Birmingham AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Dentists are encouraging residents to find alternative ways to prevent tooth decay now that Birmingham’s water no longer contains fluoride. Tooth decay cases are 15% higher in children in Alabama cities that don’t put fluoride in their water, according to Dr. Stephen Mitchell with the Sparks Dental Clinic at UAB.

Birmingham will host a series of events May 3-9 as part of Small Business Week 2026, offering resources, workshops, and networking opportunities for local entrepreneurs. For more than 60 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration has celebrated National Small Business Week to recognize the contributions of entrepreneurs and small business owners. Birmingham Small Business Week 2026, which coincides with the national observance, is...

A joint narcotics investigation in Birmingham has led to the arrest of a 33-year-old man and the confiscation of several narcotics. Quadrius Henley was arrested due to the combined efforts of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigators and the Drug Enforcement Administration Huntsville Field Division. A search at...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Good morning and happy Saturday!. It’s a dry and warm start to the morning with temperatures in the low-to-mid-60s. I’m tracking a cold front across the central United States that is forecast to move through our area tonight. It will give us some much-needed rainfall.

People in Alabama have a special fondness for The Bright Star, a Bessemer restaurant that dates back to 1907. It’s one of the state’s oldest restaurants, frequented by folks who relish the steaks, seafood, desserts and more. Although fine dining is the goal at this beloved eatery — and The Bright Star earned a 2010 James Beard Award in the America’s Classic category — regulars also...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Dunkin' Rewards members can earn four times the points on any Cold Brew purchase on April 20. Members who order ahead on the app will get an extra 100 bonus points as part of Mobile Mondays. Dunkin's Cold Brew is steeped for 12 hours using 100% Arabica...

ALABAMA — One person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Jefferson County on Friday, according to authorities. Officials said the crash occurred in the 2200 block of Morris Majestic Road. Two people were transported to UAB Hospital after the collision. Authorities confirmed that one of the individuals later died from injuries sustained in the […] The post One person dead following vehicle crash in...

Higginbotham, the Texas-based insurance brokerage ranked as the 12th-largest broker in the country last year, has added Harmon Dennis Bradshaw Inc., an independent agency in Alabama and Georgia, to its growing list of partner agencies. Harmon Dennis, known as HDB, has offices in Birmingham, Montgomery, and Troy, Alabama; and in...

Two men charged in a deadly 2024 high-speed crash on I-459 in Hoover pleaded guilty Thursday, April 16. According to court documents, Elisha Lindsey and Tyrique Carter entered guilty pleas on the charge of leaving the scene of an accident in which someone was injured or killed. 19-year-old Tamarion Burton...

COLUMBIANA, Ala. (WBMA) — A woman has been convicted of theft after prosecutors say she took thousands of dollars from a client in Shelby County for home furnishings but never delivered the items. District Attorney Matt Casey announced that Lindsey Davis, 40, was convicted of first-degree theft by deception...