Birmingham AL

Alabama is often called the most religious state in the country, with 77% of folks here identifying as people of faith. In the series How We Worship, we’re traveling across the state to visit churches, mosques, synagogues, and other spaces where Alabamians gather in faith. Rev. Sarah Smoot was...

An afternoon shooting in southwest Birmingham left one person dead. West Precinct officers were dispatched about 12:45 p.m. Saturday to the neighborhood in the 700 block of McMillon Avenue. Officer Truman Fitzgerald said they arrived to find the victim bleeding on the ground behind an SUV in someone’s driveway.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department has arrested a man accused of throwing large rocks at moving cars. Police say that on Sunday, Sept. 14, East Precinct officers were conducting a business check on Gadsden Highway. According to police, a victim flagged them down and reported that someone...

Jefferson County asking appeals court to stay ruling that new maps must be drawn.

HOOVER, Ala. - A Jamaican man living in Hoover is now being charged with possession of a firearm, while being in the country illegally. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Sherwin Rowe attempted to purchase a gun from a dealer in Birmingham earlier this year. He was denied. DHS Assistant...

Jefferson County asking appeals court to stay ruling that new maps must be drawn. Car crashes into Homewood business on Linden Avenue. Car crashes into Homewood business on Linden Avenue. WBRC First Alert Weather: 9/19/25 Midday Update. Updated: 5 hours ago. |. WBRC First Alert Weather: 9/19/25 Midday Update. New...

Vestavia Hills police Capt. Joel Gaston has completed the FBI National Academy’s leadership program, which involved 10 weeks of training on a U.S. Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia. From late June to early September, Gaston received instruction on a variety of topics, from leadership to communication, officer...

The Trent Dilfer experience at UAB is not going well, and it may have reached some shocking new lows during Saturday's 56-24 loss at Tennessee.

A Hoover City Schools employee was placed on administrative leave for a post on their personal social media account.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - One person has died after a shooting in west Birmingham. According to police, officers were called to a person down in the 900 block of 7th Place Southwest at 12:45 Saturday afternoon. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot and collapsed in...