Birmingham AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Birmingham man has been charged by a federal grand jury with possessing counterfeit gift cards. The one-count indictment charges Xiebin Xue, 40, with possession of fifteen or more counterfeit or unauthorized access devices. According to the indictment, on Jan. 10, 2024, Xue was found in...

This past week, 19 new building permits were issued across the state for construction projects exceeding $1 million. Four of these permits are for a project that will transform Brookwood Village (a former shopping mall in the Birmingham suburb of Homewood) into a medical facility. More than $60 million in...

Here’s a first: In November, the Homewood City Council approved a request to place a “Hot Wheels car library” at 507 Morris Boulevard. Below is a screenshot of the request that was in front of the council:. The measure passed unanimously. According to the city’s news release,...

Court proceedings are ongoing for Joshua Hunter McCullogh and Silas McCay, who appeared in court Tuesday in connection with the October mass shooting at "The Pit" that killed Cleveland High School senior Kimber Mills and injured three others. McCullogh's pretrial hearing is set for Feb. 25, while McCay's trial is...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - What’s better than a fresh, hot Krispy Kreme doughnut? Getting a dozen of them for just a dollar. Krispy Kreme is celebrating the holidays with its annual Day of the Dozens, offering a dozen Original Glazed doughnuts for just $1 when you buy a dozen or 16-count Minis at full price.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Birmingham mother continues to look for answers in her son’s murder on what would have been his 34th birthday. Tyrone King was shot and killed as he was sitting in his Birmingham Water Works company car in the middle of the day more than four years ago. The case has gone cold with no...

Authorities have released the name of a man killed in a barrage of gunfire while sitting in a vehicle in a Birmingham neighborhood. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday identified the victim as Frederick Demond Robertson. He was 23 and lived in Birmingham. The gunfire erupted at 5:57...

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of best hospitals in the country for maternity care and three offices in Alabama made the list. The list is created to aid parents-to-be in their search to find the best hospitals for an uncomplicated pregnancy. These hospitals were evaluated by different...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police are on the scene in the Bush Hills community. Several officers have put up crime scene tape around location at 5th Avenue West and 16th Street West. WBRC has reached out to the Birmingham Police Department for more information. This is a developing story...

A tire shop with hundreds of locations across the country has opened its fourth Alabama franchise in Midfield. RNR Tire Express first opened earlier this year in the fall, but its official grand opening took place Saturday, Dec. 6, where it hosted giveaways, served food and performed free tire safety checks.