CRIME & SAFETY
8 children, 1 adult injured in Pinson daycare van crash
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A crash involving a daycare van left eight children injured in Pinson Monday morning. Initially, Center Point Fire District Chief Brandon Dahlen said seven patients in total were transported to local hospitals. However, Children’s of Alabama later confirmed eight patients were received from the crash. Additionally, the driver of the […]
Trussville woman pleads guilty to fatally hitting man with a car as he sat in road
A Trussville woman has pleaded guilty in the 2021 DUI crash that killed a man while he was sitting in the middle of a Jefferson County road. Lyndsay Sara Bland, now 33, was initially charged and later indicted on a reckless manslaughter charge in the Aug. 1, 2021, death of 29-year-old Enrique Edward Millan Jr.
Man killed in accident on I-65 after car struck by debris
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A Gardendale man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning. The crash occurred on Interstate 65 near the 281-mile marker, just south of Warrior in Jefferson County. According to police, 51-year-old Jason H. Fields was killed after debris struck his vehicle causing him to...
Birmingham police putting brakes on street racing: Crackdown leads to 5 arrests, 7 cars, guns seized
Five people were arrested, and seven vehicles and seven guns seized in a Birmingham Police Department operation aimed at putting the brakes on street racers and exhibition drivers. Operation Knight Rider was held the weekend of April 12 at an undisclosed spot known for the illegal activity that police say...
Homewood PD: Man shoots himself in head after police chase
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) - A man is in critical condition after he shot himself in the head following a police chase on Monday, April 22. Homewood Police say a special operations unit was conducting surveillance on a vehicle throughout the day for suspected narcotics activity. Around 2 p.m., police attempted...
Locust Fork kindergartener killed in Highway 79 crash
TRAFFORD, Ala. — A kindergartener from Locust Fork died in a crash on Highway 79 in Trafford Monday morning. The crash happened before 10 a.m. near Center Springs Road, according to the Blount County Sheriff's Department. >> THE LATEST: Headlines and weather from WVTM 13. Details surrounding the crash...
Crews in Birmingham work to extinguish abandoned church fire
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Firefighters worked throughout the morning Tuesday to extinguish an abandoned church fire on Rugby Avenue. Birmingham Fire and Rescue said the fire started before 5:00 a.m. and required a nearby apartment complex to be evacuated. No injuries have been reported at this time.
Man killed in overnight Birmingham shooting identified
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham police officers are investigating after a man was found shot to death early Sunday morning. According to Officer Truman Fitzgerald, officers responded to the 10 block of Holt Avenue in the Pratt community around 2:15 a.m. Officers arrived to discover a man shot at the scene. He was later identified […]
Jefferson County woman indicted in killing of California man whose body was found in fresh grave
A Jefferson County woman has been indicted for murder in the 2022 shooting death of a California man whose body was found in a fresh grave in Mount Olive. Christal Elaine Skelton, 40, was initially charged nearly two years ago with abuse of corpse in the death of 31-year-old Zachery Steed Coats.
Early morning fire on Rugby Avenue destroys building
Birmingham, AL (WBMA) — Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded to a fire at 8038 Rugby Avenue around 4:50 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to Battalion Chief Birmingham Fire William Lipscomb the cause of the fire is still under investigation. He believes it is an abandoned church. On Apple Maps the...
Suspect indicted in killing of Birmingham man found slain during welfare check
A 35-year-old suspect in last year’s shooting death of a man found slain inside his home during a welfare check has now been indicted. A Jefferson County grand jury issued the capital murder indictment against Larry Dewayne Kimble Jr. in the death of 43-year-old Bryan Keith Williams. The indictment was made public Monday.
Commemorating Crime Victims': Birmingham Police launch Victims Services Unit
Sunday, the Censere Effect and Voices of Black Mothers United hosted 'Lets Heal Together,' an event to commemorate the start of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which lasts from April 21-27, 2024. The purpose of the week is to honor crime victims and survivors; recognize the professionals and volunteers who...
Fire at vacant apartment complex in Tarrant under investigation
TARRANT, Ala. (WBRC) - Tarrant and Center Point firefighters spent Tuesday afternoon battling a fire at an apartment complex that has been vacant for three years. The fire happened on Sloan Avenue. No injuries were reported; however power has been shut down to some nearby businesses, according to Tarrant Fire and Rescue Chief Patrick Bennett.
Flames visible as emergency crews work to put out Tarrant house fire
TARRANT, Ala. — Emergency crews are on the scene of a home that went up in flames Tuesday morning in Tarrant. Smoke and large flames can be seen going up into the sky in pictures from the Tarrant Police Department as the residential home was damaged. Police and fire...
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