Food distribution for Hoover SNAP recipients: What to know
Hoover-based SNAP recipients can pick up non-perishable food starting today, on Nov. 1. The Hoover Public Library is distributing food from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The library is giving five items per day per individual, along with small plastic bags of additional food. The library has kept a small...
Man convicted in 2020 murder on Pineview Road
A jury has convicted a man for the shooting death of a 20-year-old on Pineview Road in Birmingham nearly five years ago. New court records show Raynod Sistrunk is found guilty of intentional murder in the death of Naqwaun Garner. The incident happened on Dec. 7, 2020. According to the...
Food, clothing, mental health help available for victims of Five Points South fire
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Neighbor helping neighbor - that is the story in Five Points South after a devastating fire forced people to evacuate their homes Friday morning, Oct. 31. Red Cross volunteers rushed into the area with food in hand. They say as many as 20 people are now...
Honor ride to be held at Cleveland High School in honor of Kimber Mills
A ride honoring the life and legacy of 18-year-old Kimber Mills, who was killed after a mass shooting at 'The Pit' in Jefferson County earlier this month, will be held tomorrow afternoon at Cleveland High School. Registration for the event will be held at 1 p.m. The ride begins at...
Birmingham Islamic Society Pledges 35,000 Meals to Hoover Residents Affected by SNAP Cutoff
As federal SNAP benefits face suspension amid the ongoing government shutdown, the Birmingham Islamic Society has pledged to deliver 35,000 meals to residents of Hoover who find themselves without food support. The meals, the Society says, will be available to any Hoover resident in need—no questions asked. This is...
19 people left without a home after Five Points South fire
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - First responders tended to the smoldering ashes Saturday afternoon left behind nearly two days after a devastating fire ripped through residential buildings in Birmingham’s Five Points South. Nineteen people left without a home, many of them lost everything. Miraculously, no one was injured...
At Least 18 People Displaced Following Massive Southside Fire in Birmingham
Crews battled to put out a fire out Friday in the Five Points South neighborhood. The wood frame building, which had originally been a house, became fully engulfed in intense flames and the roof collapsed. According to AL.com, the fire began early Friday morning near Cobb Lane, a historic cobblestone...
Birmingham woman sentenced in death of toddler
A Birmingham woman has been sentenced in the death of a 1-year-old toddler back in 2020. Tykeila Lesha Johnson pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this year. On Monday, Johnson was sentenced to serve a 10-year split sentence, with 18 months split to serve in the Alabama Department of Corrections. The remainder of...
Bite Into Flavor at Alabama’s First Chicken Guy!
If you’ve ever seen the show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives or Guy’s Big Bite, you know Guy Fieri knows his stuff when it comes to food—and so when he and restaurateur Robert Earl decided to create a restaurant, nothing but the best would do. Thus, Chicken Guy! was born—the perfect mix of crispy chicken and “saucy...
Halloween Southside fire leaves 19 people displaced, Red Cross responds
Nineteen people have been displaced as a result of the Oct. 31 Southside fire in Birmingham, according to the American Red Cross. The fire started around 4 a.m. in the area of the 1300 block of 20th Street South, near Cobb Lane. Some of the displaced residents “didn’t have shoes...
