Birmingham AL

A jury has given a guilty verdict for a Birmingham man who was brought charges related to drug trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm. According to evidence presented during the trial, Dimarcus DeSean Hodge, 34, sold over 140 grams of methamphetamine and a gram of fentanyl to a law enforcement source between Oct. 2023 and Feb. 2024.

The band lineup includes singers from Great White, XYZ and the Lynch Mob.

BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) — Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a Black man who was found dead in an alley in Bessemer Wednesday afternoon. According to Jefferson County Coroner William Yates, an unidentified body was found in an alley along Third Avenue North in Bessemer by landscape workers at approximately 2:36 p.m. Despite an examination […]

A new coffee concept is coming to Cahaba Heights later this year. Construction is slated to begin soon on Qahwah House, owner Khaled Almansoob’s new concept. The shop will be located at 3965 Crosshaven Drive between Milo’s Hamburgers and Cahaba Dermatology. Almansoob said he plans to offer not...

Birmingham Fire & Rescue (BFR) responded to an Eastlake apartment fire that left one injured. The fire started around 2:58 p.m. at the one-story, two-unit apartment building in the 6500 block of 2nd Ave South. BFR were able to get the flame under control a little over 30 minutes later.

It was a strange sight today at the top of one of Magic City’s most iconic buildings. Someone dressed in black climbed to the top of the City Federal building’s neon red sign, stood on its corner and stretched his arms wide. Who the person is, and why...

The SEVERE drought has expanded across Chambers, Troup, and Meriwether counties, and the EXCEPTIONAL drought has expanded north again across South Georgia, with scattered storms expected this weekend and another front arriving early next week.

A former contract nurse at the Jefferson County Jail is facing three felony charges involving illegal contraband. Michael Andrew McCorvey, 35, is charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and two counts of promoting prison contraband, according to court records. McCorvey was booked into the Jefferson County Jail Tuesday...

A Birmingham man has been convicted in a deadly shootout at the city’s Tom Brown housing community. A Jefferson County jury on Thursday convicted 43-year-old Gary Antonio Jones of murder in the killing of Eddie Tillman Jackson, also 43. Jones was acquitted on charges of attempted murder and discharging...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - More roundabouts are appearing across the area, and while many drivers oppose them at first, that resistance fades quickly. The most recent survey by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows 55% of drivers are at first against them, that number drops to 15% in follow-up surveys.