Birmingham AL

Tucked away in Irondale, Alabama, sits a little diner that turned a simple Southern side dish into a legendary experience. The Irondale Café has been welcoming diners since 1928, but its famous fried green tomatoes rose to fame decades later, after inspiring a bestselling book and movie. Whether you’re...

Two ribbons were cut Monday, Oct. 20, to celebrate the transformation of Birmingham’s former A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club into the new Legacy Prep Intermediate School. The first ribbon welcomed community leaders, donors and partners who helped make the milestone possible: The long-vacant, unused and dilapidated...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham Police Department Chief Michael Pickett held a press conference Friday to discuss the officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of 36-year-old Vanessa Ragland. According to Chief Pickett, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Brunson Avenue just after 5 p.m....

1. Bettola – Birmingham. Authenticity meets artistry at this Birmingham gem where wood-fired ovens work overtime creating Neapolitan masterpieces. The flames kiss each pizza at just the right temperature, producing that signature leopard-spotted crust that pizza purists dream about. Every ingredient tells a story of...

The family of the late Carrie Griffin has filed a civil lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court against Zion Memorial Gardens, LLC and its owner, Beverly McMillian, alleging gross negligence, fraud, and desecration of a gravesite. The lawsuit, filed by The Rice Firm, LLC, accuses the defendants of violating state...

A 28-year-old has been convicted in the 2020 shooting death of a man who was ambushed on the porch of a Birmingham home. A Jefferson County jury on Thursday convicted Raynod Cortez Sistrunk of murder in the slaying of 20-year-old Naqwaun Torez Garner. Sistrunk’s trial began Monday before Jefferson County...

Birmingham's new chief of police has social media going wild over how "fine" he is. Since being appointed Birmingham, Alabama’s new Chief of Police, Michael Pickett has drawn attention on social media for the physical appeal he brings to the job. A quick search of his name on social...

As smoke continues to fill the Birmingham sky Friday and crews work to put the fire out, American Red Cross said at least 18 people don't have a home to go back into in the Five Points South neighborhood. Fire crews started responding to the fire around 5:30 a.m. at...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — $7.5 million is the amount 16 th Street Baptist Church wants to raise...

State Representative Susan DuBose has introduced a bill that would get rid of the eligibility to work forms needed from schools to allow 14...