Birmingham AL

A Chinese restaurant that has served patrons for more than 13 years is closed. Hunan Garden, at 1851 Montgomery Highway in Hoover, shut its doors earlier this year. The restaurant phone number has been disconnected, and Google lists it as permanently closed. Hunan Garden offered a menu of Chinese fare...

Some U.S. cities consistently rank low in terms of happiness, with residents facing poor health, high stress, and limited opportunities for improvement. Poverty, weak community support, and economic decline are common threads that run through these areas. These factors demonstrate how profoundly local conditions...

Since Bayonet opened earlier this year, it has earned the loyalty of seafood lovers, cocktail connoisseurs and—according to CBS Mornings—solo diners. On a recent segment, CBS News correspondent and Alabama native Jan Crawford headed to Bayonet to get the scoop on why solo diners keep coming back. Why...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Mt. Olive Road in north Jefferson County has been deemed completely impassable as storms have knocked down trees and power lines. Strong storms moving across central Alabama Tuesday morning knocked down trees and power lines across the state, with more than 50,000 Alabama Power customers...

MOODY, Ala. (WBRC) - Authorities in Moody say a suspect has been arrested after police pursued him from their city to the Roebuck neighborhood of Birmingham Monday afternoon, Nov. 24. Moody Police Chief Reece Smith said the suspect - identified as 46-year-old Jason Moreland of Homewood - stole a vehicle...

CEDAR BLUFF, Ala. (WBRC) - A child was life-flighted to Children’s of Alabama after they were hit by a truck the night of Nov. 22. Police Chief Jeremy Stapps said the child turned and walked into the path of the oncoming truck on Martha Vera Lane. Emergency responders immediately...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department is asking for help locating a woman who was last seen in September. Birmingham Police shared on Monday, Nov. 24, that Hope Danielle Moore had not been seen or heard from by her family since September 2025. Moore, 31, is described as...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Strong storms moving across Alabama have knocked down trees and power lines across the state, leaving thousands without power service. As of 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, Alabama Power is reporting 47,074 customers are without power and the number continues to grow. In Jefferson County alone, a...

DEEP SOUTH — Meteorologists are warning of an elevated tornado threat across the Deep South on Tuesday, with Alabama, Mississippi, and western Georgia at the highest risk for severe storms capable of producing multiple tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail. According to updated forecast maps, the greatest threat...

In the modern world of digital dating, it can be challenging to find genuine connections. This dilemma was recently expressed by a young woman on social media, who shared her struggles with meeting people in Birmingham. Despite not having much success with dating apps or approaching people in bars, she reached out to...