Birmingham AL

Free Burger Monday. It’s not an official holiday, but folks in Alabama can celebrate all the same. On a Bun, a Birmingham burger joint owned by Denise and Crystal Peterson, is giving away 200 free meals on Feb. 16 at the downtown restaurant, 2328 Second Ave. North. The mother-daughter...

Forensic technology has solved a 38-year-old cold case on a homicide/missing person report for Bryant Keith Bates. Bates, 21, was last seen alive on Nov. 15, 1988, after leaving his North East Lake family home. When he failed to return from attending a friend's funeral, family reported him missing to the Birmingham...

If you’ve driven past Iron City recently and noticed a smoky, flavorful and unmistakably Cajun smell, you’re not imagining it. Beloved local food truck Roll Cajun Boudin has nearly completed its move into the former Iron City Grill space and is set to open on Mardi Gras (Tuesday, February 17).

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Cahaba Valley Fire Department (CVFD) responded to a structure fire just before 9 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9. Upon arriving at 700 Brook Highlands Apartments, crews found fire and smoke in one of the units. E181 used a handline hose to maneuver through through the low visibility within the apartment and extinguish the...

Governor Kay Ivey visited Pleasant Grove Elementary on the third stop of her back to school tour Wednesday September 24, 2025 in Pleasant Grove, Ala. Governor's Office/Hal Yeager. Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the formal establishment of the Technology Quality Assurance Board to “ensure the responsible,...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — More than 300 cockroaches now carry the names of exes, former flames and a few unsuspecting friends, all in the name of conservation. The Birmingham Zoo announced that more than 300 Madagascar hissing cockroaches were named by donors from 31 states and eight countries as part of its playful...

CALERA, Ala. (WBMA) — A 23-year-old woman is dead following a shooting in North Calera, and a suspect has been charged with murder, according to the Calera Police Department. The police department said officers responded the night of Thursday, Feb. 12 to a residence on The Heights Drive. The...

A suspect has been charged in the shooting of a man who was found wounded on the front porch of an Etowah County home. Joseph Wayne Hale, 53, is charged with first-degree assault, sheriff’s officials announced Friday. “Violent acts like this have no place in our community,” said Sheriff...

There’s a brand-new shop to explore at Andy’s Creekside Nursery in Vestavia—and it offers something other than plants. Deep Earth Rock Shop is the newest addition, and it’s packed with rocks, fossils and seriously sparkly finds. Read on to discover why every visit feels like a...