Sold: Birmingham-Southern College campus has new owner
After languishing dormant for almost two years since the closing of financially failing Birmingham-Southern College, the sprawling 192-acre campus on the city’s west side has a new owner. U.S. Homeland Security has agreed to purchase the property and make it the newest home of the U.S. Coast Guard, according...
Hoover Police asking for help identifying car connected to shooting
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - The Hoover Police Department is asking for help identifying a vehicle of interest in a shooting. Police say the shooting happened in September 2025. It is unknown if anyone was injured in this shooting or where in Hoover it occurred. A red sedan is pictured. If...
Outsourced work impacts 33 jobs at the Birmingham Parking Authority
A third-party contractor will be handling the Birmingham Parking Authority's operations soon, leaving 33 impacted staff members having to reapply for their jobs if they wish to continue in their roles. The BPA, which is a separate entity of the City of Birmingham that handles development and management of off-street...
Fairfield Woman Sentenced to 24 Years in Bessemer Beating Death of 76-Year-Old Neighbor
A Fairfield woman has pleaded guilty in the 2021 slaying of a 76-year-old Bessemer man who authorities say was beaten with a space heater during a dispute over money. Monyuett Catrice Hinson, 29, originally charged with capital murder in the death of Alverner Blanks, entered a guilty plea Friday to a reduced charge...
This Alabama bar one of America’s best for beer, according to USA Today
It’s 5 o’clock. You’ve wrapped the day, and somewhere between that first deep breath and the first cold sip, beer just makes sense. Beer isn’t just a beverage, it’s a vibe. Of course, even a great beer is better in the right room—with the taps, the buzz and the bartenders who get it. That’s exactly why, when it comes...
Alabama high school band to be first American band at world’s largest flower parade
Next year, the Homewood Patriots Marching Band will make history as the first-ever American marching band to participate in Corso Zundert—the world’s largest flower parade, held annually in the Netherlands. Founded in Zundert, Netherlands, Bloemencorso Zundert (Corso Zundert) dates back to 1936 and has since grown...
205 Wings now open in Avondale: See the menu
Avondale has a brand new spot for wings, and the first 205 customers will be treated to a special discount. Located at 4030 1st Ave. North, 205 Wings takes the places of one of Birmingham’s former Rally’s locations that closed in 2019. 205 Wings menu. 205 Wings opened...
‘Everything We Would Have Spent on a Wedding, We Put Toward Our House and...
Met: For Ashley and Larry Russell, love didn’t arrive with fireworks or a grand proposal. It grew quietly in the hallways of middle school, strengthened through life’s detours and heartbreaks, and blossomed into a marriage rooted in faith, friendship and intentionality. The Birmingham natives and proud graduates of...
Man indicted in 2024 Christmas Eve killing during struggle over gun in Hoover apartment
A man has been indicted in the 2024 Christmas Eve shooting death of another man during a struggle over a gun in a Hoover apartment. A Jefferson County grand jury issued the murder indictment against 30-year-old Anthony Keith Russell on Feb. 6, according to court records made public Tuesday. Killed...
Birmingham man charged with impeding the arrest of an illegal immigrant
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Birmingham man has been charged with interfering in the arrest of an illegal immigrant. A federal grand jury has charged 34-year-old Cesar Acosta with impeding a federal officer. The one-count indictment was filed in U.S. District Court. According to court documents, Acosta is accused of...
