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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Birmingham, Alabama – Winter is expected to loosen its grip gradually across Alabama, even as Groundhog Day tradition points to a slower nationwide transition toward spring. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - For weeks, the lights were off, the doors were locked and the phones went silent at a downtown Birmingham shoe repair shop many customers had trusted for years. Quality Shoe Repair appeared to vanish overnight, leaving behind shoes, purses and a trail of unanswered questions. Customers...

Shelby County has never been short on momentum, but every so often, a new arrival serves as a small yet meaningful marker of where the community stands—and where it’s headed. The upcoming opening of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers along U.S. Highway 280 on Tuesday, March 10 is one...

Post Malone and Jelly Roll are returning to Protective Stadium as part of The BIG ASS Stadium Tour Part 2, according to an announcement from the venue. The concert is set for May 26 and will also feature Carter Faith. Fans interested in early ticket access can sign up for...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department has reportedly arrested a man wanted for a murder in California. According to police, James Lawrence Petri, 43, of Murietta, California, is wanted in connection to a murder that happened on Jan. 13, 2026 at the Arbors at California Oaks Apartments. This...

LEEDS, Ala. (WBRC) - A Pell City man has died after a crash on I-20 in Leeds. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Robby Shawn Isbell of Pell City. He was 38. Isbell died at UAB Hospital on Jan. 30. Authorities say he was the...

ALABASTER, Ala. (WBRC) - An ICE agent in Alabaster was injured Monday morning while attempting to serve papers on an individual in what they say was a targeted enforcement. Officials told WBRC’s Aajene Robinson that an altercation broke out while federal agents were searching for the person on Shady Acres Lane.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Happy Monday! It is also Groundhog Day! Birmingham Jill saw her shadow yesterday indicating six more weeks of winter. Regardless of what an animal predicts, I can promise you winter is not over. It is a very cold start to the day with temperatures in the low to mid 20s. A few locations are...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer deaths for people under 50, rising from 5th place in the 1990s, according to a new study by the American Cancer Society. The study shows overall cancer mortality rates in people younger than 50 have decreased by...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A man is dead after a crash on Interstate 22 near Brookside Sunday morning. The man who has not yet been identified was the driver of one-of-two vehicles involved in the crash near mile marker 91. The crash happened at 2:53 a.m. The victim was pronounced...