Birmingham AL

Many teens dream of making it big and earning money doing what they love, but this Birmingham 16-year-old has decided to use her success and good fortune to better her community. Callie Chapman, author of the “Glitter the Unicorn” book series, has donated $20,000 to Children’s of Alabama to fund...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Thursday marks day 23 of the government shutdown, and thousands of federal workers are going without paychecks as they continue to work. Pamela Ward is a Social Security customer service representative in Birmingham. Since the shutdown started, she said morale has been down, but they are all...

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around birmingham.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police and Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama need your help solving the murder of a 63-year-old Bessemer woman killed more than two years ago. In October 2023, Trudy Wilder Mustin was found shot inside her car. It was a ShotSpotter alert that led police to...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Nearly two months after the death of Kristy Harrison in Tarrant, no arrests have been made. Now, Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama is hoping someone will step up and provide the break this case needs. If you have information that leads to a conviction in the...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WIAT) — It’s that time of year again. The second-to-last weekend in October means RVs are rolling into Legion Field for the Magic City Classic. Farhana Ali and her husband spent Wednesday unpacking their RV. Ali said although this is not their first time attending the Magic City Classic game, it is...

If you thought the best seafood restaurant in Alabama was located on (or at least near) the coast, you’d be mistaken -- at least as far as The Takeout is concerned. Instead, a popular Birmingham dining spot can add another title to the list of accolades it has accrued since opening less than a year ago, and this...

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama has indicted Mercutio Terrell Southall and Lillian Jayne Colburn in connection to an arson incident at a Walmart in Homewood, which resulted in over $130,000 in damages. The indictment claims Southall and Colburn maliciously attempted to damage or destroy...

Two Birmingham activists have been indicted on federal charges in connection with a fire deliberately set inside a Homewood Walmart during a Jabari Peoples protest. Mercutio Southall, 41, and Lillian Jayne Colburn, are indicted in the Northern District of Alabama on a charge of arson, according to court documents...

Multiple children fell ill at Clay-Chalkville Middle School after reportedly eating cookies brought by a student to campus on Thursday. Center Point Fire was dispatched to the school about 10:15 a.m. on a medical incident involving five patients, said Chief Brandon Dahlen. Superintendent Walter B. Gonsoulin Jr. said...