Birmingham AL

Two ribbons were cut Monday, Oct. 20, to celebrate the transformation of Birmingham’s former A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club into the new Legacy Prep Intermediate School. The first ribbon welcomed community leaders, donors and partners who helped make the milestone possible: The long-vacant, unused and dilapidated...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham Police Department Chief Michael Pickett held a press conference Friday to discuss the officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of 36-year-old Vanessa Ragland. According to Chief Pickett, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Brunson Avenue just after 5 p.m....

1. Bettola – Birmingham. Authenticity meets artistry at this Birmingham gem where wood-fired ovens work overtime creating Neapolitan masterpieces. The flames kiss each pizza at just the right temperature, producing that signature leopard-spotted crust that pizza purists dream about. Every ingredient tells a story of...

The family of the late Carrie Griffin has filed a civil lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court against Zion Memorial Gardens, LLC and its owner, Beverly McMillian, alleging gross negligence, fraud, and desecration of a gravesite. The lawsuit, filed by The Rice Firm, LLC, accuses the defendants of violating state...

A 28-year-old has been convicted in the 2020 shooting death of a man who was ambushed on the porch of a Birmingham home. A Jefferson County jury on Thursday convicted Raynod Cortez Sistrunk of murder in the slaying of 20-year-old Naqwaun Torez Garner. Sistrunk’s trial began Monday before Jefferson County...

Birmingham's new chief of police has social media going wild over how "fine" he is. Since being appointed Birmingham, Alabama’s new Chief of Police, Michael Pickett has drawn attention on social media for the physical appeal he brings to the job. A quick search of his name on social...

As smoke continues to fill the Birmingham sky Friday and crews work to put the fire out, American Red Cross said at least 18 people don't have a home to go back into in the Five Points South neighborhood. Fire crews started responding to the fire around 5:30 a.m. at...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) - The Birmingham Fire Department is on the scene of a large fire in Birmingham. Birmingham Fire and Rescue was dispatched at 5:53 a.m. on Friday on 13th Avenue South at Cobb Lane. When crews arrived, they discovered a commercial structure well involved. The building where the fire began was...

FORESTDALE, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says a man was shot in a domestic-related case Friday in Forestdale. The 40-year-old man was taken to UAB Hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening injury. There have been no arrests or charges filed in the case. Anyone with...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — Two additional arrests have been made in connection with the shooting that left 18-year-old Kimber Mills dead and three others injured. Both 21-year-old Silas McCay and 19-year-old Joshua Hunter McCulloch are now charged with 3rd degree assault for their alleged role in the shooting...