Birmingham AL

UAB and Auburn University are among the victims of a massive data breach affecting their learning management systems. Canvas, a learning management system used by schools across the country, was hacked by cyber extortion group ShinyHunters. A notice on the Canvas website directed users to contact the group to negotiate a settlement.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A Jefferson County jury found Demarco Antoine Griffin guilty of intentional murder, according to a court order filed Thursday. Griffin was charged in the death of 43-year-old Juanderius Woods. Woods was shot and killed in Birmingham's Kingston community on 2023. A sentencing hearing for Griffin...

Ranelli’s Deli, one of Birmingham’s most beloved eateries, has the best Italian sub in Alabama, according to national foodie digital publication The Takeout. Established in 1971, this is not the first time the eclectic family-owned Five Points South Italian cafe has drawn national attention. Back in 2020, the...

BILLINGSLEY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Billingsley man was arrested on Thursday, May 7 in connection to a home repair fraud charge stemming from a 2023 foundation construction contract. Deputies arrested Earnest Brown Jr., 62. He now faces one count of home repair fraud. According to court documents filed in Shelby...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A major $4 million investment from the National Park Service will transform the 1954 wing of the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham. The historic Civil Rights landmark will temporarily close its doors for renovation starting May 9. The A.G. Gaston Motel is a key site in...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Prosecutors are asking a judge to combine two Birmingham-area shooting cases involving defendant Damien McDaniel into a single trial. McDaniel is accused in a string of homicides, including two mass shootings, with Birmingham Police at one point investigating his alleged killings as murder-for-hire. According to court...

The mother of a Jefferson County Jail inmate who died after being taken to a Birmingham hospital said she has questions about his care and subsequent death. Jonathan Tremaine Maul, 39, died Wednesday evening after being moved from the downtown lockup to UAB Hospital. Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said...

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Zoo has been named Attraction of the Year by the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau, recognizing a year where conservation leadership and tourism growth went hand in hand. The award was presented on May 7,2026 at the Red Mountain Theater in Birmingham, Alabama.

Former federal prosecutor Lloyd Peeples announced Thursday that he has received the endorsement of Beth Holloway in his campaign for Alabama House District 48. Peeples previously served as Senior Trial Counsel for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama. During his time there, he helped prosecute Joran van der Sloot in a federal extortion case tied to the disappearance and death...