Birmingham AL

An historic landmark in Birmingham’s history - and a prime piece of downtown real estate - has a new owner. Non-profit organization KultureCity has purchased the Powell Avenue Steam Plant for $11 million. “This transformational move marks a bold new chapter for the organization and a historic investment in...

Better Business Bureau warning about charity scams for Texas relief.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) says scams following the tragic Texas flood are now moving into “phase two.”. WBRC reported earlier this week on how scammers are using the disaster to potentially swipe the money of people who think they are donating to charity. Now,...

The City of Homewood is asking for the petition filed by Jabari Peoples’ family seeking release of video in his June 23 shooting death to be dismissed. Attorneys for the city on Friday filed a response in Jefferson County Court to the petition last week by attorney Leroy Maxwell on behalf of Peoples’ mother, Vivian...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Community Kitchens of Woodlawn will close following the nonrenewal of its lease. The organization will host a farewell cookout for the community on Tuesday, July 28, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 5712 1st Avenue North in Birmingham. The event will celebrate the volunteers, neighbors and...

An upcoming art walk in Birmingham will feature murals, art installations, sidewalk poetry and more, promising a memorable day of excitement for attendees. The Smithfield Public Art Walk, taking place on Saturday, July 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will take place along Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard and 5th Street...

In his own words, 15-year-old *Leon says he used to be “real bad, doing crazy stuff” including some gang activity and ended up being shot at. “I was in the house, in the living room … all you could hear was gunshots and one came through the window and hit me in the face … it was bad. I was in the hospital for a...

MIDFIELD, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) – A mom in Alabama is facing child abuse charges after her son was critically injured from shaken baby syndrome, officials said. According to court documents, on March 1, a 5-month-old boy was rushed to an area hospital because he was unconscious without a pulse.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – Starting Friday morning, the National Weather Service radar that services central Alabama will be down for upgrades. While the radar is offline, some rain and storms are expected to move through the area. However, NWS say this outage is not reason to panic. Despite the downed radar, the NWS...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Governor Kay Ivey has ordered flags in Alabama to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the flooding in Texas Hill Country. “More than one hundred have perished, including young Sarah Marsh of Mountain Brook, and many more are still missing, including members of the Santana...