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OXFORD, Ala. (WBRC) - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is asking for your help locating a missing teenager in the Oxford area. Oxford Police say 16-year-old Dayton Notorious Shirley was last seen in the Kingview Drive area of Oxford on June 3, 2023. Authorities do not know what direction he...

Authorities ask for help locating missing teen in Oxford

Tuscaloosa, AL

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - New information Wednesday on a sink hole behind Express Oil On Rice Mine Road in Tuscaloosa. This has been an issue for more than a year but, we are days away from getting a permanent fix. We learned today from Tuscaloosa City Councilman Norm Crow the repair work begins next week and if the weather holds up throughout the summer, it should be completed before Labor Day.

Work set to begin on Rice Mine Road sinkhole in Tuscaloosa

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - There are still unanswered questions surrounding the tragic death of 31-year-old Jermiera Fowler, who was shot and killed last week before her body was discovered burned on 41st Street North. Zoleta Southerland, a friend of Jermiera Fowler, has babysat Fowler’s two children, aged 11 and 4....

Friend of slain mother Jamiera Fowler calls for justice in tragic death

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) -Birmingham Fire & Rescue Services are at the scene of a head on collision on 3rd Avenue W. BFRS say five people were transported to area hospitals in serious condition. This is a developing story. More information will be added as new details are available. Get news...

Head-on collision in Birmingham sends 5 people to the hospital

Cullman, AL

CULLMAN, Ala. (WBRC) - Five young adults were arrested on Friday, June 2 after Cullman Police Department officers noticed a suspicious vehicle. Officers investigated the area after they saw two of the male subjects wearing hoodies and carrying a backpack. The investigation led to officers discovering vehicles that had been...

5 arrested in Cullman on charges of burglarizing vehicles

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - The Tuscaloosa Police Department needs officers and the situation is becoming dire. In fact, Tuscaloosa city leaders are looking at putting a moratorium on new bars and lounges in T-Town because of a new report from TPD showing the department is stretched dangerously thin. It comes...

Moratorium on new bars may be on the way to Tuscaloosa

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Fire crews in Birmingham are currently investigating the cause of a major fire of a church in Ensley. The incident took place Monday afternoon at the intersection of Five Points West Avenue and Avenue S. Local resident and Ensley Highlands neighborhood president, Antwon Womack, shed light...

Massive fire engulfs former church building in Birmingham neighborhood

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Vernon Brown has been the park commissioner at Wiggins Park for the last 16 years. Being from the Jones Valley neighborhood himself, he wanted to give the local children a place to be involved. “I just wanted to help kids. I’m from this community, the 35211....

Face of Wiggins Park battling cancer while continuing to help neighborhood kids

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - A home on Meadow Ridge Drive in Tuscaloosa caught on fire Monday morning. Martin Hasse lived next door to the home and was waken up by a neighbor and the fire department. “Suddenly there was a lot of banging on my bedroom windows,” he said.

Tuscaloosa man loses home to early morning house fire

Gadsden, AL

GADSDEN, Ala. (WBRC) - The Gadsden city council recently approved mid-year raises for the city’s police officers. The city is also building new substations to get law enforcement more spread out in the community. This bump in pay is something city leaders say will help them compete with surrounding...

Gadsden police officers getting raises and new precincts

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Trussville family is asking for help. They say their water service keeps cutting out and despite repeated promises to fix it, the water is still trickling. When Noah Morgan turns on his dishwasher, a loud “GRRRRR” sound drowns out almost every other noise in the...

Trussville family tired of suddenly losing water service

Warrior, AL

HAYDEN, Ala. (WBRC) - A recently surfaced video capturing police officers punching a man while he lay on the ground has sparked concerns among the community. The footage, sent by an anonymous viewer, has prompted an internal investigation into the conduct of the Warrior police officers captured in the video.

Warrior Police Chief responds to controversial video showing officers punching man

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Bessemer, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A gun buyback event held in Bessemer over the weekend yielded impressive results, surprising organizers and the community. District Attorney Lynneice Washington reported a significant response, possibly driven by growing concerns over violence in the area. A total of 120 guns were collected during the event,...

