Bill Ending Mandate for UA School of Social Work Raises Questions
A debate over diversity and social work education is heating up. The future of a pivotal UA school may hang in the balance. Let's dive into the details.
Inmate dies inside Birmingham City Jail
A 47-year-old woman was found unresponsive inside the Birmingham City Jail on Tuesday morning, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. The coroner identified the woman as Tyeshia Jann Hutchins, a Black female who lived in Birmingham. Jail staff found Hutchins unresponsive inside her private cell at the...
Extreme cold warning in place for Central Alabama for Saturday
An extreme cold warning was released by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 11:24 p.m. valid for Saturday between midnight and noon for Fayette, Winston, Walker, Blount, Etowah, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga and Lowndes...
Alabama Snow Showers Possible Saturday as Arctic Air and Upper-Level System Target Northern and...
ALABAMA — A burst of light but meaningful snowfall is increasingly likely across parts of north and east Alabama on Saturday, as an intense Arctic air mass combines with a vigorous upper-level weather system to squeeze out snow showers, particularly across Jefferson, Walker, and St. Clair counties and into the higher...
These 5 Regional Sodas Are Nearly Impossible to Find Outside the South
Image Credits: Wikimedia; licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. There’s something almost mythical about regional sodas in 2026. While Coca-Cola and Pepsi dominate supermarket shelves coast to coast, the South holds tight to its fizzy secrets. These aren’t just soft drinks. They’re liquid nostalgia, bottled identity, and...
Homewood parents turn to old-school landlines to keep kids connected without smartphones
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) - Jenna Dorlon was scrolling through Instagram when she stopped on a colorful ad for Tin Can. “I thought it was really interesting, so I clicked on it and read about it and realized this was the solution to a lot of my problems.”. With that solution,...
Hop City nominated for America’s Best Beer Bar for fifth year in a row
Can we get a round of applause for Birmingham’s Hop City Beer & Wine? For the fifth year in a row, the beer bar has been nominated for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards “Best Beer Bar” contest. As of Tuesday, January 29, Hop City is currently in second place!
Lil’ Lambs Consignment sale to celebrate 25 years this spring
A popular kids consignment sale is returning for its spring sale Feb. 5-7 at Trinity United Methodist Church, marking its 25th anniversary. The Lil’ Lambs Consignment Sale allows consignors from Birmingham and surrounding areas to bring their gently worn clothing, toys and furniture to sell at discounted prices....
Birmingham Museum of Art opens ‘Monet to Matisse: French Moderns, 1850-1950’
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). Le Matin, temps brumeux, Pourville (Misty Morning at Pourville), 1882. Oil on canvas, 24 x 29 1/8 in. (61 x 74 cm); frame: 31 3/4 × 37 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (80.6 × 94.3 × 6.4 cm); Birmingham Museum of Art, Museum purchase with funds provided by 1977 and 1980–1983 Museum Dinner and Balls,...
Family files lawsuit alleging abuse at Glenwood residential facility
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A family filed suit in Jefferson County alleging staff members at Glenwood, a residential treatment provider for kids with disabilities, physically and sexually abused a 17-year-old living there. The attorney representing the family, Tommy James, said the 17-year-old is living with serious...
