2 Birmingham businesses create one of the largest eye care networks in the South
Birmingham-based eye care group TriaVision announced that it is acquiring VisionFirst into its statewide network. This merger will create one of the largest vision care networks in the South. Birmingham’s Triavision acquires VisionFirst. After their work as dedicated UAB faculty members, 14 former UAB Callahan Eye...
From Birmingham to the Big Stage: Ahkeem Lee and the Choir That Captivated a...
Ahkeem Lee, Assistant Director of Student Engagement and Enrichment at UAB, turned his local gospel choir into a national sensation. Lee’s journey began in Birmingham, where he graduated from Ramsay High School in 2015. Just weeks after finishing school, Lee and two former classmates envisioned a benefit concert to...
Record Heat This Week Before the Cold Front on Friday
Watch the CBS 42 Weather Live Channel: Tonight, the sky will be mostly clear, and it will be less cold. Lows will be in the lower to upper 40s. Grab your jacket! This will be good weather for viewing the peak of the Leonid Meteor Shower. High pressure will be northeast of Alabama on Tuesday, […]
Discovering the Hidden Vibrancy of Downtown Birmingham
The city of Birmingham, often perceived as an average mid-sized city, has been recently appreciated for its hidden charm and vibrant life. A social media user shared their experience of exploring the city's downtown area, particularly around 2nd and 3rd AVE N and Morris AVE to RR Park. The user described the city as...
Birmingham Council Weighs $600K for Park Amid Scrutiny of Homeless Services
The Birmingham City Council could soon vote on using $600,000 in opioid settlement money to build a park that will serve as a resource for residents experiencing homelessness. But during a recent meeting, two council members expressed concerns that the nonprofit group that would oversee the park, and that currently...
City council votes down retaining Tarrant Police Chief Wendell Major
TARRANT, Ala. (WBRC) - The Tarrant City Council voted Monday evening not to retain Police Chief Wendell Major. Chief Major has had a bumpy tenure as Tarrant’s chief of police. Despite the support of new Mayor Tracie Threadford, the vote to retain Chief Major failed. WBRC will update this...
Sprinklers, Swift Action Prevent Tragedy in Fire at Skyline Village Retirement Home
Homewood Fire Department responded to a fire at Skyline Village Retirement Home Saturday night. Chief Broadhead with Homewood Fire Department said fire and smoke were found on the third floor. The retirement home’s sprinkler system activated, holding the flames in check until firefighters extinguish the blaze. Heavy...
Ahead of APT vote on dropping PBS programs, Gov. Kay Ivey urges caution
Gov. Kay Ivey urged the governing board of Alabama Public Television (APT) Monday to move carefully with a proposal to disaffiliate PBS. In a letter to the Alabama Educational Television Commission (AETC), sent prior to a scheduled Tuesday meeting on the proposal, Ivey said the AETC should conduct a public survey on...
GameStop to offer store credit on nearly anything, including taxidermy
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Now may be the time to see what’s laying around your home as nearly anything will get you store credit at GameStop during their next big event. GameStop, the company often criticized by fans for the amount they offer for video game trade-ins, is advertising Saturday, Dec. 6 as Trade Anything...
New Advance Auto Parts ‘market hub’ store opens in Birmingham
A new Advance Auto Parts “market hub” store has opened at the Palisades Shopping Center in Birmingham near the Stivers Ford dealership. Located at 372 Palisades Boulevard, this new kind of store is 40,000 square feet in size, the equivalent of four Advance Auto Parts retail stores. In...
