Birmingham AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — New national crime data suggests the United States is on pace for a significant drop in homicides this year, and local numbers from Birmingham show an even steeper decline. According to the Real-Time Crime Index, the national murder rate is down about 20 percent year-over-year....

Kwanzaa, the African American and Pan-African holiday celebrating history, values, family, community and culture will be observed from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, in Birmingham and culminates in gift giving and a feast. The weeklong festivities were first celebrated in 1966, honoring African heritage in African American...

(WJAR) — Mourners poured into the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama, Monday for the funeral of Ella Cook, the 19-year-old sophomore from Brown University who was killed last week in a mass shooting on campus. "Ella herself would say that the most important thing about her...

A Hueytown boy diagnosed with the flu is battling for his life on Christmas Eve in critical condition at Children’s of Alabama. Jace Watkins, 11, was sick on Thursday, visited a doctor Friday, then had a seizure on Saturday, his family said. A crowd including family and friends gathered...

Maurice Arrington is more than the current band director at William J. Christian K-8 School. For the past seven years, he has been a crowd favorite as Saxophone Santa during Birmingham City Schools’s All City Music Festival. About six years ago Dr. Debora Mayes (BCS Education Department Coordinator) asked...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - For the first time in more than a decade, the Birmingham Police Department is on track to finish the year with fewer than 100 homicides. Chief Michael Pickett said while any loss of life is unacceptable, dropping below that threshold would mark a significant step forward after a deadly 2024,...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — Authorities are investigating a reported shooting along Birmingport Road in north Jefferson County. Crime scene tape remains up as investigators work the scene. Birmingham Fire and Rescue crews responded after receiving reports of a person being shot, but no one was transported from...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham,UAB, announced Monday that an oral formulation of semaglutide has received United States Food and Drug Administration approval for a new drug or biologic under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act. The University served as one of the clinical trial sites, led by W. Timothy...

Leeds, AL-Along a busy road in Leeds AL, one sign stood out, not for what it advertised, but for what it is requesting. The sign is a plea for a kidney from 67-year-old Ralph “Glenn” Isenhower, who is fighting to stay alive. After learning that none of his...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Lovelady Center is expanding its mission to help women and children rebuild their lives with the purchase of a 56-unit apartment complex designed to provide stable housing after recovery. The nonprofit announced the acquisition on Facebook, saying the apartments will offer women who...