Birmingham officials silent on $10 million budget gap for major new family center
A long-awaited Family Fun Center championed by Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is running roughly $10 million over its original budget more than a year after its groundbreaking. City officials have discussed the cost increase privately with neighborhood leaders but have not publicly explained it. The city-owned...
2 Birmingham women arrested in connection to Homewood drug investigation
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) - Homewood Police say two women are in custody after a search warrant was executed in December 2025. According to police, on Dec. 19, 2025, members of the Homewood Police Tactical Team, Special Investigations Unit, K-9 Unit and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, executed a...
Food pantries, free closets + more initiatives for Birmingham areas in need
Birmingham is a magical city—hence our famous nickname—and I like to believe that it’s widely due to the wonderful people that live here. Some communities face more needs than others, whether it’s food insecurity, school resources or job availability, and when others are struggling, Central Alabama lends a helping...
Street-style cookie shop brings hip-Hop Culture to Hoover
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Cookie Plug, a California-born confectionery concept inspired by graffiti and street art, has expanded from its Anaheim roots to locations across the United States, including a spot in Hoover. The shop launched three years ago with a mission to merge artisanal cookies with hip-hop culture,...
American Cast Iron Pipe Company expansion to bring 80 new jobs to Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham City Council approved a project agreement Tuesday, Feb. 10 to support American Cast Iron Pipe Company’s (ACIPCO) expansion project, which will create 80 new jobs. ACIPCO, which has operated in Birmingham for more than 120 years, currently employs nearly 1,700 workers and is...
Woodfin unveils plan to save young Black males from violence ‘before they turn to...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday announced the launch of the Black Male Initiative, a plan aimed at early intervention, particularly for boys ages 8-14, to help keep them on the right path. The goal, the mayor said, is a community-driven strategy focused on improving outcomes from Black boys and...
Luxury department store to close location at the Summit
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A luxury retail store that calls the Summit home will be closing its doors, according to reports from its company. Saks Fifth Avenue is a department store marketed as a “premier destination for luxury fashion, driven by a mission to help customers express themselves through relevant and...
2 charged with capital murder in Bessemer killing of Birmingham high school freshman
Two suspects have been charged in the shooting death of a 16-year-old in Bessemer. The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force on Tuesday captured Jaylen Glenn Robinson, 21, and Michael Jermaine Bonner, 29, in connection with the killing of Korderrian Sims, a freshman at Wenonah High School who had just...
Ex-girlfriend indicted in shooting death of Birmingham father of 5
A woman has been indicted in the shooting death of her ex-boyfriend in Birmingham. A Jefferson County grand jury indicted Vivian Simone Brantley, 25, on the charge of murder in the slaying of 47-year-old Damian Dawson, a father of five. The indictment was issued Feb. 6 and made public Tuesday.
16th Street Baptist begins largest capital fundraising campaign
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — $7.5 million is the amount 16 th Street Baptist Church wants to raise...
