Birmingham AL

A Birmingham restaurant owner is calling for change after repeated instances of crime and vandalism have taken a toll on her business. Raquel Lenzie, owner of SLIDE Cafe in the Five Points South neighborhood, expressed frustration over the financial burden caused by broken windows and doors, which she says is...

A 46-year-old Jefferson County man was taken into custody after authorities executed a search warrant at a residence Oct. 22.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A 19-year-old man was killed in a crash on I-459 South in Hoover Wednesday morning. Adrian Hunter, of McCalla, was the driver of a vehicle involved in a multi-vehicle crash around 11:36 a.m. on I-459 South at US Highway 31. He was transported to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead. […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) -A Birmingham veteran who wanted to teach upholstery skills to fellow service members says a grant consulting business took his money and failed to deliver promised services, leaving his nonprofit dreams in limbo. Bernard Paige says he paid Each One Reach One consulting $4,100 to file...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A man injured in a deadly mass shooting in Jefferson County earlier this month is among two newly arrested in connection with the incident. Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr confirms that 21-year-old Silas McCay and 19-year-old Joshua Hunter McCulloch were booked Thursday,...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A new affordable housing complex is being built for our state’s heroes. A New York based nonprofit called the Tunnel to Towers Foundation is working to eradicate homelessness among veterans. “We have a lot of homeless veterans [in Birmingham] and in Alabama. They need a community, they need...

More than 700,000 Alabamians rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table. In Jefferson County that number is 86,318 according to the latest numbers from Alabama Department of Human Resources. Uneeko Hall is one of those people. She said the pause in SNAP assistance happened at the worst possible time with the...

Mayor Randall Woodfin will ask the Birmingham City Council to commit $1 million from the city to provide support for households at risk of losing November SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown. The funding would be part of a three-part response plan to lessen the impact of this...

Monday evening in Eutaw, Retired Army Major Pat Bishop addressed a gathering of Greene County residents as he campaigns for Alabama Lieutenant Governor. In his opening remarks, Bishop said, “I am committed to working with national, state and county executive members to fight for the values we all believe in and to...

wbrc.com - 10/25/2025 08:00:00 PM. A recent news report has highlighted the arrest of two suspects, a 14-year-old boy and a 19-year-old named Ray Anthony Bell, in connection to an armed robbery in Hoover on Oct. 24. Both suspects are charged with first-degree robbery, with the minor also facing charges for illegal...