Birmingham AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham City Council members, pastors, and residents recognized June as National Gun Violence Awareness Month and urged the public to take part in Wear Orange Weekend to honor people killed by gun violence and promote nonviolence. Councilor LaTonya Tate, who chairs the council’s Public Safe

Write-in candidate Keith O. Williams has announced a new date and location for his campaign kickoff event as he continues his bid to represent Alabama House District 55. The kickoff was originally scheduled for May 23, but was rescheduled due to the threat of severe weather. The campaign kickoff is...

The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday voted to place an administrative fee of $3 on parking tickets that are past due for more than 30 days. The body, however, rejected a suggestion by the mayor and city transportation officials to increase parking fines by $10, with councilors saying the city needs to focus on enforc

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - An Alabama college graduate who lost both legs while on a cruise last year is suing the company that owns the ship and the operators of a Bahamas shore excursion. Hannah Smith, a graduate of Miles College, has sued Carnival and a shore excursion company...

An Alabama restaurant that recently celebrated 40 years in business is being lauded as one of the best chain restaurants in the country for brisket. Tasting Table recently released its list of “5 chain restaurants serving the best brisket, according to customers,” and Full Moon Bar-B-Que was among eateries to garner a

Forty years after its opening, the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover is hitting the real estate market. Alabama’s largest mall, the property encompasses more than 1.4 million square feet of retail space. The mall is currently managed by General Growth Properties, which holds a 50% ownership stake. Hoover Mayor Nick...

DECATUR, Ala. — Community members gathered for a prayer vigil Tuesday evening at the Cross of North Alabama to support a local toddler fighting a rare infection amid his battle with leukemia. The vigil for 2-year-old Noah Legg took place at 6:30 p.m. at the 121-foot steel monument located...

An Alabama walk-on received a full scholarship on Tuesday, June 2. Defensive back Walter Sansing III was awarded a scholarship from 68 Ventures, according to his alma mater, Homewood High School. Sansing, a senior from Homewood, Ala., was presented the scholarship by Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack and 68 Ve

A former Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been indicted in a DUI crash that injured three people, including a young woman and her teen brother. Shamonte D. Lanfair, 34, is charged with two counts of first-degree assault. The indictments were issued May 14 and made public Tuesday. Lanfair...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Miles College graduate who was seriously injured during a cruise back in 2025 is suing the company who owns the ship and the operators of a Bahamas shore excursion. Hannah Smith said she has sued Carnival and a shore excursion company after she was pulled...