Birmingham AL

GARDENDALE, Ala. (WBRC) - We’re working to learn more after a nurse practitioner, with ties to Jasper and Gardendale offices, and a doctor have had their licenses suspended. At least one of those offices is now unable to operate. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners claims the two have...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has granted a full and unconditional pardon to Duane Flowers, who was convicted nearly 30 years ago for third-degree domestic violence. The pardon was announced during a Birmingham City Council meeting, where it was revealed that the victim, Sofia Smitherman, had...

CALERA, Ala. (WBRC) - A man is behind bars in Shelby County, accused of stealing packages in a Calera subdivision. The number of “porch pirates” continues to grow as more people turn to online shopping. Calera Police Chief David Hyche said their department received a report and multiple...

I-20 vehicle fire before exit 147 | Video credit: Cash Davis.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Flavortown is about to extend to a new zip code: the Gardendale Walmart. Guy Fieri, a restauranteur and TV personality best known for his show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” on the Food Network as well as the many restaurants he runs across the country, has a new franchise, Chicken Guy!, that...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A man has been arrested and charged with setting a fire inside the Walmart Supercenter on Lakeshore Parkway in Homewood last month. Mercutio Southall, 40, was arrested Sunday and charged with first-degree arson, first-degree criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance....

DORA, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office say a man and a woman were found dead from a murder-suicide in Dora on Sept. 1 around 11:41 p.m. Deputies responded to a report of two people shot in the 3500 block of White Road. They found the bodies of a 51-year-old woman and 55-year-old Elton James Barks...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin honored long-time city staff member Griffin Lassiter on Tuesday during the Birmingham City Council meeting on Lassiter’s retirement after 25 years working for the city as a senior project manager. Lassiter’s high-profile projects include putting together a property deal for the Barber...

On Sunday morning, September 15, 1963, a bomb ripped through the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. Four young girls—Addie Mae, Cynthia, Carole, and Denise—died while getting ready for church in the basement. Four Klan men had set 19 sticks of dynamite under the steps the night before....

On August 12, IKEA announced its first Alabama store—in Huntsville, opening in early 2026. That means one of the worlds most respected and disciplined retailers evaluated Birmingham and Huntsville and chose Huntsville—even though Birmingham’s metro population is roughly twice as large. The day the IKEA announcement...