Birmingham AL

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...

Frutta Bowls is closing after seven years at The Summit. The popular “superfood cafe” made the announcement on its Instagram page Saturday afternoon. According to the post, the location will stay open until Sunday, August 24th. The closure of the Birmingham location leaves the state of Alabama with...

MIDFIELD, Ala. — Crews from Midfield Fire and Rescue responded to a structure fire early this morning in the 800 block of Alden Avenue. The blaze was sparked by food left unattended on the stove, according to officials. All occupants of the home managed to escape without injury. Mutual...

A Bessemer family is searching for answers after their loved one was killed in a crash. Terence Summers, Jr. was killed on I-59/20 near the Alabama Adventure exit March 18th. “My son was taken away from us way too soon," Terence Summers, Sr. said in a news conference. A father...

A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 1:56 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 2:45 p.m. for Walker and Jefferson counties. The storms are foreseen to bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 1:56 p.m., Doppler radar tracked...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A suspect was arrested in connection to a homicide that took place Wednesday evening at an apartment complex in Birmingham, according to the Birmingham Police Department. At around 9 p.m. Wednesday, South Precinct officers responded to an apartment in the 1100 block of Lakeshore Ridge....

A heat advisory was released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 11:41 a.m. valid from Monday noon until Tuesday 8 p.m. for Winston, Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Marengo and Dallas counties. The weather service adds, "Heat index values up to 106 degrees expected." "Hot temperatures...

The mother of 3-year-old Ke’Torrius “KJ” Starkes, who died after being left in a hot car driven by a state contract employee, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Details of the incident leading to Ke’Torrius “KJ” Starkes wrongful death lawsuit. On July 22, Kela...

Bishop Calvin Woods Sr., distinguished Birmingham Civil Rights leader and longtime pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Norwood, died on Saturday. He was 91. Mr. Woods was one of the city’s leading voices for equality for decades and one of the few area pastors to have worked and traveled with Civil Rights icon the...

As the new school year begins, the Mountain Brook Police Department is celebrating statewide and national recognition for its 2024-2025 School Resource Officer team. At the Alabama Association of School Resource Officers (TAASRO) Safe Schools Conference, the team earned the Safe School Leadership Award, and several...