Birmingham AL

The City of Birmingham's Department of Transportation has announced a series of road closures and adjustments in preparation for the 84th Annual Magic City Classic. These changes will affect traffic flow and parking in various parts of the city from Oct. 22 to Oct. 26. On Wednesday, Oct. 22, the...

The developers behind Project Marvel, the massive, controversial $14 billion data center proposed for a wooded area on the edge of the majority-Black city of Bessemer, Alabama, are a step closer to breaking ground. Earlier this month, the Bessemer City Council voted to change city zoning to allow for data...

One of the Magic City’s longest-running charity missions is beginning fundraising efforts for a new 98-bed homeless shelter in downtown Birmingham. Founded in 1944 by alcoholic-turned-charity worker Jimmie Hale, the Jimmie Hale Mission is a charity mission dedicated to providing “pathways to recovery from the root...

ALABAMA — Authorities are seeking Amber Marie Martin, 40, in connection with a felony warrant for reckless manslaughter, according to Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama. Martin, a Caucasian female standing 5-foot-4 and weighing 135 pounds, has long brown hair and brown eyes. She was born on December 30, 1984.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Firefighters discovered the body of a 46-year-old man while putting out a trailer fire at a campground in Bessemer Tuesday morning. Christopher Michael Reeves, 46, was found unresponsive inside a travel trailer that had caught on fire at the Camping at Blue Creek campground on Prosper...

Met: Winter 2021, at Damon’s cousin Donnell’s home in the Green Acres community on Birmingham’s west side. Damon was there for their Friday night hangout when Jessica, who had been longtime friends and former neighbors with Donnell, stopped by. “It’s [hanging out at Donnell’s] just something we...

A new elevated steakhouse and seafood restaurant is set to open two weeks from today in downtown Birmingham! Located in The Hardwick at 2308 1st Ave S., the Alpharetta, Georgia-based Lapeer Steak & Seafood is set to make its Magic City debut on Wednesday, November 5. Georgia-based Lapeer Steak &...

All over Birmingham, there are private parking lots. Many of them have signs that explain how to pay for parking, which is often done through an app or website.

A 4.88-acre luxury senior living community is taking shape in Mountain Brook. Birmingham’s Capstone Building Corp. is beginning construction on the development at 2900 Cahaba Road. Demolition and site prep began in mid-September. The project is expected to be completed in October 2027. Birmingham-based Dominion...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We are On Your Side digging deeper into the numbers of students who are missing from attendance rolls across our state. Alabama State Superintendent of Education Dr. Eric Mackey says 5,800 students are missing from attendance rolls. He says a large portion of students, approximately 3,000,...