Birmingham City Council approves funding for Jimmie Hale Mission service center
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved $250,000 a year for four years to help Jimmie Hale Mission build a new service center aimed at expanding resources for the city’s unhoused community.
Birmingham police investigating homicide in northwest part of city
The Birmingham Police Department started investigating a homicide Tuesday evening.
3 reasons this Birmingham doctor will make you forget what waiting rooms feel like
Our health should be our top priority, but let’s be real, most of us try to squeeze it into tiny pockets of time between work, errands and everything else on our plates. That’s why one Vestavia doctor is shaking things up with care that fits your life—not the other way around. Think same-day appointments, 24-hour...
Developer pauses demolition of historic buildings after outcry in Birmingham
A Birmingham developer’s effort to demolish five historic buildings in Highland Park is on pause after neighborhood leaders learned of the plan. “Someone said, ‘yeah, they’re moving everyone out so that they can demolish.’ And we were like, ‘Whoa, those are historic contributing structures,’” said Elizabeth...
Ensley homeowner says tree stump blocked sidewalk for nearly a year
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — An Ensley homeowner says a tree on city property fell onto his house nearly a year ago, causing thousands of dollars in damage and leaving behind a hazardous stump on the sidewalk. Herman Webb said the tree fell onto his home in December 2024, knocking a hole in the roof and […]
Sports reporter and husband found dead in home with unharmed toddler nearby in grim...
Former WBRC sports reporter Christina Chambers and her husband were found dead in their Hoover home, while their 3-year-old child was discovered unharmed, police said
Archbishop Mark S. Rivituso issues statement regarding recent tragedies
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Statement from Archbishop Mark S. Rivituso regarding recent tragedies at Brown University and in Australia:. Like so many others, I am deeply saddened and troubled by recent acts of violence at Brown University in Rhode Island and abroad in Australia. Violence and hatred are always an affront...
Irondale’s new Costco set to transform local economy; site prep starts in early 2026
Irondale city leaders are laying out a timeline for when shoppers can expect the new Costco to open. Mayor James Stewart says site preparation off Grants Mill Road will begin in early 2026 with a projected opening date in spring of 2028. The project is anticipated to be the city's...
Birmingham approves new Flock cameras to strengthen public safety
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved the installation of new Flock Safety cameras as part of the city’s continued effort to expand its public safety technology and support police investigations. Under the resolution, the mayor is authorized to enter into a Right of Way...
Mountain Brook woman killed in mass shooting at Brown University
A woman from Mountain Brook was one of two people killed in a mass shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island on Saturday. Ella Cook, 19, was a sophomore at Brown. Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, an Episcopalian church which Cook attended, announced during service on Sunday that Cook was one of the […]
