Birmingham AL

Police investigating fire at Walmart as an arson in Homewood. Mother accused of killing her daughter in court for preliminary hearing. Mother accused of killing her daughter in court for preliminary hearing. Multiple fights during Parker/Ramsay game Thursday night. Updated: 7 hours ago. |. Multiple fights during...

Chief Michael Pickett and BPD leadership this week welcomed the largest academy class in department history. These future officers will spend the coming months in intensive training, preparing to serve and protect the city. With this milestone class, BPD has hired a total of 202 new officers since January. 1...

8 ON YOUR SIDE: AAA Alabama will give away free steering wheel locks to owners of some Hyundai and Kia models. The locks will be given to owners of 2011-2022 Hyundai and Kia vehicles to deter theft. As Action 8 News has reported, some Hyundai and Kia models have been...

CENTER POINT, Ala. (WIAT) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that killed one person and left a second person injured early Friday morning in Center Point. At around 12:19 a.m., JCSO deputies responded to the 4000 block of Pinson Valley Parkway on a report of a person shot. Deputies...

Police investigating fire at Walmart as an arson in Homewood. Public viewing for Bishop Calvin Woods Sr. Public viewing for Bishop Calvin Woods Sr. Mother accused of killing her daughter in court for preliminary hearing. Updated: 3 hours ago. |. Mother accused of killing her daughter in court for preliminary...

Overlooking the Magic City from atop Red Mountain, the Arlington Crest condominium complex has commanded stunning views of the Birmingham skyline for over three decades—and the views only get better from one of the complex’s four corner penthouse suites, currently listed for $999,999. Rare Arlington Crest penthouse...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) has implemented a new policy in Jefferson County following the death of a 3-year-old boy in foster care who was left in a hot car by a DHR contract worker. Ke’Torrius ‘KJ’ Starkes, Jr. was found dead in Kela...

DEAR ABBY: I am a retired Marine who married my supervisor’s daughter. I’ll call her “Zoe.” He and I were good friends. Zoe and I divorced in 1997. During the marriage, I found out that he was not her real father. It was a family secret that accidentally got out.

By Terry Schrimscher IRONDALE, Ala. — Alabamians feeling the need for speed will soon have a new entertainment venue at The Hill at Grants Mill when K1 Speed opens its doors in Irondale. K1 Speed is the world’s largest indoor electric kart racing operator with more than 100 locations globally. The Irondale location...

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) — Police are investigating a fire that they believe was deliberately set inside the Walmart on Lakeshore Parkway in Homewood Friday afternoon. According to Sgt. Mark Trippe, a call came in at approximately 2:45 p.m. Friday regarding a fire that had been set inside the store. “They set the fire...