Running 392 miles, U.S. 280 goes from downtown Birmingham to Blichton, Georgia (near Savannah), but traffic congestion sometimes makes it feel like you’ve been on the road long enough to travel 392 miles between Birmingham and Chelsea.
The Alabama Department of Transportation hopes to ease the congestion by widening a 4½-mile stretch that takes travelers through Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills and Birmingham.
Police say prosecutors are preparing to charge a 71-year-old man with murder in the shootings Thursday night at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church outside Birmingham. Police Sgt. Shane said the shooter occasionally attended services at the church.