Alabama’s Pastor Mike Jr. sets record with Stellar Awards sweep
Birmingham’s Pastor Mike Jr. cleaned up Saturday evening at the Stellar Awards, with a sweep that included a record-setting fourth win for artist of the year. The Rev. Mike McClure Jr., founder of Rock City Church, had already won 19 Stellar Awards when he was nominated in nine categories this time around. He won in...
Alabama National Cemetery honors Greatest Generation on 80th anniversary of WWII’s end
MONTEVALLO – On Thursday, Aug. 14, the Alabama National Cemetery marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with a solemn wreath laying, taps and a moving tribute to America’s Greatest Generation. Hosted by the Support Committee for the Alabama National Cemetery, the ceremony drew...
First Alert Weather Day: Heat Advisory in effect starting at 10 a.m.
FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY: A Heat Advisory will go into effect at 10 a.m. and will continue until 7 p.m. Heat index values could get upwards of 105 degrees. THE NEXT 24 HOURS: If you’ve stepped outside lately, you know that we are in the ‘dog days of summer.’
Official Rules: America’s First Federal Credit Union and WBRC 6 News Rising Star Scholarship
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE A NOMINEE’S CHANCE OF WINNING. America’s First Federal Credit Union, and not WBRC, is solely responsible for awarding of prize pack, judging of interview process and awarding of final scholarships. 1. PROMOTION DATES. a. The America’s...
‘We will help train people’: Jefferson County Schools searching for candidates amid bus driver...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Many school districts across the state are working with limited staff and that includes the men and women who drive kids to school. Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin Jr. tells WBRC the bus driver shortage is a side effect of the pandemic. “I can’t...
Sidewalk Film Festival kicking off with ‘Alabama Spotlight Night’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival starts Monday with “Alabama Spotlight Night,” a selection of films with ties to Alabama. The “Alabama Spotlight Night” showings will take place at Sidewalk Cinema, and they will be preceded by a happy hour that will give visitors the chance to mingle...
UAB psychologist shares advice to cut down on bullying in the digital age
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We all know bullying can negatively affect your child’s self-esteem, but it is not always easy for parents to spot it and in the digital age when that harassment can follow them home. “One thing that can be challenging, is I think sometimes bullying is...
Northeast Community YMCA in Roebuck cuts ribbon on affordable housing + healthcare
Nearly two years after its groundbreaking, the YMCA of Greater Birmingham is unveiling the newly renovated and expanded Northeast Community YMCA in Roebuck. But this isn’t just any YMCA. “The Northeast YMCA became part of the Roebuck community in 1965 when Roebuck was a thriving Birmingham suburb and a...
Pentatonix to visit BJCC for Christmas in the City Tour
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Three-time Grammy Award-winning and Daytime Emmy Award-nominated vocal quintet Pentatonix has announced their Christmas in the City Tour, and it includes a stop in the Magic City. Pentatonix will be at the Legacy Arena at the BJCC on Thursday, Dec. 18. The show will start at...
A closer look at the helicopter that saves lives at Children’s of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — While many of the young patients come to Children’s of Alabama by car or ambulance, others are required to come by air in a special way. Recently, CBS 42 morning anchor Andrea Lindenberg took a flight in the hospital’s critical care transport helicopter, where nurse Myra Wadell spoke about...
