Man sentenced to 10 years after gun found during investigation into captive woman

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — The Birmingham Police Department said at least one person suffered minor injuries after a shooting Sunday afternoon at the Pilot Travel Center off Arkadelphia Road. Police described the incident as a shooting into an occupied business. It is unclear how many people were injured or...

Around three dozen people were at Dora High School Saturday for a vigil honoring Matthew Perrigin. It's the high school Perrigin graduated from. Perrigin is one of the latest victims to gun violence. Correy Mahaffey and his 16-year-old son are now charged in the shooting death of Perrigin. The Walker...

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has located a body in Bayview Lake and officials believe it is a kayaker who was reported missing at the end of January. Officials said family members of 34-year-old Richard Douglas Fields said he went to Bayview Lake to go kayak fishing on Saturday, Jan. 28. However, family members had not heard from him since that afternoon and reported him missing.

GADSDEN, Ala. (WBMA) — A police officer helped a child get to safety after they were spotted playing with a toy in the middle of a Gadsden road Friday afternoon. The Gadsden Police Department said the man who intervened was Lieutenant Josh Russell. The incident happened on Rainbow Drive...

Friday, more state inmates were released into mandatory supervision under an amended law passed in 2021 by state legislators. A part of the release is electronic monitoring with an ankle monitor. Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey raised questions about the ankle monitors Thursday night on Facebook. Casey said a...

Several activist groups spent three hours at the Jefferson County Jail over the weekend to help eligible inmates register to vote. At least 60 people were registered to vote Saturday during the event. The Campaign Legal Center's Restore Your Vote team joined other organizations including Faith in Action Alabama, Greater...

Birmingham abortion clinic bombing survivor opens up on 25th anniversary. Emily Lyons was a nurse in 1998 when the New Woman All Women Health Care clinic in Birmingham was bombed that killed a security guard. Read more here. Teen killed, two others injured in shooting near Huffman. Jaylen Andarrius Clark...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WBMA) — A Birmingham woman celebrated her 103rd birthday over the weekend. Catherine Fail Wilson is the sister of civil rights activist Mamie Brown Mason. She celebrated with a party with friends and family Sunday, Jan. 29.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources reports approximately 6,000 children are in the state's foster care system. A Tuscaloosa surgeon said he's working with Alabama's DHR to put some of those children into a loving home. Dr. Johnny Waits is fulfilling a vision years in the making. He's helping build...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBMA) — The Alabama gymnastics team had never lost to Auburn inside Coleman Coliseum entering Friday night's rivalry in front of a sold out crowd in Tuscaloosa. The No. 6 Tigers seemed destined to break that streak when it had a lead after two rotations but the home fans helped push Alabama to its best performance of the season in a meet that came down to the final routine of the night.

MOODY, Ala. (WBMA) — The results of ongoing water testing indicates the underground fire at the Moody vegetative waste disposal site does not appear to be having any discernable effect at this time on the water quality of nearby streams, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management announced Friday. ADEM...

Alabama's depth has been touted as one of the team's biggest strengths this season and that depth showed out Saturday during the Crimson Tide's trip to Baton Rouge. Five players finished with at least 11 points while three others got on the scoresheet as No. 4 Alabama pushed past LSU with a 79-69 victory on the road. The Crimson Tide improved to 10-0 in conference play, bouncing back from a loss in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge with a pair of SEC wins this week.

ESPN's College GameDay show usually hits the state of Alabama during football season but the crew is set to host its weekly show from The Plains this weekend as No. 25 Auburn hosts No. 4 Alabama in the first meeting between the two rivals this season. It is the third...

Birmingham, AL — The future of Birmingham Southern College is still very much in question. It's been more than a month since the private college made its public case for a financial bailout to state leaders. Founded in 1856, the school has a long history. But now the private...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — UAB saw a 19-point lead completely evaporate during Saturday's game against Florida International at Bartow Arena. It was bringing back some bad memories of UAB's recent losing streak which featured a rough final minutes in a loss at Florida International earlier this season. But despite...

Samford suffered consecutive road defeats last week, opening the door at the top of the Southern Conference men's basketball standings for other teams to catch the Bulldogs. But when Samford returned to the friendly confines of Pete Hanna Center for Saturday's game against East Tennessee State, the team seemingly had things moving in the right direction again.