Birmingham AL

In the modern world of digital dating, it can be challenging to find genuine connections. This dilemma was recently expressed by a young woman on social media, who shared her struggles with meeting people in Birmingham. Despite not having much success with dating apps or approaching people in bars, she reached out to...

On Monday, Dec. 1, the city of Birmingham and One Roof, a homelessness relief organization, will host a first-of-its-kind event to identify and support solutions for the city’s homeless population. The event will bring together public-sector leaders, faith leaders, nonprofits, local businesses and civic partners for...

Not only could you hear the opposition to the Project Marvel data center plan at last week’s Bessemer, Alabama, city council meeting, you could see it too. The chamber was full of people wearing red, the color of solidarity with those organizing against a plan to bring a $14.5 billion “hyperscale” data center to a...

With his third term set to start Tuesday, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has his mind focused on the big picture, saying his new administration will look beyond year-to-year planning and tackle the long-term goals needed to make the Magic City thrive for generations to come. Woodfin recently sat down for...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is asking the public to show up and have their voices heard at a Central Alabama Water Works meeting scheduled for Monday at 4pm. Last week, the utility hired a new CEO and soon after word leaked out of a management shakeup that could cost the water works as much as $3 million dollars...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin made a surprise visit to the Central Alabama Water Board meeting to deliver a message in person: “The ratepayers deserve better.”. Woodfin’s blunt message came amidst a special-called meeting of the utility and days after its newly hired CEO sacked the entire previous executive team.

Craft’s Chicken is celebrating the opening of its latest location - along one of the Birmingham area’s busiest thoroughfares. The franchise is now serving customers at its U.S. 280 location in Mountain Brook Plaza. Work began this summer in converting a former Wendy’s location. The franchise also...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A 64-year-old Birmingham man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. The victim, identified as Thomas Williams, was injured around 2:00 p.m. at 17th Street SW and Laurel Avenue. Birmingham Police responded to the scene, where Williams was...

A woman has been charged in the Sunday killing of a 64-year-old U.S. Army veteran found shot to death outside his car on a dead-end Birmingham street. Bonita Brown, 64, is charged with murder in the slaying of Thomas Williams, police announced Monday. The department Crime Reduction Team took Brown...

LAKE VIEW, Ala. (WBMA) — A late-night fight in the parking lot of Lakeview Country Club ended with one man stabbed multiple times and another facing a felony assault charge, according to the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office. The incident happened around 12:00 a.m. on November 22, when Lakeview Police...