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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Folks were able to voice their concerns when listening sessions were arranged around the city of Tuscaloosa to gauge interest and get ideas to help a group of people that sometimes goes unnoticed. It was all about offering suggestions on ways to help the homeless. The...

Temporary Emergency Services hosts ‘listening session’ to get input on area homeless

Birmingham, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Hoover resident, Patrick O’Mara is taking his public speaking instruction to the next level. O’Mara is planning to break the world record for the most speeches given in twenty-four hours. His attempt for the record-break is set for June 8, 2023, and he is set to visit various locations around Birmingham.

Hoover man plans on breaking record for most speeches in 24 hours

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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

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Suits for Success clothing drive has been a staple for the Commission on the Status of Women at UAB since 2006. The drive collects clothes for women who have escaped domestic violence, living in a shelter, or experiencing extreme transition. They can use to wear them for job interviews or in their professional lives. The drive is a partnership with the YWCA which runs My Sister’s Closet.

Suits for Success program continues to evolve helping more people across Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Crews responded to battle a fire at a church in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham Monday afternoon, according to the Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service. The two-story church is located at Ensley Avenue and Avenue S. Heavy smoke and fire were reported by crews when they...

Crews battle church fire in Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We’re officially in the summer months and more people are spending time outside. Some are sharing concerns about the lack of upkeep at several Birmingham parks. “I grew up here all my life,” said Evon Hardin. “It was a great place to grow up so...

‘I’m ashamed of it:’ Citizens upset with lack of upkeep at Birmingham parks

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old who was killed early Monday morning. Dementrius Orlando Collins, of Birmingham, was shot an killed when police say more than 70 shots were fired in the 4600 block of Roscoe Avenue just before 1 a.m. Authorities say Collins died on the scene.

19-year-old killed in Kingston community

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Some Birmingham firefighters are hoping to build the next hot business in The Magic City. Jermaine Johnson co-founded Zip Trip Rentals about 18 months ago with a fellow Birmingham firefighter and a former football teammate from Alcorn State University. They’ve been renting Slingshot 3-wheeled motorcycles as...

New business offers new ways to experience a motorcycle

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

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - School is out for some, but not for everybody. Some students in Tuscaloosa are already back in the classroom for summer learning. The goal is to preserve what students learned during the academic school year so they will continue to have that foundation to build on for the next school year.

Summer learning a hit with hundreds of Tuscaloosa City school students

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Birmingham police officer who was shot in the line of duty responding to an armed robbery back in July 2019 is retiring from the department. Officer Cullen Stafford was shot while responding to a robbery call at a convenience store in the 500 block of 23rd Street North.

Birmingham police officer shot in the line of duty retiring from the department

Clay, AL

CLAY, Ala. (WBRC) - Lawmakers passed a bill this week that would cut the state’s grocery tax to 2% by September of 2024. This is just eight months after the Clay City Council passed something similar in their own city. They cut their local grocery tax in half so now community members only pay two cents per dollar rather than four cents towards the municipal portion of the 10 cent grocery tax.

Clay mayor says grocery tax cut can encourage more shoppers

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police are conducting a homicide investigation after a male was found dead on June 3, 2023. This happened in the 2500 block of Snavely Avenue SW. There, they found a male in a car, unresponsive. He died on the scene. Police say the victim was...

Birmingham Police investigating homicide after person found dead in car

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - The school year just ended, but Tuscaloosa City Schools leaders are already recruiting to fill schools for your kids next year. School officials say they have more than 100 job openings, which is about average this time of year. Tuscaloosa City Schools leaders say this is...

Tuscaloosa City Schools needs teachers and school bus drivers for fall

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - As we told you a few weeks ago, due to a rise in theft with some Hyundai and Kia models, some insurance companies aren’t writing new policies. So, what do you do to get insured?. State Farm recently told us it has temporarily stopped accepting...

What to do if car insurance company won’t write policy?

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (WBRC) - The Alabama Crimson Tide softball team’s season came to an end after falling to the Stanford Cardinal in the Women’s College World Series. The Tide played in the elimination game against the Cardinal after falling to Tennessee in the first game of the Women’s College World Series. Stanford lost to Oklahoma in their first game of the WCWS.

Alabama softball season ends with loss to Stanford in WCWS

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Homewood Public Library hosting document shredding and electronics recycling

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) - Anyone needing sensitive documents destroyed and old electronics recycled will have the opportunity to do so next month. The Homewood Public Library...

Homewood Public Library hosting document shredding and electronics recycling

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