Birmingham AL

The City of Homewood is calling all home-dwellers who live in a home more than 100 years old. The campaign is just one event in the city’s centennial year-long celebration of Homewood’s incorporation in 1926. Homes that are part of the program will receive a yard sign and...

WATCH THE CBS 42 WEATHER LIVESTREAM HERE: Tonight: A level 1 risk of severe weather is still in place. A brief tornado or damaging winds are not impossible, but the threat is already winding down. By 10 PM, the low level shear needed to make storms spin will be well to our north. Some lingering […]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - Jefferson County is working on several road projects designed to improve traffic flow, including a planned through road in Hoover and intersection work in Bessemer. One project would create a new road to replace a cut-through that Hoover drivers currently use at the Ashley Home...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Judge Elisabeth French, the Presiding Judge in Jefferson County, appointed retired Probate Judge Sherri Friday to serve temporarily as Special Probate Judge of Place 1. The order shared with WBRC 6 News by sources was filed on May 21, it reads, “This temporary assignment is necessary...

Broadway’s “& Juliet” is in Birmingham this week bringing pop songs, big costumes and a fresh twist on one of Shakespeare’s most famous stories. For one cast member, however, the Birmingham stop feels a little more special. Vestavia Hills native Nicole Lamb is touring with the...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A man has been charged after he allegedly stalked the mayor of Mulga, Wilford Keith Varner, according to court documents. Court records claim that on April 14, 2026, Charles Utley threatened Varner with bodily harm online. He then showed up at Mulga Town Hall, banged on the door and yell

Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard was suspended from her duties following a state complaint that accuses her of several infractions including bullying and misconduct. The 120-page complaint lists numerous accusations against the first-term judge including several violations of professional and judicial c

CENTRAL ALABAMA — A late May severe weather setup is in play across central Alabama on Friday, May 22, 2026, as ingredients capable of producing a severe wind gust or brief low-intensity tornado move through the region by 2PM. This is not a guaranteed severe day but the threat is real enough that residents across the a

Pickleball Kingdom, one of the fastest growing national indoor pickleball companies in the U.S., is opening its first Alabama location in Homewood on June 13th. The new indoor 40,000 square foot pickleball spot will be located at the former Conn’s HomePlus store within Wildwood Centre at 251 Lakeshore Parkway.

MCADORY, Ala. (WBRC) - First responders are on scene at a Holiday Inn Express & Suites in the McAdory area after a reported lightning strike. The incident was reported in the 4700 block of Bell Hill Road. Officials have not yet released information about the extent of any damage or whether anyone was injured.