UPDATE - Police scanner traffic is tracking numerous reports of trees knocked down and roofs damaged by high winds. The sever thunderstorm warning for the Tri-Cities area has expired.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- People do weird, funny, amusing, and sometimes downright dumb things, and one of the best places to hear about them is on the police scanner. Here are some of the strange things ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Who needs television when there is a police scanner, or four, on your desk? On any given day, dispatch calls from Bessemer to Trussville and all cities in between hold the ...

In the midst of the swirling noise that is an open newsroom, several things stand out. One, everybody knows everybody else’s business because you have no choice but to overhear personal telephone ...

If your spouse calls and asks you where you are and what you’re doing, and you refuse to provide an answer, that person is naturally and rightly going to be suspicious of what you’re up to. It’s a ...