Around 1:08 p.m. the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team responded to the 100 block of Glen Brook Road in Sumiton to assist Sumiton Police with a possible shooting and hostage situation.

A report of a deadly shooting and possible hostage situation inside a Sumiton home turned out to be a swatting call.

The area has seen its fair share of state championships.Four in one year — that's a different story.Jasper's girls picked up ...

This week, CBS 42 Meteorologist Alex Puckett, the Chick-fil-A cow and Chick-fil-A of Birmingham representatives set out to Sumiton Christian School in Sumiton, Ala. to honor eleventh grade English ...

On Saturday at 11:05 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 11:15 ...

GARDENDALE, Ala. (WIAT) — An 85-year-old Sumiton man died in a single vehicle crash in Gardendale Thursday morning. Phillip Don Ellis was a passenger in a car that left the roadway and collided ...

The victim has been identified as Phillip Don Ellis of Sumiton, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. Authorities say the accident happened on Sardis Road at Mount Olive Road. Ellis was ...