Birmingham AL

A new non-hazardous medical waste facility is coming to Birmingham's Kingston neighborhood after receiving approval from the city council Tuesday.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A murder suspect who was accidentally given bond and released from jail before he was later taken back into custody has been indicted in that case. Terance Akeem Alexander, 37, was indicted on April 10 and is facing charges of murder, possession of a controlled substance, assault, discharging a gun into an occupied dwelling, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

CENTER POINT, Ala. (WBRC) - Fire crews in Center Point responded to a house fire in the 800 block of Candy Lane Monday, April 13. Units responded to the scene at approximately 11 p.m., according to the Center Point Fire District. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire...

A Texas man was killed in a head-on crash in Shelby County Monday evening. According to authorities, the crash happened around 6:57 p.m. on April 13 along Shelby County 10 near Shelby County 22, about three miles north of Montevallo. State troopers say 32-year-old Melvin Fabicio Acevedo Alvarado, of Conroe,...

A Birmingham man has pleaded guilty in a 2021 shooting that left a 2-year-old boy critically wounded with injuries to the face and neck. Dearius Culpepper, 29, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault, two counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling. As part of the plea agreement, Culpepper will...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Grammy Award-winning icons Chris Brown and Usher will be coming to Birmingham July 28. “The R&B Tour” will stop at Protective Stadium. Brown holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 entries among R&B singers and ranks in the top 10 among all artists for the most RIAA multi-platinum certifications. […]

A local restaurant serving up Cajun fare has announced that it will be closing its doors for good on Monday, April 27. Founded in 2023 as Creole Connection, the restaurant rebranded to Bayou on 8th less than a year ago. Bayou on 8th saying goodbye to Birmingham. Located across from...

Hero Diner, a popular restaurant chain founded in Birmingham, has closed its Stadium Trace Village location in Hoover according to a sign posted on the entrance door. The closure took effect Sunday, April 12, and comes alongside the shutdown of Tasty Town, a Greek restaurant operated by the same ownership group.

The suspect in a deadly downtown Birmingham shooting that was captured on video has been indicted. Terrance Akeem Alexander, 38, of Pinson, is charged with murder in the slaying of 31-year-old Taevon Jamir Arnold. The indictment was issued Friday and made public Tuesday. He was also indicted on charges of...

An elderly woman robbed an Alabama bank, then walked straight into a police station and handed the money back.