Birmingham AL

IRONDALE, Ala. (WBRC) - We know it’s important to have a working smoke alarm in your home, but you also need to have a carbon monoxide detector, too. Carbon monoxide dangers surge during the winter months. Carbon monoxide is a silent killer. The CDC says the odorless and colorless...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police say they have arrested a man in connection to a robbery. Police say Lemelvin Eason, 38, is charged with two counts of first-degree robbery. According to court documents, Eason robbed two different people around 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19. From the first victim,...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Jimmie Hale Mission will open its warming station in Birmingham from Jan. 25-26 as temperatures are expected to fall below freezing. The shelter is located at 3420 2nd Ave. North. Each night, the warming station will open at 6 p.m. and remain open until temperatures rise above freezing the...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham officials say a sharp decline in homicides is tied in part to prevention efforts happening long before police are ever called. City leaders and the Urban League of Alabama shared progress Thursday on a Community Violence Intervention pilot program designed to stop shootings before they...

Mountain Brook Mayor Graham Smith said she expects movement on the Brookwood Village development as city officials plan to meet with developers in the next few weeks. Brookwood Village, a 750,754 square-foot former shopping mall located on the border between Mountain Brook and Homewood, has been empty after a slow...

A group of protestors met in Birmingham’s Five Points South on Friday to protest federal immigration agents’ presence in Minneapolis. “What is unfolding in Minneapolis in Operation Metro Surge is nothing short of a federal occupation,” said Chris Isor, with the Birmingham chapter of Democratic Socialists of America.

Birmingham-based Buffalo Rock Co. has opened a new 47-acre campus in Florida to serve the Gulf Coast region. The company’s new Santa Rosa facility is a 352,800-square-foot facility designed to support growing customer demand across the Gulf region. Located off Interstate 10 in the Northwest Florida Industrial Park,...

Hoover officials said all residents are protected regardless of citizenship status, but some residents with immigrant backgrounds are still worried about safety in their daily lives. “We want them to call. We have more pressing issues in Hoover that affect our crime rate than immigration stats,” said Clay Morris,...

A new spot for customizable Mongolian grill bowls and fresh sushi is opening soon in Trussville. Keep reading to see what’s on the menu and why this location makes it an easy new favorite. A new Mongolian grill & sushi restaurant is coming to Trussville. Trussville’s dining scene is...

Five Birmingham restaurants/chefs have been named as semifinalists for a James Beard Award, the Oscars for the food industry. From here, restaurant and chef nominees will be announced on Tuesday, March 31, and the winners will be recognized on Monday, June 15 in Chicago during the James Beard Restaurant and Chef...