Birmingham AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham City Schools announced new guidelines for attendance at sporting events to help create a “safe and enjoyable environment.” The guidelines include the following: “Safety is a priority in Birmingham City Schools,” said Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan. “In recent months we’ve...

An inmate at William Donaldson Correctional Facility was found dead Tuesday afternoon.

The 22nd Annual Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival lit up the historic Fourth Avenue Business District on Saturday with a lively celebration of music, culture and community. From 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. the downtown corridor between 16th and 18th Streets brimmed with the sounds of jazz and lively entertainment.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Jefferson County judge has agreed to revoke bond for a man accused of threatening a witness, according to court records. Willie Edward McBride was out on bail for assault and firearm charges when Birmingham Police said he threatened a man expected to testify in a preliminary hearing or...

Winners must receive a majority of the vote. In races where no candidate has a majority, the top two vote-getters will go to a runoff on October 7. Below are unofficial results. Birmingham Mayor. Kamau Afrika <1%. Juandalynn Givan 4%. Marilyn James-Johnson <1%. Jerimy Littlepage <1%. Brian K. Rice 2%

BESSEMER, Ala. (WAFF) - A man serving a life sentence for a Madison County murder died in prison on Tuesday. Randy Matkins, 68, died at the William Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer. Authorities said Matkins was found unresponsive by medical staff in the prison infirmary, where he was being treated...

Incumbents Sherman Collins Jr., Derek Billups and Leticia W. Harvill are headed back to the Birmingham City Board of Education after being reelected Tuesday night, but it appears runoffs will be needed to settle the winners in three of the seats. Candidates in Districts 2, 8 and 9 did not...

An incumbent Birmingham City Council member who last year was arrested for driving under the influence will face a runoff on Oct. 7. Council member J.T. Moore of District 4 was arrested for DUI last year when police found him sleeping in a city-owned Chevrolet Tahoe pulled off on the shoulder of Interstate 65 in...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — A former state prison sergeant has been sentenced to prison for the assault of an inmate with a baton. A Jefferson County Bessemer Cutoff jury in April convicted 60-year-old Joe L. Binder of first-degree assault. Circuit Judge David Carpenter sentenced Binder to 10 years in...

This is an opinion column. That wasn’t a whipping, it was a whupping. It was a Bham beating, a chitty chitty bang bang. I didn’t see it coming. Not like that. Asked last week to handicap the Birmingham mayor’s race, I followed my gut and said, “Randall Woodfin without a runoff.”