Birmingham AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — As summer heat approaches, the City of Birmingham is asking residents to help stock local homeless shelters and cooling stations with much-needed bottled drinks. The city will host a water drive June 1-3 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Boutwell Auditorium, 1930 Rev....

An attorney for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped smuggle out snippets of King’s writing that became the “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” has died. When King was behind bars at the Birmingham Jail in 1963, attorney Clarence B. Jones would bring him newspapers, which King would read and then write on in the m

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Getting around downtown Birmingham on Saturdays is about to get easier, with MAX Transit bringing back weekend service for its Downtown MAX On-Demand zone. MAX Transit announced May 26, 2026, that Saturday service for the Downtown MAX On-Demand zone will return beginning Saturday, June 6,...

Alabama's culinary scene shines with deviled eggs and collard greens on the Michelin Guide's Iconic Foods list, but many wonder why more beloved Southern dishes weren't included.

A new 24-hour breakfast diner, Karma’s Kitchen, is coming soon to Five Points South and promises to offer affordable prices. The diner‘s imminent arrival was announced by owner Dan Williams Thursday, who also owns the popular Dave’s Pub. “Well it’s official! We are opening a 24 hour...

Legal pressure against the city of Birmingham and Nebius grows as lawsuits against them progress, with a recent filing alleging that the two are engaged in a civil conspiracy to acquire, assemble and develop the 300-megawatt hyperscale data center in Oxmoor known as BHM01. This recent filing submitted May 25...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man who was found in a creek in the Smithfield Community on May 25. The man has been identified as 41-year-old Timothy Jesse Copeland. He was transient and from Detroit, Michigan. Copeland’s body was...

Almost 5 pounds of marijuana and over $9,000 were seized as part of a narcotics investigation on May 27.

MIDFIELD, Ala. (WBRC) - Mayor Terry Adams and the Midfield City Council have announced their choice for chief of police. Michael Jeffries was sworn-in as Midfield’s new chief of police during the city council meeting on Thursday, May 28. Chief Jeffries was appointed to the role following the retirement...

This is an opinion cartoon. Data centers are the giant heavy metal mosquitoes of the modern landscape: always humming, always multiplying, and always hungry. They squat on the outskirts of towns - quietly at first - promising jobs, growth and innovation. But behind the whining gray walls and blinking lights is a monste