BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May 22 (Reuters) - County legislators for Alabama's bankrupt Jefferson County voted unanimously on Tuesday to skip a $15 million payment due Oct. 1 on about $200 million of Jefferson County general obligation warrants.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Alabama -- A line of storms Monday night and early today peppered western Jefferson County with hail and knocked down a number of trees and power lines, according to National Weather Service reports. Keisa Sharpe-Johnson, a ...

With hurricane season beginning next week, Jefferson Parish residents can learn how to prepare for future storms while also indulging in America's favorite passtime. Jefferson Parish will present the 2012 Jefferson Parish Hurricane Prep Rally at ...

Jefferson County, Alabama, can’t fully repay $205 million in general-obligation bonds without raising taxes, the county’s bankruptcy lawyer said, threatening investors with losses not seen in the U.S. since the Great Depression. Since the ...

The Jefferson Township Recreation Department is accepting registration applications for its ninth season of summer day camp at Camp Jefferson. Camp will run from June 25 through Aug. 24 in a safe and natural environment at the township’s 94-acre facility ...

The Jefferson Township Board of Education convened a special meeting on May 21 to handle business that will keep the district running in the 2012-2013 school year. They made appointments for the various positions that are in charge of the many areas of the ...

Amile Jefferson’s commitment will be a huge boost for Duke this upcoming season—he’s one of the nation’s top recruits. But for the same reason that he’ll make an instant impact for the Blue Devils, Jefferson will flirt early with the NBA.

“First Friend. Thomas Jefferson: The Original Social Networker,” written by Kathleen Reid, is released today in a groundbreaking format tying social media to our 3rd President. Thomas Jefferson actually developed the first social network 200 years ...

Inning for inning, strikeout for strikeout, pitchers Greg Schneider and Brendan McKay pretty much matched each other. The WPIAL playoff game that had the potential for a classic pitchers duel lived up to its billing. Through eight innings neither pitcher ...