Central Alabama Water CEO orders suspended GM back to work, attorney calls it retaliation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The CEO of Central Alabama Water sent memos Tuesday ordering three employees — who filed lawsuits against him four days earlier — to report to a distribution facility the following morning, and their attorney is calling it retaliation. The memos. Jeffrey Thompson, CEO of...
Popular Birmingham restaurant opens in new city
The Filling Station, a popular local restaurant known for its pizzas and sandwiches, has officially opened their new Gardendale location. In 2015, The Filling Station opened their first location in Crestwood. Now, they’re bringing their popular pizzas, pastas, sandwiches and other Italian favorites to Gardendale. The...
New bakery offers meringue masterpieces with global inspiration
Delicate meringue desserts with international flair are taking center stage at a new Homewood bakery and cafe that blends Latin American heritage with European-inspired pastry artistry. Longtime Homewood residents Reina Perez and her husband, Jose Raita, launched Dolce Pavlovas BHM in November at 1919 28th Ave. S....
1 injured in Birmingham house fire
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Crews with Birmingham Fire & Rescue responded to a house fire Wednesday in the 8100 block of 10th Avenue. One person was injured and taken to a local hospital. The fire broke out at a single-story residential structure, according to BFRS. BFRS said the fire was...
12 Alabama Meat Markets So Good They Had To Become Restaurants
Some places sold meat. Others built cult followings. Across small-town Alabama, a quiet revolution had been happening behind butcher counters and fogged-up display cases. What started as simple meat markets, the kind with handwritten price tags and regulars who knew exactly what they wanted. Slowly turned into...
Fatal Train Accident Occurs In U.S. State For Second Time In 4 Days
Unfortunately, two fatal train accidents have occurred in the same U.S. state this month. This past Saturday, a mother and her 8-year-old daughter were killed when their vehicle was struck by an Amtrak train in Theodore, Alabama. According to investigators, the audible signal, flashing lights and ...
New grocery store replacing Alabama city’s Mexican restaurant
ALDI is opening one of its popular, low cost grocery stores in Leeds by the end of 2026, according to the city. The new ALDI store will replace Mangos Cantina & Grill, a Mexican restaurant that closed recently, according to a recent city of Leeds Facebook post. The new ALDI will be located at 1770 Ashville Road in...
Alabama’s Deepest Inland Lake Is A Clear-Water Escape North Of Birmingham For Camping And...
Alabama probably isn't the first place you'd think to go for a splashing water vacation (hello, Florida). But the state's glistening Gulf Coast, with its many beaches and parks, is still a crowd-pleaser, drawing 8 million visitors each year. The state is also absolutely swimming with waterways and lakes, and we're...
Brookwood Village shopping mall to be torn down in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Brookwood Village, a once-thriving shopping mall that has sat abandoned for several years in Birmingham, will be torn down. The mall, which was first developed in the early 1970s and hosted many different businesses over the years, will be demolished this March. The announcement was made...
Trussville reviewing multiple development proposals
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (WBRC) - The city of Trussville is eying several new projects, according to Mayor Ben Short. Short says Monday night, Feb. 23, the Design Review Committee reviewed several proposals, including ones for Raising Cane’s and Home2Suites by Hilton. “These projects reflect growing interest in Trussville...
