10+ Birmingham murals that stole the spotlight in 2025
Birmingham went full color in 2025, with more than 10 murals popping up across the city and beyond. From bold portraits to vibrant florals in hidden alleyways and main streets, each piece brought its own wow factor and made the city feel brighter, fresher and impossible to ignore. Keep reading...
Shipt keeps customers connected with same-day holiday deliveries
Company is supporting until the very last minute with holiday must-have deals, gift delivery options, tips, and same-day delivery on orders placed before 3 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve
Birmingham City Councilors Volunteer With Community Food Bank of Central Alabama
Members of the Birmingham City Council last week volunteered at the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama and loaded five palettes — 351 boxes of food — which will feed 351 families for a week. Councilor Crystal N. Smitherman partnered with New Hope Baptist Church and the Community...
2 people found dead following murder-suicide at home in Hoover
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — Two people were found dead inside a home in Hoover Tuesday morning from what police believe was a murder-suicide. Police were called to a home in the 700 block of Highland Manor Court just after 9 a.m., where a call had come in about a husband and wife being found dead […]
‘A bright light’: Brown University students identified as victims in campus shooting
Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov were killed in the campus shooting.
Bluff Park Vintage moves to new + improved location nearby
Bluff Park Vintage moved just down the street from its previous location at the beginning of November, offering a new and improved shopping experience. Nestled in cozy Bluff Park, this vintage store offers a curated mix of clothing from the 70s, 80s and 90s from high quality denim to outerwear and more. If you’re...
Jefferson County coroner needs help identifying two men found dead
Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying two men who died in Jefferson County. In June, skeletal remains were found in a condemned house in Bessemer. The second man was found dead earlier this month outside the Family Dollar on Bessemer Road in Birmingham. The skeletal remains were...
1 dead after 18-wheeler leaves I-65 in Hoover
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Hoover Police confirmed that a person is dead after a crash involving an 18-wheeler on Interstate 65 Tuesday morning. Police said the truck left the southbound lanes of the interstate near Montgomery Highway and is down an embankment. Two lanes of I-65 South are open as...
Birmingham Jewish community reflects following deadly attack in Australia
Members of central Alabama’s Jewish community are reflecting and mourning following a deadly attack overseas this weekend.
Proposal to demolish 5 Highland Park buildings removed from Design Review agenda
On Monday, Dec. 15, proposals to demolish five historic buildings in the Highland Park neighborhood were removed from the Birmingham Design Review Committee’s (DRC) Wednesday, Dec. 17 agenda. The action to postpone consideration of these agenda items came shortly after the Highland Park Neighborhood Association...

















