Average cost per gallon of gas up six cents from last week heading into...
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) – As the holiday weekend approaches, millions of Americans will be hitting the road for one last summer vacation, but that travel will come with a slightly higher price tag. According to AAA Alabama, gas prices across the state are up. “I remember in high school when it used to just be […]
Almost 5,000 Students in Alabama Will Repeat the 3rd Grade for Failing a Reading...
Birmingham, AL — Alabama’s Literacy Law is having a clear impact this year, with new data showing how many third graders are being held back after falling short on the state’s reading exam. According to the Alabama State Board of Education, 55,930 third graders took the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program (ACAP)...
The idea that could launch Jefferson County into the 21st century
Today’s guest columnist is Bill Ivey. When Birmingham was founded in 1871, the county was a sleepy place with a population of about 12,000. Fifty years later, its population surpassed 300,000, and it had become the leading industrial region in the South. Today, the county’s primary economic drivers are...
Movies and TV shows casting in Birmingham
The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a...
American Shrapnel Part 7: How a rookie cop caught the uncatchable Eric Rudolph
On May 31, 2003, 5 years 4 months and 2 days after Eric Robert Rudolph blew up the New Woman All Women clinic in Birmingham and disappeared into the North Carolina mountains, a 21-year-old rookie cop named Jeff Postell turned off the lights in his police cruiser and pulled around the corner of the Save-A-Lot grocery...
Pedestrian fatally struck on Birmingham interstate identified
A pedestrian who was struck on Interstate 59/20 Monday was identified Wednesday by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.
Woman reported missing in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department is asking for your help locating a woman they say has been missing for more than two weeks. Police say 50-year-old Shannon Riggins was last seen in the 800 block of 20th Street South in Birmingham. Riggins has not contacted a concerned...
Birmingham mother still searching for justice in double homicide nearly 2 years later
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Nearly two years after her daughter was killed just days before Christmas, a Birmingham mother says she is still waiting for answers and justice. Charlotte Macon says not a day goes by without thinking about her youngest child, Kayla Hall, who was shot and killed in a double homicide in the...
Popular Birmingham bar closing to move to new downtown development
A beloved Birmingham pub and cocktail bar is closing down its historic location and moving downtown. In a post to Facebook Tuesday Carrigan’s Public House announced that its current Morris Avenue location, which has been in operation for 12 years, will close on Sept. 6. “We are excited for...
Birmingham man arrested after Fifth Avenue North homicide
A 20-year-old Birmingham man was arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred earlier in August.
