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VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WBRC) - The Vestavia Hills City Council will hear the first reading of a proposal for Walmart to purchase a vacant Cahaba Heights grocery store and redevelop it into a Walmart Neighborhood Market. The vacant grocery store is the former Winn Dixie that was closed. It is...

A search is underway for a Birmingham man missing since Saturday. Kenneth Walton, 58, was last seen May 30. Family said he has a history of mental illness and is believed to be a potential danger to himself, but not to others. Walton lives with his mother who last spoke...

Strong thunderstorms moving through Central Alabama on Monday have already caused multiple reports of downed trees, power lines and hazardous travel conditions across the region. According to the latest Alabama Power outage map update shortly after 3:00 p.m., more than 77,000 customers were without electricity statewid

Firefighters responded to a commercial structure fire at the former Elyton School at the intersection of Tuscaloosa Avenue and Center Street in Birmingham. The fire involved the historic school building located in Birmingham's Arlington-West End neighborhood. Elyton School served students for nearly a century after ope

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Thousands are without power across northwest Alabama as a line of storms continues to trek across the state. According to PowerOutage.us, over 145,000 are currently without electricity as of 4:30 p.m. Monday. Over 30,000 customers are without power in Jefferson County and over 20,000 in Calhou

MAX Transit has announced the return of Saturday service for its Downtown MAX On-Demand zone beginning Saturday, June 6. The Downtown zone will operate Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., expanding weekend mobility options for riders traveling throughout downtown Birmingham. “Transportation needs do not stop at the end o

Germaul Barnes came across the work of James Baldwin a lot later in life. Baldwin came at a time when Barnes felt a strong pull to expand his knowledge of Black authors and truly absorb their perspectives on life in America. Now, Barnes, who is the Executive Artistic Director of Southern DanceWorks, will take everythin

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The third annual Iron City Comic Con wrapped up Sunday at the BJCC, drawing thousands of visitors from across Alabama and beyond for a weekend filled with celebrities, collectibles, cosplay and community. Organizers said approximately 10,000 tickets were sold throughout the three-day event, ma

Mountain Brook, Homewood, and Birmingham are coming together to protect pedestrians and help traffic patterns by building new pedestrian access on the bridge on Hollywood Boulevard. We’ve tried walking on that road—needless to say, it’s scary. After over fourteen years of planning, the project will begin sometime...

Southbound Food Festival, Birmingham's premier celebration of Southern food, culture and community, has announced that a limited number of Early Bird tickets are now on sale for select signature events during the 2026 festival, scheduled for Sept. 18-27. Festival organizers are encouraging guests to purchase tickets ea