Authorities investigate online threat from group targeting youth in Helena
HELENA, Ala. — Helena Police, the FBI, and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office swiftly responded to a threat associated with an online group called "764," which is known for targeting vulnerable youth. Officials have assured the public that there is no ongoing danger to the community. Authorities are...
1 killed in industrial accident: Trussville police
A person was killed in an industrial accident Wednesday morning, according to Trussville police.
Woman killed after argument in Tarrant
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New affordable cottages coming soon to Woodlawn
On Thursday, August 28, local nonprofit Woodlawn United and partners broke ground on The Cottages on Georgia Road, a new affordable housing development in one of Birmingham’s oldest communities. Woodlawn breaks ground on The Cottages on Georgia Road. Located just east of downtown Birmingham, the historic neighborhood...
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Homewood officer who shot 71-year-old homeless man
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Homewood, two police officers and the city’s former police chief that alleged excessive force when an officer shot a 71-year-old homeless man six times during an exchange. Judge Madeline Haikala ruled that the officer who shot James Ronald...
Police in Tarrant say woman killed in shooting was innocent bystander
TARRANT, Ala. (WBRC) - Police say a woman shot and killed inside a Tarrant home over the weekend was an innocent bystander caught in the middle of a violent dispute. Officers identified the victim as 35-year-old Kristy Harrison. Police say she was killed late Sunday night when someone opened fire on a home along Ford...
Birmingham Council Presented With Law to Allow Foreclosure on Nuisance Properties
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday heard about a proposed ordinance that would give city officials the power to seek foreclosure on nuisance properties in certain cases, with the goal of revitalizing the city’s neighborhoods. “This is a judicial process that targets the property and not the person,” Katrina...
Woman killed in Grants Mill Road crash identified
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A Birmingham woman killed in a head-on collision Sunday was identified. Tiara Jordan, 31, was injured following a head-on collision with another vehicle around 7:27 a.m. in the 3300 block of Grants Mill Road. She was transported to UAB Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Birmingham...
Autopsy report reveals official cause of death for toddler who died after being left...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - An autopsy report shows the official cause of death of a 3-year-old boy who was left in a hot car in Birmingham on July 22. The medical examiner ruled Ke’Torrius Starkes Jr. died from environmental hyperthermia and the manner of death is accidental. The report...
‘He Chose to Ask Me to Marry Him While I’m Dripping Wet, Standing in...
Met: April 2000, on campus at the University of Alabama in Smithwood Circle where the Kappa house and Delta house shared a parking lot. Latonya is a Delta, and D’Andre a Kappa, and they were introduced by a mutual friend. “I knew who he was — everybody knew he...