City of Birmingham continues to clear overgrown properties

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - The City of Birmingham is continuing its efforts to clean up overgrown lots across the city. The Director of Public Works, Josh Yates, said the city is averaging 100 lots ...

Tunnels to Towers Foundation bringing Veterans Village housing program to Birmingham

A New York-based nonprofit known for its mission to end veteran homelessness is bringing its signature housing program to Birmingham with plans for a groundbreaking later this month.

Some of Birmingham’s Civil Rights District impacted by government shutdown

As Congress continues to try and pass a federal budget, the shutdown is impacting part of the Civil Rights District in Birmingham.

Birmingham attorney weighs in on legality of proposed Homewood ordinance aimed at regulating homeless encampments

Attorney Roger Appell, who is not affiliated with the city, said ordinances like this require careful attention to detail in order to withstand legal scrutiny.

United Way expands food access with new Fairfield school pantries

United Way is already expanding its ' In-Community’ initiative into Jasper City Schools and says they would like to open more pantries in Central Alabama communities in the future. Get news alerts in ...

First Alert Weather: Dry and breezy end to the week, better rain chances early next week

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - THE NEXT 24 HOURS: We are dry tonight. Expect overnight lows to drop into the upper 50s far northeast and the low 60s south.

New Alabama law allows expecting moms quicker access to prenatal care

Before this new law, some women were having to wait weeks, even months, to start getting prenatal care simply because they didn’t have insurance.

Woman accused in hot car death of Birmingham toddler appears in court

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - The woman accused of leaving 3-year-old Ketorrius “KJ” Starkes in a hot car for hours appeared in court on Wednesday, Oct. 1, for a preliminary hearing.

Moving up: West Alabama football now ranked in top 15 of all major D2 football polls

After the win, the Tigers are now ranked 8th in the FloCollege rankings, 11th in the AFCA Coaches Poll, and 15th in the D2football.com rankings. The program has gotten off to their undefeated start in ...

Rock The South expected to move to Decatur, sources say

DECATUR, Ala. ( WAFF) - Cullman’s annual Rock The South music festival is expected to move to Decatur, sources say. The music festival dubbed “The Biggest Party in the South” has been held in Cullman ...

Jasper Police: Reported hit-and-run involving baby in shopping cart was ‘fabricated’

Detectives say their investigation is now closed. They reviewed surveillance video from surrounding businesses and confronted the mother in a follow-up interview shortly after the 10-month-old’s ...

Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest

Chunk, a 1,200-pound behemoth with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after finishing in second place three previous years.