Birmingham AL

A Birmingham man has pleaded guilty to federal charges involving the sexual exploitation of a child, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Alabama. Robert Lee Ford Jr., 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of children after a jury was selected for his...

A community activist was arrested Tuesday after speaking at a Birmingham City Council meeting and then demanding to talk with Mayor Randall Woodfin, who didn’t attend the meeting. Eric Hall, an activist with Black Lives Matter Birmingham Grassroots, and two other speakers addressed the council about recent deaths at...

A charter bus stabbing in the Bessemer Walmart parking lot has left one New Orleans man dead and several others injured, exposing deeper concerns about mobile workforce safety, confined travel environments, and the fragile boundaries of public security spaces. The victim, 22-year-old Darryel Sutton, was among a group o

West Alabama faces heavy rain and flooding concerns, along with the potential for severe storms on Thursday and Friday.

A buoyant crowd of friends, family, volunteers, city officials and mentees gathered Tuesday night at The Alcove Birmingham to celebrate GiGi Hayes’ win in the Democratic runoff for state House District 52. “God is so good. I told y’all day one, this ain’t about a donkey. This ain’t about...

An 89-year-old woman was killed Tuesday evening when she was hit by a vehicle at her home in Birmingham, according to authorities. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Thelda Jean Kenerley of Forestdale. Authorities said Kenerley suffered blunt force injuries when she was struck by a motor...

Of the 12 new building permits issued thia past week for construction projects exceeding $1 million, seven are for projects in the Birmingham metro. One of these permits is for the relocation of St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Mountain Brook. St. Peter’s moving to Crestline Park. St. Peter’s...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Summer is underway, and temperatures are continuing to rise, prompting the city of Birmingham to partner with community organizations, libraries, recreation centers and service providers to offer cooling stations throughout the city so that residents can get relief from extreme heat. The city

Three newly ordained Catholic priests have been assigned to churches in the Birmingham area. Bishop Steven Raica, head of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham, ordained the three priests on May 30, and this month announced where they will be stationed. All three will be parochial vicars, assistant priests who help...

A Jefferson County judge will decide this week whether two capital murder cases for accused mass killer Damien McDaniel will be combined when the first trial takes place in January 2027. McDaniel, 23, is charged in the slayings of 18 people and the wounding of 30 others in Birmingham in...