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Emergency crews respond after multiple possible overdoses at Birmingham church
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded to a church in downtown for multiple possible overdoses Wednesday night. The fire department said the incident happened at the Church of the Reconciler and a total of at least five people were involved. Four of the people were taken...
29-year-old dies at UAB Hospital from shooting in Birmingham's Woodlawn neighborhood
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A 29-year-old died from a shooting in Birmingham late Wednesday night. Birmingham Police are investigating the deadly shooting of Douglas Fitzgerald Youngblood Jr. >> THE LATEST: Headlines and weather from WVTM 13. It happened at 11:57 p.m. on First Avenue South in Woodlawn. Youngblood died at...
City of Birmingham, gas station owner appear back in court as they work to make intersection safer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham city leaders and a gas station owner updated a judge Wednesday on their plans to make the location safer. Recently, the city attorney sued to have the 3rd Avenue West gas station declared a nuisance, but the judge said he won’t do that. On...
Birmingham mayor urges witnesses to reach out after shooting kills senior with ALS
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — A violent 72 hours involving Birmingham’s most vulnerable populations has Mayor Randall Woodfin speaking out. On Mother’s Day, two children were shot in two separate incidents. On Tuesday afternoon, a man sitting in his wheelchair was shot and killed in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Mayor Woodfin said 62-year-old Michael Coleman, who had […]
'Operation Knight Rider': Birmingham PD announces 19 new arrests, more vehicles impounded
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — More arrests were announced Wednesday in connection to the Birmingham Police Department's Operation Knight Rider. The police department said 19 people were arrested during the week of May 6-12. This marks the department's fourth round of arrests, a total of 34, since the operation was launched the weekend of April 12.
Video captures final moments of 4 men shot to death in Birmingham, suspects’ car circling the block
The February shooting deaths of four men at a Birmingham neighborhood car wash was captured on video surveillance cameras and showed the suspects’ vehicle circling the block for about 10 minutes before they opened fire. Two gunmen dressed in all black were seen exiting the 2022 black Hyundai Elantra...
One person found shot to death down embankment near Ensley Highlands community
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham police found one person fatally shot after an apparent drive-by. The Jefferson County Coroner has identified him as 19-year-old Jaquavius Weston. This happened on the 2400 block of Avenue W near the Ensley Highlands community. >> IMPORTANT ISSUES: WVTM 13 Investigates. Police said officers responded...
19 jailed, 7 cars impounded, drugs, guns seized as Birmingham’s exhibition driving crackdown continues
Nineteen more people have been arrested and seven more vehicles impounded in the latest round of a Birmingham police operation aimed at putting the brakes on exhibition driving and street racing. In the one month since Operation Knight Rider began – April 12 through May 12 – the initiative has...
Birmingham mother of 4 found dead in SUV after crash, kidnapping was shot 8 times, detective testifies
Birmingham mother Nakita Davidson, kidnapped and found slain inside the trunk of her own SUV, was shot eight times, according to new information released by police. Davidson’s boyfriend, 37-year-old Cedric Dewayne Robertson, is charged with capital murder in her slaying. He appeared in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing...
Man in wheelchair shot, killed in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A man was shot and killed in his wheelchair Tuesday afternoon. The shooting happened in the 100 block of 59th Street North just before 3 p.m. The man died at the scene. A preliminary investigation shows the victim and other people were on the sidewalk when...
Man fatally shot while driving on I-59/20 in Bessemer
BESSEMER, Ala. — Police are looking for the person who shot and killed a man on the interstate in Bessemer Wednesday morning. Investigators believe the driver was shot between 5 and 6 a.m. while driving in northbound lanes on Interstate 20/59 between I-459 and Alabama Adventure Parkway. >> KNOW...
Teen found shot to death in woods near family’s west Birmingham home now ID’d
A teen was found shot to death in a wooded area near his west Birmingham home late Wednesday night. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Jaquavius James Weston. Coroner’s officials said Weston was 19, but his family said he was 18. West Precinct officers responded...
1 killed, 2 injured in Birmingham crash
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — One person is dead and two others are injured following a crash in Birmingham Wednesday morning. According to Birmingham Fire and Rescue, crews responded to crash on 24th Street South and 3rd Avenue South and transported two people to local hospitals for treatment. The person killed in the crash has yet […]
BY THE NUMBERS: Birmingham down nearly 300 law enforcement officers
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Amid the vote creating a citizens observer patrol within the city of Birmingham, supporters of the move who voted yes said Wednesday it will help with the slew of vacancies the Birmingham Police Department has. Of the council members, five voted yes to create the patrol,...
This is the most beautiful restaurant in Alabama, according to OpenTable
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Over the years, Birmingham’s food scene has grown to something that people across the country have taken notice of. From chef and restaurateur Frank Stitt’s culinary contributions through his different restaurants, such as Highlands Bar & Grill, Bottega and Chez Fon Fon, to James Beard Award-recognized establishments like Helen and Automatic […]
Possible bomb threat prompts evacuation at Spring Valley School
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Several law enforcement officers responded to Spring valley School after a possible bomb threat Wednesday afternoon. The Birmingham Police Department said the incident happened just after 2:00 p.m. and the building was evacuated without incident. Police said the students are being released to their parents...
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