Birmingham AL

Jefferson County is expected to begin work next week to add a right turn lane from Rocky Ridge Road to Dolly Ridge Road to help with traffic flow, City Manager Jeff Downes told the Vestavia Hills City Council this week. County and city officials wanted to wait until this school...

A Birmingham law firm has accused the city’s police department of retaliatory harassment against a woman who filed a class-action lawsuit challenging a major AI data center development. The firm alleged officers conducted a suspicious traffic stop just four days after the complaint was filed. In a May 18...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A historic Birmingham cemetery appeared to reopen just as suddenly as it closed down. Families of loved ones buried at Zion Memorial Gardens were shocked to find a note on the business’s front door on May 17 that said the cemetery was closed. “Due...

A Trussville man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for cyberstalking interstate transmission of a threat to kidnap or injure another person. Michael Ray Mullins, 45, previously plead guilty to the same charges in December 2025. A member of the Margaret Police Department (MPD) responded to a domestic...

Here we go again is the feeling around town for a lot of fans. Ole Miss dropped a one-and-done game at the SEC Tournament to last-place Missouri, a team that had no business being the one to send the Rebels packing. Before the dust even settled in Hoover, somebody was...

A Fortune 50 financial trading company plans to expand its presence in Birmingham. StoneX Group, Inc., has announced that they'll be moving into the Magic City just a bit more. StoneX has been in Birmingham for over 25 years, where the location preforms functions like security clearance and operational infrastructure.

The 670-member Shades Crest Baptist Church in Hoover has a new pastor. The church, at 454 Park Avenue in the Bluff Park neighborhood, voted to approve the Rev. Dustin Ratcliff as its new pastor on Sunday, May 17. “We rejoice in the Lord’s leadership throughout this process and look forward...

An existing church building in Hoover will soon have new life in it as Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood plans to start a new campus this summer at the former Discovery United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jack Hinnen, who is currently serving as a pastor in Florida, is looking...

Harold Jackson Dailey has been indicted for his charge of capital murder. Court documents detail that Dailey used a firearm to threaten John Bryon Roulaine while attempting to rob him. Sometime during the robbery, Dailey has been indicted of shooting and killing Roulaine. Dailey is currently being held without bail.

BRIGHTON, Ala. (WIAT) — Brighton City Councilor Sherene Johnson says the city of Brighton is facing an arson problem and is asking residents to help stop a recent string of fires. “This is a small city, an older city with older residents primarily,” Johnson said. “People should not have to live in fear.” Johnson said [