Birmingham AL

Orlando Withers tells WRBL his young son Jaxon was left waiting more than three hours at Russell Medical Center’s emergency room while struggling to breathe after swallowing an unknown object.

Coca-Cola UNITED recently donated a van to The Community Kitchens of Birmingham, a nonprofit dedicated to providing healthy, delicious meals to those who are hungry. Founded in 1981, Community Kitchens operates in Birmingham’s Southside and provides meal delivery in Woodlawn, Kingston and East Birmingham. Each year,...

Get your quarters ready for the shopping cart - Aldi is continuing its expansion into Alabama. The grocery chain is opening two new stores in the state this month, in Selma and Chelsea. The Selma location, at 1952 West Dallas Ave., will open Thursday, Oct. 16, according to the chain’s...

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) - The city of Homewood will soon begin enforcing new regulations on homeless encampments after the city council voted 8-0 Monday night to approve an ordinance aimed at addressing public safety and community concerns. Three council members were not in attendance for the vote. The new ordinance,...

The Magic City Classic, Birmingham's largest annual celebration of HBCU pride and tradition, begins with the 4th Annual Classic Cocktails event. Scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the downtown Birmingham Public Library, this event offers a safe and stylish alternative to the nightclub scene....

We’ve all been there: the garage full of half-used paint cans, that ancient TV collecting dust in the corner, a box of old batteries you know you shouldn’t toss in the trash. Now that it’s cooling off, Fall is the perfect time to clear it all out—and luckily,...

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - One of the top crime-fighting organizations in the area says less violent crime in Birmingham means more opportunities to help solve cases in surrounding counties. Property crimes, like major thefts of copper and machinery, are among of the most common crimes Crime Stoppers of Metro...

The Trussville community is mourning the loss of Jason Baker, director of the Trussville Public Library.

A four story medical office building cleared a zoning hurdle in Hoover on Monday night. The building will be built with four floors standing 72 ft. tall in Stadium Trace Phase II. The first three floors will consist of medical offices physician's can lease out, and the top floor will be the outpatient surgical...

A long-standing Homewood local business will close its doors in December. Homewood Shoe Hospital, which has been in operation since the ‘60s, announced on Facebook on Friday, Oct. 10 that the business would retire from shoe repair to move on exclusively to a shoe lift service. Shoe lifts are...