Birmingham AL

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Birmingham leaders are backing legislation they say would shift millions of dollars in annual blight-related costs from taxpayers to negligent property owners. Mayor Randall Woodfin and city officials are advocating for what they describe as the Blighted Property Registration Act, a proposal that would give the city...

A Birmingham man has died after a late-night motorcycle crash in Shelby County. State troopers say the wreck happened around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, on Cahaba Valley Road near Broken Bow Drive — about eight miles east of Hoover. Investigators say 29-year-old Forrest H. Dreher was riding a...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A man from Mexico has been sentenced for illegally re-entering the U.S. after prior crimes led him to be deported in 2018, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. The United States Attorney’s Office says Felipe Omar Hernandez-Gonzalez, 36, plead guilty in January 2026 to...

The teen missing from Bullock County has been found safe. Bullock County Sheriff’s Office tells Action 8 News that 15-year-old Jennifer Ann Black was located last night in Shelby County. No other details have been made available at this time. ORIGINAL:. Bullock County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Police in Birmingham are asking for your help locating a woman they say is missing. Lashawn Simon, 55, was last seen March 19, 2026, in the 900 block of 3rd Street North in Birmingham. She was wearing a dark-blue jogging suit. Police say she suffers from...

IRONDALE, Ala. (WBRC) - Irondale first responders are getting more money in their paychecks and working under the most competitive compensation package in Jefferson County. Mayor James Stewart made the announcement after raising pay and covering a large part of health insurance premiums. “First responders give their...

A Birmingham mother has been indicted in the alleged neglect death of her young daughter. Jaedah Robinson, 5, died in the fall of 2025 of starvation and malnutrition. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office ruled her death a homicide. A Jefferson County grand jury has now indicted Raven Alexander Rogers,...

A Jefferson County grand jury has indicted Kela Stanford in connection with the 2025 death of a 3-year-old child who was left in a vehicle for several hours. According to court documents, Stanford is charged with leaving a child or incapacitated person unattended in a motor vehicle, a violation of Alabama law. The...

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - The Shelby County coroner’s office confirms a 3-year-old drowned Thursday afternoon at Oak Mountain State Park. Officials say crews were called around 3 p.m. to assist after someone “became distressed” at the park’s beach. WBRC was told those crews started performing...