Birmingham AL

Coming home again holds infinite possibilities—especially for a young newlywed couple purchasing their first dwelling. For them, it was a no-brainer to come back to Birmingham, Alabama’s charming Mountain Brook neighborhood, where the wife had grown up. Revered by locals and visitors alike, its idyllic setting offers...

HOOVER, Ala. (WBMA) — The Hoover Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle connected to a shooting incident that occurred in September 2025. According to police, the sedan pictured in a department release was involved in the incident. Investigators are seeking information about...

There are people in Birmingham right now planning their weekend around a plate of oysters. That’s not a typo, and they’re not crazy – well, maybe a little crazy, but in the best possible way. The Tin Top Restaurant & Oyster Bar in Bon Secour, Alabama, has...

A Texas congressman is accusing the U.S. Coast Guard of not conducting a transparent bidding process, claiming that the service's choosing of a new site was made before formal requests were ever acquired or reviewed. On Wednesday, the USCG announced that it newest training center is opening at Birmingham-Southern...

A Vance woman has been charged federally with embezzling more than $10 million from her former employer in Shelby County. Laura Lynn Tucker, 54, was charged with six counts of wire fraud and one county of identity theft, announced Northern District of Alabama Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine Crosby. Tucker has...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The United States Coast Guard announced that the former Birmingham-Southern College campus will be the home of its new training center. “Birmingham-Southern actually made a commitment that they would find a good tenant for this space, and I think that they kept their word,” April Williams,...

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA — A 19-year-old husband fatally shot his 24-year-old wife before turning the gun on himself inside Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital just moments after the couple welcomed their first child, authorities confirmed. The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. Sunday at the hospital, according to reports....

Locanda Brasato, a new Italian restaurant from Duaine Clements and Marco Butturini, recently opened in the former Post Office Pies space at 270 Rele St. Clements and Butturini are also co-owners of downtown Birmingham’s Lé Fresca. The new restaurant focuses on “the art of slow cooking” with traditional Italian...

On Thursday, Feb. 26, students gathered outside of Cooney Hall at Samford University for a protest that coincided with the university’s government and nonprofit job fair. Beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing throughout the duration of the event, the demonstration remained stationary near the entrance to the building,...

Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett is addressing a viral social media video that showed an officer, with gun drawn, approach a woman inside a convenience store during the search for an armed robbery suspect. The store surveillance video was taken on Tuesday and showed the officer draw his weapon as...