Birmingham AL

BESSEMER — Three people are behind bars and facing capital murder charges after authorities say they brutally beat and robbed a Bessemer man in an attack so violent that investigators believe the suspects punched, kicked, stomped, and struck him with a gun. Court records made public Monday identify the...

Birmingham police have now identified the shooting victims as 76-year-old Carlton Allen, of Birmingham, and 43-year-old Sonny Arrington, of Clarksville, Tennessee. We’ve also learned after speaking with a friend of the victim, Briana Ballard, that Sonny Arrington was a married father of seven who sold cars for a...

In 2020, Stash started with a local “pulling back the curtain” on her stash of high-end vintage goods. It wasn’t long before the stash kept growing, and these pieces needed a home of their own, and Birmingham’s 1st Avenue South was that home for five years.

A new Alabama law has put harsher penalties in place for people who steal packages.

The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Marcus Jarrod Harvey on Dec. 9, 2025, in Hoover, Ala., on charges of drug trafficking and conspiracy to promote prison contraband. Following his arrest, Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) narcotics agents executed a search warrant at 5848 Colony Lane, resulting in the seizure...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Birmingham man has been charged by a federal grand jury with possessing counterfeit gift cards. The one-count indictment charges Xiebin Xue, 40, with possession of fifteen or more counterfeit or unauthorized access devices. According to the indictment, on Jan. 10, 2024, Xue was found in...

This past week, 19 new building permits were issued across the state for construction projects exceeding $1 million. Four of these permits are for a project that will transform Brookwood Village (a former shopping mall in the Birmingham suburb of Homewood) into a medical facility. More than $60 million in...

Here’s a first: In November, the Homewood City Council approved a request to place a “Hot Wheels car library” at 507 Morris Boulevard. Below is a screenshot of the request that was in front of the council:. The measure passed unanimously. According to the city’s news release,...

Court proceedings are ongoing for Joshua Hunter McCullogh and Silas McCay, who appeared in court Tuesday in connection with the October mass shooting at "The Pit" that killed Cleveland High School senior Kimber Mills and injured three others. McCullogh's pretrial hearing is set for Feb. 25, while McCay's trial is...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - What’s better than a fresh, hot Krispy Kreme doughnut? Getting a dozen of them for just a dollar. Krispy Kreme is celebrating the holidays with its annual Day of the Dozens, offering a dozen Original Glazed doughnuts for just $1 when you buy a dozen or 16-count Minis at full price.