Birmingham AL

The city of Birmingham will be building a daytime outdoor homeless shelter in downtown.

When you’re cruising through Bessemer, Alabama, and spot a metal pig proudly perched atop a red roof, pull over immediately – your barbecue pilgrimage has reached its destination. Bob Sykes BAR-B-Q isn’t just another roadside eatery; it’s a smoke-scented institution that’s been converting barbecue skeptics into...

Dream Flavors, a locally owned ice cream truck, is setting up their first brick and mortar location in downtown Birmingham. Dream Flavors has operated for 8 years, serving a wide variety of shaved ice flavors, ice cream, Italian ice and novelty popsicles. The new shop is set to open in March, according to the owner.

The most visible sign on the Birmingham skyline is about to bear a new message. Since August of 2024, the giant billboard atop the 17-story Two North Twentieth building has featured Alabama A&M University. It bore the school’s logo and the slogan “Start Here. Go Anywhere.”. Within the...

CHELSEA, Ala. (WBRC) - A woman from Mississippi died in a crash involving a train in Shelby County, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. WBRC saw a large law enforcement presence around the railroad crossing on County Road 433 in Chelsea just before 9 p.m. Tuesday. The Shelby...

The last two Winn-Dixie supermarkets in Birmingham have begun store closing sales. On Wednesday, store closing signs appeared and discounts between 20 to 40 percent were posted throughout the store. Below are the locations of the two remaining Birmingham-area stores and their closing dates, according to Winn-Dixie...

Two men were killed in a single-vehicle crash late Tuesday night on Interstate 59 in Trussville. Kaleb Michael Bulva, 36, of Beckley, West Virginia, and Michael Tyler Smith, 31, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, were passengers in a vehicle involved in a wreck on I-59 South near Deerfoot Parkway. According...

MISSISSIPPI — A subtle but potentially concerning tornado setup is taking shape across central Mississippi into west-central Alabama Thursday evening, with areas including Jackson, Meridian, Tuscaloosa and Birmingham positioned near a narrow corridor of enhanced storm ingredients. Forecasters are describing the...

In a scene worthy of a movie, an erratic driver turned heads and raised alarms during the evening rush. Stay tuned for what happened next.

Hoover authorities are looking for two runaway juvenile girls who were in Hill Crest Behavioral Health together. 16-year-old Diamond Clark reportedly left her guardian at the Hoover Riverchase Galleria and got into a white Toyota Corolla close to Blue Pearl Animal Hospital on Sunday, Feb. 22. Diamond was with...