Birmingham AL

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a 67-year-old woman. The sheriff’s office says Wanda Pugh suffers from dementia and they believe she walked away from her home on Monday, March 9 around 4 p.m. Pugh is described as having...

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt said she’s working to make sure the Birmingham-Southern College campus is updated and will be ready to welcome the U.S. Coast Guard’s new training facility. The actual transaction still needs to be finalized, but the Coast Guard could have people in Birmingham and central...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — As demolition crews are days away from tearing down Brookwood Village in Homewood, we at CBS 42 wanted to look back on memories of the longtime mall before it’s gone. The mall, which was first built in 1974, was home to many different businesses over the years, from Alabama’s first...

The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday agreed to pay $200,000 to install lighting at an Interstate 20 cross street in the Ensley neighborhood. The lights will be installed along Bush Boulevard under I-20, just west of Arkadelphia Road between mile markers 120 and 121. The work being done for the...

Trussville, Ala. (WBMA) — The Trussville City Council has begun formal consideration of a proposed $25 million retail development that would bring a national grocery retailer to the former Chocolate Biscuit site at Watterson Parkway and Highway 11. During Tuesday night’s meeting, the council approved the first...

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - Cleanup is underway across central Alabama after strong storms moved through the area Monday evening, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and reports of damage in several communities. Emergency crews reported multiple downed trees and power lines, with some roads temporarily blocked as...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A longtime shopping mall that was a mainstay of the Birmingham area for decades will be torn down in less than a week. Brookwood Village, which sat along Shades Creek on Lakeshore Parkway in Homewood from 1974 until its last store moved out in 2024, will be demolished starting March 16. […]

A delivery and carryout pizza restaurant chain is opening its second location in the Birmingham area in Valleydale. Vocelli Pizza is now open at 5192 Caldwell Mill Rd. near Publix. And Patrick Meglio, with 36 years of experience in franchising, is planning to open three more in the Birmingham metro.

MIDFIELD, Ala. (WBRC) - Midfield Police say a man was shot at a gas station Tuesday, Mar. 10 and a woman was taken into custody. Police responded to the Pop In and Out gas station at 5301 Bessemer Super Highway around 8:30 p.m. They found a man suffering from a...