Birmingham Barons to host 2026 job fair
The Birmingham Barons will host a job fair Feb. 19 and March 3 at Regions Field.
Birmingham terminates $55M Ensley High School redevelopment
Five years after Mayor Randall Woodfin announced plans to develop a new 244-home mixed-use neighborhood on the grounds of the former Ensley High School, the $55 million redevelopment agreement has been terminated. Ensley High School redevelopment canceled. During its regularly scheduled Tuesday meeting this week, the...
Ensley High School alum share thoughts on future development plans for vacant space
Born and raised in Ensley, Dwight Battle said the empty lot where the Ensley High School once stood has since become an eye sore in the community.
The Pizitz still brings Birmingham together
When David Silverstein talks about The Pizitz, the pride in his voice is unmistakable. It’s there in the way he recalls the building’s long and winding narrative arc–from retail anchor, […]
Birmingham Airport Authority donates vehicle to Oneonta Fire and Rescue
ONEONTA, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) transferred a retired Rapid Intervention Vehicle (RIV) to Oneonta Fire and Rescue Thursday, Feb. 12. The donated RIV includes fire suppression equipment and storage space for medical equipment and supplies. The vehicle will be stationed at Oneonta...
Inside The Alabama Meat-And-Three Where Grandma’s Notebook Still Calls The Shots
What if the most powerful thing in an Alabama meat-and-three wasn’t the grill, the stove, or even the daily specials, but a battered notebook that refused to retire? Inside, nothing screamed for attention. No slogans. No trendy twists. Just food that clearly knew who it was. The kind that...
15-year-old is 2nd suspect charged with capital murder of man in southwest Birmingham
A second suspect has been charged in the 2025 shooting death of a man found inside his vehicle in Birmingham. Police on Thursday night said a 15-year-old boy is charged with capital murder in the Oct. 19 slaying of 33-year-old Monderrius McClellan. He was taken into custody earlier in the day and is being held in the...
2 struck by vehicle in Bessemer, taken to UAB Hospital with injuries
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - Two people were taken to the hospital Thursday night after being struck by a vehicle in Bessemer. According to Bessemer Fire, a man and woman were both struck by the same vehicle on 9th Avenue in Bessemer. Officials say one person was unresponsive and the other...
Man jailed in shootout that wounded Hoover officer; charges expected in father’s killing
A 38-year-old man has been charged in a weekend shootout that left him and a Hoover police officer injured, and his own father dead. Asa Redd Griggs is charged with two counts of attempted murder for shooting one officer in the torso, and shooting at a second officer, according to court records made public Wednesday.
Highlands College, founded by Church of the Highlands, announces new degree: ‘Historic moment’
Highlands College in Birmingham, which was founded by the Church of the Highlands to train ministry students, will start its own business school this year. The Dunn School of Business will launch this fall, offering a Bachelor of Science degree in business leadership. “This is a historic moment for Highlands...
