Birmingham AL

CALERA, Ala. (WAKA) – Investigators involved in a chase on Interstate 65 southward from Calera into our area say the suspects abandoned four children as they tried to make their getaway. Calera police say they got a call at around 2:20PM today reporting a theft at Walmart. They found...

It was becoming hotter in central Florida. Summer was rapidly approaching, and soon temperatures would be in the high 90s and triple digits, marking you as one of the “really committed to motorcycling” group if you were out riding. My wife Kim was off on an adventure of her own, so I had a little more than a week to get myself into some...

CALERA – One of the suspects arrested by the Calera Police Department in connection with a retail theft situation at the Calera Walmart and a following attempt to flee from law enforcement has been identified. Brian Keon Davis, age 23, was booked into the Shelby County Jail on the...

As the primary elections loom, tensions rise within the party, with one man's ethics allegations casting a long shadow over Tuberville's campaign.

Birmingham funeral home director Arlillian Kate Bushelon made an ominous Facebook post on Monday about a “very unusual situation” that occurred during a service on Easter Sunday. “We would like to extend our sincere apologies for any confusion or distress caused following yesterday’s service. Please be assured that...

A second teen has been charged in the death of his friend while authorities say the suspects were committing a robbery. Avonta Lamar Perdue, 19, is charged with felony murder and first-degree robbery, according to court records made public Monday. He is charged in connection with the shooting death of...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A judge set a January 2027 trial date Monday for Damien McDaniel, a Birmingham man accused in multiple homicide and shooting investigations, as two mothers whose children were killed in 2024 said returning to court reopened their grief. McDaniel appeared in a Jefferson County courtroom with...

A 39-year-old charged in the shooting death of another man on the front porch of a Birmingham home will remain jailed, a Jefferson County judge ruled Monday. Jimmy Demond Hollis is charged with murder in the March 31 shooting death of 45-year-old Derrick Antonio Blackmon in the city’s Titusville community.

Heavenly Donut Co. is opening its second location this month in Homewood. The business that has attracted national attention from Travel Magazine, Garden & Gun and the Food Network will open a collaborative café space with Baba Java Coffee at The Edge. According to a social media post from...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has reversed an order vacating the death sentence for a 50-year-old Alabama man in the brutal murder of a woman in St. Clair County. Marcus Bernard Williams was convicted in 1999 of capital murder the slaying of Melanie Rowell, a 20-year-old...