Birmingham AL

A new space for kids in Birmingham is about to officially open, with offerings that include obstacle courses, ball pits, a carousel and more. The new play center, Playdate, is located in Roebuck and designed for children 12 and under and their parents. Bookings are now open, so read on to learn about this new event...

The investigation into the fatal officer-involved shooting of Jamal Williams in Birmingham's Kingston community has been transferred to the Jefferson County Bessemer Cutoff District Attorney's Office. This development follows the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's decision to return the case to Birmingham police after...

HOOVER, Ala. (WBMA) — A Hoover woman says her sense of security was shattered the night she says a stranger broke into her home while she was inside. She spoke exclusively with the ABC 33/40 I-Team about what happened and what she says she’s learned from investigators. The...

BIRMINGHAM — A coalition of clergy, community activists and families affected by police violence is calling on Birmingham leaders to take urgent action following two fatal officer-involved shootings one month apart. The open letter centers on the deaths of Vanessa Ragland and Jamal D’Angelo Williams, both of whom...

BESSEMER — Three people are behind bars and facing capital murder charges after authorities say they brutally beat and robbed a Bessemer man in an attack so violent that investigators believe the suspects punched, kicked, stomped, and struck him with a gun. Court records made public Monday identify the...

Birmingham police have now identified the shooting victims as 76-year-old Carlton Allen, of Birmingham, and 43-year-old Sonny Arrington, of Clarksville, Tennessee. We’ve also learned after speaking with a friend of the victim, Briana Ballard, that Sonny Arrington was a married father of seven who sold cars for a...

In 2020, Stash started with a local “pulling back the curtain” on her stash of high-end vintage goods. It wasn’t long before the stash kept growing, and these pieces needed a home of their own, and Birmingham’s 1st Avenue South was that home for five years.

A new Alabama law has put harsher penalties in place for people who steal packages.

The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Marcus Jarrod Harvey on Dec. 9, 2025, in Hoover, Ala., on charges of drug trafficking and conspiracy to promote prison contraband. Following his arrest, Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) narcotics agents executed a search warrant at 5848 Colony Lane, resulting in the seizure...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Birmingham man has been charged by a federal grand jury with possessing counterfeit gift cards. The one-count indictment charges Xiebin Xue, 40, with possession of fifteen or more counterfeit or unauthorized access devices. According to the indictment, on Jan. 10, 2024, Xue was found in...