Gunfire in east Birmingham neighborhood leaves 1 dead
Gunfire erupted in an east Birmingham neighborhood, leaving one person dead. Birmingham police and Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service were dispatched at 12:02 a.m. Saturday to the 600 block of Willow Lane, which is right of Gadsden Highway in the Roebuck area. They arrived to find a male dead on...
Hueytown community to host Valentine’s Day food giveaway
HUEYTOWN, Ala. (WIAT) — Hueytown residents are providing food, blankets and kindness to community members in need for Valentine’s Day. The Boots Gober Lonely Hearts Club Food Giveaway will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Old Gobers location on the Hueytown-Bessemer line. The event will continue until...
Alabama burger joint cooking up 200 free meals to share ‘a little love’
Free Burger Monday. It’s not an official holiday, but folks in Alabama can celebrate all the same. On a Bun, a Birmingham burger joint owned by Denise and Crystal Peterson, is giving away 200 free meals on Feb. 16 at the downtown restaurant, 2328 Second Ave. North. The mother-daughter...
DNA evidence solves 38-year-old cold case
Forensic technology has solved a 38-year-old cold case on a homicide/missing person report for Bryant Keith Bates. Bates, 21, was last seen alive on Nov. 15, 1988, after leaving his North East Lake family home. When he failed to return from attending a friend's funeral, family reported him missing to the Birmingham...
Roll Cajun Boudin bringing authentic Cajun fare to Birmingham on Mardi Gras
If you’ve driven past Iron City recently and noticed a smoky, flavorful and unmistakably Cajun smell, you’re not imagining it. Beloved local food truck Roll Cajun Boudin has nearly completed its move into the former Iron City Grill space and is set to open on Mardi Gras (Tuesday, February 17).
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Two displaced in an apartment fire at Brook Highland Apartments
Cahaba Valley Fire Department (CVFD) responded to a structure fire just before 9 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9. Upon arriving at 700 Brook Highlands Apartments, crews found fire and smoke in one of the units. E181 used a handline hose to maneuver through through the low visibility within the apartment and extinguish the...
Gov. Ivey establishes board to oversee emerging technology
Governor Kay Ivey visited Pleasant Grove Elementary on the third stop of her back to school tour Wednesday September 24, 2025 in Pleasant Grove, Ala. Governor's Office/Hal Yeager. Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the formal establishment of the Technology Quality Assurance Board to “ensure the responsible,...
Birmingham Zoo’s ‘Name a Roach’ fundraiser draws 300-plus Valentine’s Day donations
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — More than 300 cockroaches now carry the names of exes, former flames and a few unsuspecting friends, all in the name of conservation. The Birmingham Zoo announced that more than 300 Madagascar hissing cockroaches were named by donors from 31 states and eight countries as part of its playful...
Woman dead, man arrested after shooting at Calera home
CALERA, Ala. (WBMA) — A 23-year-old woman is dead following a shooting in North Calera, and a suspect has been charged with murder, according to the Calera Police Department. The police department said officers responded the night of Thursday, Feb. 12 to a residence on The Heights Drive. The...
