Birmingham AL

UAB officially opened its new inpatient rehabilitation facility Monday, Aug. 18, furthering the medical system’s ability to provide world-class care to rehabilitation therapy patients. The new, $156.7 million building, located on Seventh Avenue South, is directly adjacent to the Spain Rehabilitation Center and was...

Miles Law School recently announced that retired Jefferson County Judge Carole Smitherman will become the school’s new dean. Smitherman retired from Jefferson County in January after 13 years as a circuit court judge. “Serving as Dean of Miles Law School is an honor. It is also a great responsibility....

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Angela Cheatham has spent nine years seeking justice for her son, Roger Cheatham, who was fatally shot in his Birmingham apartment. Despite the passage of time, no arrests have been made, and the case remains cold. "Roger was my only son," Angela Cheatham said. "He...

For Michael Mays, Minister of Music at New Hope Baptist Church in West End, inheriting a music department with a long and stellar history in the state of Alabama is not only a privilege but an honor. Earlier this year, New Hope was named the nation’s best choir at the...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Police Department's Special Enforcement Division made 69 arrests during the week of August 11 to August 17, 2025, as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce crime and enhance public safety in the city. The arrests included 45 felony charges and 24 misdemeanors. Officers...

RIP Bishop Calvin Woods Sr. A Birmingham civil-rights leader who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. passed away over the weekend, reports AL.com’s Greg Garrison. Bishop Calvin Woods Sr. fought segregation alongside civil-rights figures such as his brother, the Rev. Abraham L. Woods Jr., and Fred Shuttlesworth. Woods...

The Alabama Department of Transportation has announced a series of planned lane closures on Interstate 65 between Milepost 238 (U.S. 31 Alabaster exit) and Milepost 236.5 for bridge access work.

A man has been charged with making a terrorist threat against The Alabaster Police Department. Court records show that Joshua Craig Edmund Battles was charged with making a first-degree terrorist threat. Battles told a dispatcher on August 14th that he would kill the dispatcher, the chief and everyone else. Battles...

A new restaurant coming to Mountain Brook isn’t so much an expansion of a beloved one as a compliment to its already lauded experience. That’s what the owners are saying about Sea Bar, a new concept opening late this fall to Lane Parke. Originally, Sea Bar was supposed...

The city of Vestavia Hills is celebrating National Senior Citizens Day this Thursday, Aug. 21, with a special event at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center. From 4 to 7 p.m., senior citizens are invited to come together for a time of dancing, singing, food and fellowship. Live music will be...