Superheroes Visit Patients at Children’s of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM (Oct. 8, 2025) — Some very special visitors spent some time today with Children’s of Alabama patients. Spiderman, Batman, Superman, and a new addition this year, Wonder Woman, rappelled down the side of the hospital. Their visit marks the start of the hospital’s Superhero Month. The superheroes were window...
Bessemer crews respond to vacant trailer fire, no one injured
Right now, the Bessemer Fire Department is investigating a trailer fire. Crews responded to the 200 block of 4th Avenue North, off of 3rd Street North, at 4:19 a.m. Thursday morning. The trailer was destroyed in the fire. A lieutenant with the department confirmed with ABC 33/40 the trailer was...
Alabaster police department to expand fleet with $13.4M budget, adding 12 new vehicles
The Alabaster Police Department is growing its patrol fleet thanks to the city's recently approved budget for Fiscal Year 2026. The budget for the department will be $13.4 million, about $673,000 more than the previous fiscal year. The city said the reason behind the budget increase is primarily due to the rising...
Thomas Rhett’s Better In Boots Tour hits Birmingham Oct. 9
Thomas Rhett's "Better In Boots Tour 2025" is set to take the stage at the Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Downtown Birmingham on Oct. 9. The concert, featuring Rhett Akins and Lanie Gardner, will honor all tickets purchased for the original June 27 date. Attendees can pre-purchase parking separately from concert tickets....
Former Birmingham economic developer faces serious allegations months after taking Portland job
Birmingham’s recently departed top economic developer, who left in July to take a similar job in Portland, is now under investigation there for “inappropriate communications” with a staff member. Cornell Wesley, a Birmingham native who held the title of director of the Department of Innovation and Economic...
13 Most Dangerous Small Towns in America
The illusion of small-town safety is cracking under the weight of economic struggle and quiet desperation. Picket fences and friendly neighbors don’t always tell the whole story. While most Americans picture small towns as safe havens from big-city crime, the National Institutes of Health recognizes that...
Huffman Middle School opens free grocery store to fight food insecurity
While the shelves at Huffman Middle School’s new grocery store are lined with staples like eggs, milk and bread, it is far from your typical shopping trip.
Brandon Young: From Center Point, AL to $100M CEO of a Professional Services Firm
As a child, Brandon Young remembers taking stuff apart in the house and trying to put it all back together. That came in handy, when in high school, he crafted a research paper on electrical engineering. “I looked at the salary of pay they made, and I said, ‘you know what, I want to do electrical engineering,’” he...
Say goodbye to Winn Dixie and hello to Aldi after grocery store takeover
ANOTHER Winn-Dixie is set to close in the US next month following the sale of hundreds of its stores to Aldi for conversion. It is not known if the Winn-Dixie...
Dangers of impaired driving
Drone show for Thompson High School homecoming week. Irondale to spend $30k to retain school principals. Irondale to spend $30k to retain school principals.
