Retail workers facing busy holiday season

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sunny, colder and drier weather moves in just in time for the weekend. Check the video forecast for the latest. Early Friday, a brisk north wind drives the wind chill (feels like) down into the 20s, and even as the sun reappears for most of the day, it stays cold: highs in the 40s, feeling more like the 30s.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Work is underway to serve people living in Birmingham's food deserts. A new Hope Bus is operating in the heart of some of these communities that don’t have access to healthy foods right away. After experiencing a devastating fire at their store, Bama Health Foods...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A well-traveled street in Birmingham is set to close all day on Feb 2. An advisory from the city stated film crews will be working that day, and because of that, 23rd Street at 1st, 2nd and 3rd avenues north will be closed. The movie "The...

Colder north and milder south but all get soaked this week with more rainy weather moving into Alabama. Check the video forecast for the latest. Icy weather freezes northern Mississippi and much of Middle and West Tennessee, but the majority of Alabama just gets more chilly, rainy weather. An arctic cold front slowly sliding south of Birmingham leads the way for a colder Wednesday: just not quite cold enough for freezing or frozen precipitation as another band of rain sets up over the state.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham Water Works has announced a repair project on Highway 280, near the Shades Mountain Filtration Treatment Plant, beginning Wednesday. A main infrastructure pipe has leaks in two sections passing through the Highway 280 right-of-way. The pipe is suspected of having begun leaking between two to three weeks ago, near the time of record low temperatures; however, there is no danger to the water pressure or water quality for customers in the service area.

GARDENDALE, Ala. — Some Gardendale residents are fighting a request by developers to build townhomes down the street from the city's new sports complex. They want to build three separate buildings with six townhomes in each fronting Moncrief Road. Added traffic on this road is one of the main concerns nearby residents have.

ALABASTER, Ala. — Officials work to repair a water main break on Thompson Road in Alabaster Friday morning. The southbound lanes have been shut down while crews work to make repairs. Police said repairs could take six to eight hours to complete. Motorists are urged to find alternate routes.

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. — A new study could cause you to re-think getting your next manicure, particularly a gel manicure or pedicure. Those require an ultraviolet light to harden the polish, and a new study shows that could be cause for concern. The study was published in the journal...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Police officers in Birmingham were looking to find a person suspected of stealing a vehicle. The officers were called to Princeton Avenue SW in the area of 14th and 15th streets and found a crashed car. A police spokesperson said it was unclear how the crash...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — An investigation is underway to find more details about a crash in which a Birmingham man died. The Jefferson County Coroner Medical Examiner's Office reported the 33-year-old man was in a Dodge Challenger moving on Pinson Valley Parkway near Winewood Road. The car collided with...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Authorities say Jerry Barclays, Jr., 49, said he was traveling to Georgia but hasn't been seen since. According to the police report, Barclays was last seen on 21st Way South in November 2022. A missing person report was filed on January 19, 2023. Police describe Barclays...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The search continues for the gunman who killed a pregnant Birmingham mother and shot two children. Corieonna Hines was gunned down Tuesday night inside her apartment along 9th Avenue West. That's about two blocks north of Legion Field's parking lots. Hines' 7-year-old daughter and 11-year-old niece...

HOOVER, Ala. — The decision to cancel the appearance of a black children's book author is creating controversy in one Central Alabama school system. Kiara Harris has a son in the second grade in Hoover City Schools. She says she's upset to hear the district canceled upcoming appearances for Derrick Barnes, a black author scheduled to read his children's book at some of the district's elementary schools.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham police are investigating a deadly shooting in the Fairmont area. Officers were called to the 4200 block of Fairmont Way just before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning on a report of a person down inside a home. A neighbor had gone to check on the man...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — Authorities continue to search for a man who went missing while fishing on a kayak. Richard Fields, 34, was last seen on Jan. 28 fishing on Bayview Lake. Officials said Fields was wearing a long sleeve blue shirt, he has black hair and brown eyes....

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The city of Birmingham’s Civilian Review Board became a topic of discussion on Tuesday after the misconduct of police in the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. The board was created in 2021 to hold police accountable for their actions, and Birmingham mayor Randall...

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. — Tuscaloosa Sheriff's Department Investigators discussed a sexual assault cold case solved using new technology. The case identified a serial rapist suspect who was active nationwide with multiple victims. Capt. Jack Kennedy of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit announced that new genetic genealogy research using DNA...

WALKER COUNTY, Ala. — Medical staff at the Walker County Jail helped stop contraband entering the jail recently. According to the Walker County Sheriff's Office, an investigation discovered illegal drugs being delivered into the county jail. The sheriff's office says protein drinks were being delivered to a particular inmate...

MONTEVALLO, Ala. — Preserving history through film — that’s the goal of a documentary about the little-known story of campsites between Selma and Montgomery during the march for voting rights in 1965. That led to what’ s known as Bloody Sunday. Cheryl Gardner Davis’ family home...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. — A former corrections officer in Blount County was indicted in an alleged assault incident in the jail. According to Sheriff Mark Moon, a person was brought to the jail to be booked, and during that process, the person became loud, speaking harshly, but was not violent.