Birmingham AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - THE NEXT 24: A cold front swept through the area overnight, bringing a sharp change in conditions that will dominate the next 24 hours. Today will be windy, with gusts nearing 35 mph out of the northwest. While actual air temperatures will climb into the 40s, the persistent wind will keep...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Top 100 retailer Red Mountain Retail, which owns and operates Ashley stores in Alabama, partnered with Hope to Dream to bring better nights to 30 children during a recent special event at the McWane Science Center. The after-hours museum experience turned into an unforgettable moment when...

WATCH THE CBS 42 WEATHER LIVESTREAM HERE: Tonight: Frigid. Lows in the low 20s to upper 20s with winds out of the north gusting to 20 MPH. Wind chill values will be in the low to upper teens to wake up tomorrow morning. Tuesday: Waking up in the 20s area wide with a clear sky. […]

Kanen Harper, 24, who is charged with murder in the Dec. 20 death of 32-year-old Christian White in Trussville, was granted bond Monday.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Vestavia Hills man facing multiple felony charges was denied bond Monday, Dec. 29 after an Aniah’s Law hearing in the Jefferson County Criminal Courthouse. Charles Alan Cummings, 39, is charged with first-degree domestic violence, first-degree rape, second-degree domestic violence, and...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett says the city has made progress in reducing violent crime, but he stressed there is more work ahead as the department turns its attention to domestic violence. Pickett said lowering the homicide rate remains a priority, noting officers have seen...

After gaining momentum early this year and then falling off the radar, proposed regulations on short-term home rentals in Birmingham are expected to go back before city councilors in the first quarter of 2026, officials said. The Birmingham City Council began the discussion of regulating short-term rentals such as...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — For the first time in over 50 years, the Alabama Humanities Alliance is without a home. On Monday, the nonprofit arts group announced that it was moving out of its office at 1100 Ireland Way in Birmingham and going full-remote. The group cited the government’s major cuts to the National...

The first Habitat for Humanity homes at the North Roebuck YMCA campus opened this month, just in time for the first three families to move in before Christmas: the Taylor Family, the Byner Family and the Jordan Family. The three homes were built by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham...

Police have identified a suspect accused of trying to steal a pickup truck in Mercer County who was found dead in Grand Lake a few days later.