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Search underway for driver after car crashes into Birmingham business
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A search is underway for a driver after a car crashed into a business in Birmingham Monday afternoon. The Birmingham Police Department said the incident happened at Graymont Avenue W and Arkadelphia Road around 5:00 p.m. The business involved was Mack & Associates. Police said...
‘Everybody loved Mya’: Family mourns 19-year-old killed in Birmingham shooting
A 19-year-old woman shot to death inside her vehicle in Birmingham is being remembered as energetic, independent and, most of all, loved. Mya Parker died early Sunday at UAB Hospital, not long after she and another young woman were injured in the shooting at 10th Street West and Graymont Avenue.
When will your power be back on? Parts of Birmingham area might be in the dark for a while
Storms that swept Alabama late Sunday night into early Monday morning left more than 137,000 Alabama Power customers in the dark. As of about 1 p.m. Tuesday, about 5,000 people remain without power, according to the Alabama Power outage map. The outage map states that for many of those no...
45-year-old Birmingham man charged with shooting 2 people, kidnapping 7-year-old in Bessemer
A 45-year-old man has been arrested in the shooting of two people and the abduction of a child in Bessemer last week. Demetrice Alphonzo Smith is charged with first-degree domestic violence, attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree burglary, discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling and menacing. The shooting happened at...
Woman dead after tree falls on apartment in Mountain Brook
MONTEVALLO, Ala. (WBMA) — An elderly woman is dead after a tree fell on an apartment building in Mountain Brook Monday morning. Mountain Brook Fire Battalion Chief Jon Entrekin said the victim was the only person in her unit when the tree fell. The incident happened in the area...
Messer Airport Highway floods again after city re-opens the popular road
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The recently re-opened Messer Airport Highway is once again flooded. On Monday, Birmingham Fire and Rescue had to rescue former State Senator and Judge U.W. Clemon and his wife from the flooded street. The road is still flooded right now. Clemon says since there were no...
Homeowners believe lightning caused Birmingham house fire Monday morning
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - As morning storms move out of Alabama into Georgia Monday morning, homeowners in Birmingham believe lightning caused a fire that damaged their house. Neighbors called in the fire in the 3000 block of Norwood Boulevard at around 6 a.m. Monday as the homeowners were not home at the time.
USPS encouraging larger, improved mailboxes for packages
(Gray News) – The third week of May every year is designated as Mailbox Improvement Week by the United States Postal Service. This year, the USPS is suggesting a major improvement for homeowners. Alongside general maintenance of mailboxes, the Postal Service also encourages upgrading to jumbo mailboxes better suited...
Hoover man, 2 others injured when boat bursts into flames on Alabama’s Lake Mitchell
A Hoover man and two others were injured when their boat burst into flames on Lake Mitchell. The fired happened about 3:45 p.m. Sunday in the Cargile Creek area of Lake Mitchell near Grace’s Marina in Chilton County. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Sgt. Jeremy Burkett said 39-year-old Phillip L....
Birmingham Fire investigating cause of large residential fire Sunday
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Fire department is investigating to find out the cause of a large residential fire Sunday morning. Around 5:08 a.m., BFRS was dispatched to the 1700 Block of 7th Avenue West on a call from a resident in the area. According to BFRS, the residence...
PHOTOS: Strong storms leave damage, power outages in parts of Alabama
Reports of damaged flowed in Monday morning following strong thunderstorms in parts of Alabama. ABC 33/40 viewers sent in photos of downed power lines, trees, and damaged structures in multiple areas including Alabaster, Montevallo, Randolph County, and Hoover. Strong winds also caused several power outages with more than 80,000 in...
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