Bessemer gun buyback event yields 120 guns, including 2 ghost guns

Calera, AL

CALERA, Ala. (WBRC) - The U.S. Department of Transportation is granting the City of Calera nearly $12 million to create an overpass bridge to help with traffic flow in the area. The city says the bridge will not only address the long-standing issue of blocked crossings in downtown, it’ll also...

Calera granted $11.7 million to help fix train troubles

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham city leaders are drafting a new parking and towing ordinance after hundreds of complaints from downtown visitors and business owners. The city is hosting a town hall on June 7 for people to voice complaints and hear proposed ordinance changes. Birmingham’s transportation committee said most...

Birmingham city leaders share potential ordinance changes to downtown towing and parking

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Hoover, AL

HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Access to more health care options could soon be coming to the city of Hoover. Grandview medical center on Highway 280 is proposing a freestanding emergency department off of Interstate 65 on Valleydale Road. The addition of the new emergency department would make it the third...

Proposed freestanding emergency department coming to Hoover

Pelham, AL

PELHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The City of Pelham has secured a substantial grant of over $41 million from the federal government to address issues at two train crossings, benefiting over 24,000 daily drivers and first responders. This record-breaking grant, which they say is the largest of its kind in the nation, aims to eliminate dangerous railroad crossings along Shelby County Road 52. Pelham’s success in getting the grant highlights the ongoing struggle faced by many areas in Alabama, where blocked train crossings cause big delays.

City of Pelham receives record-breaking $41 million grant to address train crossing issues

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We’re On Your Side getting updates from Birmingham city officials on when bulk trash will be picked up in your neighborhood. It’s a complaint so many of you have had. Bulk trash was at one point picked up twice a month, but could the city be headed back to that policy?

Birmingham working to tackle bulk trash pick up issue

Northport, AL

NORTHPORT, Ala. (WBRC) - A prime piece of real estate in Northport is at the center of attention after city leaders are looking at possibly selling it for retail purposes. Just the thought of it isn’t sitting well with some of the locals. The area in question is about...

Northport residents up in arms on potential sale of beloved community center & park

Hueytown, AL

HUEYTOWN, Ala. (WBRC) - Hueytown High School senior Faith Theros won the customer service competition state championship gold medal not once, but in back-to-back years. Faith missed only three points of a possible 1000-point rubric in the competition that features customer service role play scenarios, a written knowledge test, and creation of a resume. By winning the state championship again, Faith now goes back to the National SkillsUSA Customer Service competition beginning June 19 in Atlanta. She will compete against other champions from all over the country and look to improve on her 7th place finish nationally last year.

Hueytown high school students claims back-to-back customer service titles

GADSDEN, Ala. (WBRC) - The city of Gadsden is using a grant from the state to bring in two brand-new charging stations. They want to meet the growing needs of drivers with electric cars. The two locations are The Venue at Coosa Landing and near Broad Street. There are already...

Gadsden spending almost $400,000 on electric vehicle charging stations

Tuscaloosa County, AL

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - The Tuscaloosa County sheriff has made an aggressive push in recent years to infuse mental health care in the county jail, a move that’s put the county jail in an unusual position across the state. Sheriff Ron Abernathy says as far as he knows, the...

Sheriff: Tuscaloosa County Jail leading the state in mental health treatment

Anniston, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - People are most likely to picture Birmingham or Montgomery when they think of the Civil Rights Movement, but the city of Anniston also played a role. The city of Anniston is getting thousands of dollars to share their city’s history. They’re getting $74,800 from the...

Anniston uses thousands to share more civil rights history

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham City Schools will be offering meals to children at no cost this summer as a part of the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided at schools and at community sites. There will be no discrimination in the meal service. Dine-in only meals will...

Birmingham City Schools to offer meals at no charge over summer break

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One person shot in Birmingham parking lot

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham police are responding to a shooting that took place Wednesday morning....

One person shot in Birmingham parking lot

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