Birmingham AL

Oak Mountain Middle School’s eighth graders raised nearly $10,000 for Toys for Tots this year, continuing a 27-year tradition that has generated more than $700,000 for families across Alabama. The money came from a schoolwide bake sale, community donations, and local fundraising events, allowing students to buy toys...

An 80-year-old activist was awarded a cash settlement from a small Alabama town nearly 18 months after she was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct for sharply criticizing the mayor during a city council meeting. The Tarrant City Council voted at its most recent meeting to approve the settlement with...

A new space for kids in Birmingham is about to officially open, with offerings that include obstacle courses, ball pits, a carousel and more. The new play center, Playdate, is located in Roebuck and designed for children 12 and under and their parents. Bookings are now open, so read on to learn about this new event...

The investigation into the fatal officer-involved shooting of Jamal Williams in Birmingham's Kingston community has been transferred to the Jefferson County Bessemer Cutoff District Attorney's Office. This development follows the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's decision to return the case to Birmingham police after...

HOOVER, Ala. (WBMA) — A Hoover woman says her sense of security was shattered the night she says a stranger broke into her home while she was inside. She spoke exclusively with the ABC 33/40 I-Team about what happened and what she says she’s learned from investigators. The...

BIRMINGHAM — A coalition of clergy, community activists and families affected by police violence is calling on Birmingham leaders to take urgent action following two fatal officer-involved shootings one month apart. The open letter centers on the deaths of Vanessa Ragland and Jamal D’Angelo Williams, both of whom...

BESSEMER — Three people are behind bars and facing capital murder charges after authorities say they brutally beat and robbed a Bessemer man in an attack so violent that investigators believe the suspects punched, kicked, stomped, and struck him with a gun. Court records made public Monday identify the...

Birmingham police have now identified the shooting victims as 76-year-old Carlton Allen, of Birmingham, and 43-year-old Sonny Arrington, of Clarksville, Tennessee. We’ve also learned after speaking with a friend of the victim, Briana Ballard, that Sonny Arrington was a married father of seven who sold cars for a...

In 2020, Stash started with a local “pulling back the curtain” on her stash of high-end vintage goods. It wasn’t long before the stash kept growing, and these pieces needed a home of their own, and Birmingham’s 1st Avenue South was that home for five years.

A new Alabama law has put harsher penalties in place for people who steal packages.