Birmingham AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Two former UAB police officers are out of a job as an investigation into the alleged misuse of a national law enforcement database unfolds — with one officer now charged, his attorney defending his innocence, and the ABC 33/40 I-Team continuing to press for answers.

BESSEMER, Ala. (WBMA) — A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in Bessemer Thursday morning. The crash happened on 459 at Exit 6 at Morgan County Road just after 5:30 a.m. The Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as 23-year-old Ashanti Rachael Agee, of McCalla....

Leela James has revealed the dates for her 2BHONEST 2026 Tour. The 14-city U.S. tour begins March 5 at The Lyric Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama. From there, James will visit Nashville, Houston and Los Angeles, before wrapping up in her hometown, Oakland. “Every time I step on stage, I’m giving...

A longtime editor of The Birmingham Times is stepping down at the end of the month. Barnett Wright took the helm as executive editor a decade ago when the paper was transitioning to new ownership. “He guided the newsroom as The Birmingham Times transitioned from its traditional format to a...

Rollins Montgomery will launch Second Mile Transport with 145 power units and more than 190 trailers ordered. Montgomery said private equity-driven decisions and cost reductions contributed to the collapse of Montgomery Transportation. A logistics arm for Second Mile is expected by August as Montgomery anticipates...

Global bond rating agency Standard and Poor's has lowered the borrowing rate for the newly-created Central Alabama Water system.Concerns about the public utility's weakening liquidity, aging assets and substantial reorganization of management cited as some of the reasons.Earlier this week, the “CAW's” long-term...

When I’m driving through winding Mountain Brook neighborhoods, I often gaze up at the beautiful homes and picture what they look like inside. How do these homeowners mix their personality into such classic spaces, and how would my green couch fit in? It turns out some of them have a little help to balance new trends...

At first glance, it appeared to be a standard back-to-school drive-through giveaway: vehicles lined up as volunteers handed out backpacks filled with pencils, notebooks, and rulers. But then local hero Lane Harper took the mic!. Harper, a Birmingham, Alabama, police officer and the Executive Director of the Lane...

The Center Point Fire Department (CPFD) responded to call around 6:30 p.m. today, Feb. 13, about a fire on Shadowood Circle. Upon arrival, officials found a structure fire at Woodside Condominium, a vacant apartment complex. Officials with the CPFD speculated that the fire could have been going on for an...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Over the last week, Tony Kornheiser has gotten many emails from people offering him condolences over the shuttering of the Washington Post’s sports section. The famed co-host of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” hadn’t worked for the newspaper since he took a buyout in 2008. By his own...