Birmingham AL

Met: February 1992, in Mary Burke Hall at the University of Alabama. Darren, who had grown up singing in his church’s choir and playing the organ, was in the dorm’s co-ed recreation/parlor room playing the piano when Zay walked in and watched for a bit before making a song request. Zay said she was intrigued because...

The Birmingham Police Department’s Crime Reduction Team has arrested a Birmingham man in connection with a shooting that left one person injured. Police say 36-year-old Eric Clark of Birmingham was arrested on a charge of attempted murder following the incident, which occurred in the 1600 block of Bessemer Road on...

ALABAMA — One person was killed early Wednesday morning after a tractor-trailer crashed in Jefferson County. The crash occurred just before 3:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of Highway 150 in Bessemer. According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, the victim was the driver and sole occupant of the tractor-trailer at...

Birmingham hosts dozens of events each week, everything from concerts to 5Ks. One thing that’s promised at almost every event? Food and drink. Which means in the middle of all this fun is a lot of empty food containers, plastic bottles and cans. Local companies help keep a lot...

The former pastor of a Hoover megachurch has died. The Rev. Dr. Jim H. Savage, former senior pastor of Riverchase United Methodist Church from 1998-2018, died on Jan. 24. He was 68. During Dr. Savage’s nearly two-decade tenure, Riverchase grew to 3,000 members, with average Sunday attendance of more than...

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the shooting of a man who was found dead on a north Birmingham sidewalk. Roderick Jimelle Needham Jr. was set to go to trial this week for the May 5, 2022, slaying of 41-year-old Courtney Demond Mays. Instead, Needham on Tuesday entered a...

LEEDS, Ala. (WBRC) - A Leeds woman says a routine drive home turned into a public ordeal after police arrested her during a traffic stop in her own driveway and later posted her mugshot on social media — a decision she says unfairly painted her as the criminal. Mary...

This past week, 10 new building permits were issued statewide for construction projects exceeding $1 million, with the majority of them for projects in North Alabama. The largest of all of these permits, however, is in Jefferson County, where a $27 million permit was issued for the Smucker’s plant in McCalla.

Birmingham is experiencing an unprecedented period of growth and transformation, with approximately 85 new businesses opening in 2025 alone. This explosion of culinary and entertainment options is transforming the city into a genuine food and nightlife destination, with diverse cuisines, innovative concepts, and...

Four people are in custody after a police chase that started in Trussville ended with a crash involving a school bus in Birmingham. Trussville police officers attempted to stop a vehicle just after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of North Chalkville Road. The driver refused to stop, said...