FOR YEARS, HOOVER RESIDENT TRACY DISMUKES AND HER FAMILY HAVE DRIVEN HALF AN HOUR TO SEE SHOWS AT THE BJCC. THAT’S WHY SHE AND OTHERS FEEL ALABAMA’S SIXTH LARGEST CITY DESERVES ITS OWN PERFORMING ARTS ...

A 55-year-old woman shot to death outside a Hoover home was unarmed and did not present a physical threat to her brother who is charged in her killing, according to a Jefferson County judge ...