Evangel’s Thomas Turnbull named Bassmaster High School All-American
BIRMINGHAM — The Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team is welcoming its 12 newest members, and Evangel Christian School's Thomas Turnbull is one of the few to be recognized. Thomas Turnbull, while a senior at Evangel Christian School, accumulated several impressive finishes, including four wins, seven Top...
Birmingham Gas Prices Inch Up, Still Below Last Year’s Average
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Gas prices in Birmingham saw a slight uptick over the past week, rising 2.7 cents to an average of $2.64 per gallon, according to new data from GasBuddy released Monday. Despite the week-to-week increase, prices remain just under a penny lower than a month ago and 9.1 cents below their level...
Planned water outage to affect Bessemer residents December 9
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBMA) — Central Alabama Water (CAW) announced a planned water outage in a portion of Bessemer starting Tuesday, December 9 at 9:00 a.m. The outage is to replace a 16-inch valve located in the 1600 block of Shannon Road. CAW said the work is expected to take...
Groups demand accountability in letter to Birmingham leaders after police shootings
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A coalition of community organizations and residents has sent an open letter to Mayor Randall Woodfin, Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett, Chief Carlton Peoples, and City Council members, calling for accountability and systemic reforms following recent officer-involved shootings in the...
Children’s of Alabama and UAB perform first split-liver transplant in decade
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Children’s of Alabama, in partnership with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Transplantation, announced it successfully performed a rare split-liver transplantation. The hospital said this marks the first time in nearly a decade that this life-saving technique has...
Birmingham’s Highland Park honored by Troon Golf
Birmingham’s Highland Park Golf Course was recently awarded the “Troon Golf Facility of the Year – East” at the 2025 Troon Global Leadership Conference held in early November at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ten Troon-affiliated facilities were recognized at the event...
Michigan man shot, killed in Bessemer
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - A Michigan man was shot and killed in Bessemer Saturday night, Dec. 6. The Jefferson County Coroner identified the victim as Nicholas Kenneth Ratliff, 36, of Detroit, Michigan. The shooting happened in the 4300 block of 9th Avenue North around 7:50 p.m. Bessemer Police are investigating...
Father of 7 among 2 shot to death in Birmingham after homicide victim’s funeral
A Tennessee father of seven was among two family members killed in a domestic shooting inside a Birmingham apartment. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as Sonny Arrington, 43, of Clarksville, Tenn. and Carlton Rufus Allen, 76, of Birmingham. The shooting happened as family members had...
Gardendale woman, 40, found dead in Jefferson County Jail
A 40-year-old inmate was found dead Saturday inside her cell at the Jefferson County Jail in downtown Birmingham. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the inmate as Amanda Leigh Snow. She lived in Gardendale. Snow was found unresponsive at 3:30 p.m. inside her two-person cell. She was pronounced dead...
Troy Tallies Multiple Top-10 Finishes at Birmingham Ice Breaker
BIRMINGHAM, Ala . – Troy Track & Field opened its 2025-26 indoor campaign on a strong note Friday, posting several top-10 performances at the Birmingham Ice Breaker. In her Trojan debut, Chicago State transfer Rachel Whyte led the way with a win in the women's 300 meters, clocking 39.59. Aaliyah Murphy followed...
