Birmingham AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Community Kitchens of Woodlawn will close following the nonrenewal of its lease. The organization will host a farewell cookout for the community on Tuesday, July 28, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 5712 1st Avenue North in Birmingham. The event will celebrate the volunteers, neighbors and...

An upcoming art walk in Birmingham will feature murals, art installations, sidewalk poetry and more, promising a memorable day of excitement for attendees. The Smithfield Public Art Walk, taking place on Saturday, July 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will take place along Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard and 5th Street...

In his own words, 15-year-old *Leon says he used to be “real bad, doing crazy stuff” including some gang activity and ended up being shot at. “I was in the house, in the living room … all you could hear was gunshots and one came through the window and hit me in the face … it was bad. I was in the hospital for a...

MIDFIELD, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) – A mom in Alabama is facing child abuse charges after her son was critically injured from shaken baby syndrome, officials said. According to court documents, on March 1, a 5-month-old boy was rushed to an area hospital because he was unconscious without a pulse.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – Starting Friday morning, the National Weather Service radar that services central Alabama will be down for upgrades. While the radar is offline, some rain and storms are expected to move through the area. However, NWS say this outage is not reason to panic. Despite the downed radar, the NWS...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Governor Kay Ivey has ordered flags in Alabama to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the flooding in Texas Hill Country. “More than one hundred have perished, including young Sarah Marsh of Mountain Brook, and many more are still missing, including members of the Santana...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - For Alabamians on Medicaid right now, the over $1 trillion in federal spending to cuts to healthcare programs passed under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act do not go into effect until Jan. 1, 2027, but one local organization offering low cost and free health care says they are preparing...

A Michigan toddler has died six days after he accidentally got entangled in the cord of the window blinds at a Birmingham motel. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the child as Kiere DeAndre Jaden Daniels Jr. He was 2 and lived in Canton, Michigan. Kiere was rushed to...

Jabari Latrell Peoples is described by his parents as a college student who “wanted to do too many things,” and was “dedicated to all his friends and all his family.”. But it has been more than two weeks since his parents last heard his voice. The 18-year-old Black teenager was fatally shot by a Homewood, Alabama,...

Good People Brewing Company purchases former brewery. Good People Brewing Company purchases former brewery.