Birmingham AL

A 15-year-old has been charged in Birmingham’s first homicide of the new year. The teen is charged with capital murder during a robbery and certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm. Two other suspects remain held pending formal charges, Sgt. LaQuitta Wade said Sunday. The victim has been identified...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Financial experts say the new year is the perfect time to reset your money plans. Senior advisor Justin Davenport from the Welch Group says there are a few steps you should follow to help you meet your goals. First, paying off high-interest debts, like credit cards...

BL Harbert International LLC, Birmingham, Alabama, was awarded a $171,506,091 firm-fixed-price contract for the conversion of existing administrative space to a data center, laboratories, and updated administrative space. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Huntsville,...

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) - Milo’s Tea Company is ending operations at its Homewood facility effective Jan. 5. A news release from the company says more than half of the affected positions have been relocated to the Bessemer facility. The employees that can’t relocate have been offered four months of severance and...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA — Gas prices in Birmingham rose slightly over the past week, a rare increase after several weeks of declines, according to new data from GasBuddy. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Birmingham increased 1.1 cents in the last week, now averaging $2.50 per gallon based on a...

A national retail store that sells outdoor apparel and equipment is coming to Hoover. Sierra, a retail store whose parent company TJX Companies owns T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, is opening its first location in Alabama at 1771 Montgomery Hwy — the former Bed Bath & Beyond location next to Trader Joe’s.

Tucked off Finley Avenue, Niki’s West feels like a whisper shared between locals who know where to find the real deal. You step inside for meat-and-three comfort and walk out with a story you want to tell, but kind of hope stays your secret. The line moves fast, the plates are generous, and the hospitality is the...

For the first time in a decade, Birmingham ended 2025 with less than 100 homicides. There were 88 homicides in 2025, down from 152 in 2024 when the city’s homicide tally broke a record set in 1933. The city’s year-end tally mirrors the national trend in what experts describe...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We’ll stay partly to mostly cloudy tonight. With the cloud cover hanging around, temperatures won’t drop nearly as much as they did this morning. Patchy fog could show up first thing tomorrow, especially in low-lying areas. I expect morning lows to settle into the upper 30s to lower 40s.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Birmingham, Alabama – Rain and occasional thunderstorms are impacting parts of Central Alabama today, with the greatest coverage focused across the southeast counties before drier and slightly cooler...