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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - The main food provider for underserved communities in west Alabama now calls a new location home. The West Alabama Food Bank moved from Northport to Tuscaloosa in January, a move administrators believe will allow them to collect more food and eventually offer more services. It left...

Major west Alabama food bank moves to a bigger location

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) -The Tuscaloosa Police Department is gearing up for a major job fair, one it hopes will go a long way in filling scores of openings for police officers. The job fair will be on Wednesday, March 30 beginning at 4 p.m. at the River Market. The timing...

Tuscaloosa Police hosting job fair to help fill openings

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham city leaders say they are looking at some ways to deal with Birmingham’s parking ordinance. Several people have called or emailed us recently complaining about parking and getting towed downtown, and we’re on your side trying to get answers. City leaders are aware...

The downtown towing issue and what to do if you have been impacted

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Some customers are still trying to figure out how to make payments. Others we spoke to want to get rid of their cars all together but don’t know where to turn. We’re hearing from frustrated customers still having issues with American Car Center. The company...

Frustrations persist for American Car Center customers

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Residents in Ensley are working to remove white supremacists’ graffiti and messaging painted on the old Holy Family Community Hospital. The abandoned building is privately owned, so city leaders tell WBRC that they can’t step in and remove the images. “The city has been...

Residents, property owner in Ensley working to remove white supremacists’ messaging from abandoned hospital

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police are investigating a homicide that happened during a home invasion. The deadly shooting happened just after 2 a.m. Wednesday in the 3600 block of Hemlock Avenue Southwest. West Precinct Officers found 44-year-old Fredrick Carnell Sykes dead from a gunshot wound inside the home. Police...

Birmingham’s 5th homicide this week under investigation

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - While students all around enjoy spring break, it isn’t time off for everyone. It’s a busy time for some businesses, but it can be a struggle if they don’t have enough employees. It’s a time when students enjoy a break from classes, but...

Businesses face staffing shortages as students leave town for spring break

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport showed WBRC some of the prohibited items they confiscated from travelers in 2022. There were interesting items, including guns and knives, along with at least one baseball bat, a drill, and a frying pan. As you might...

TSA & BHM Airport share list of prohibited items, travel tips

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - If you’re in the Tuscaloosa area and live near 30th Avenue East and First Street East, you might have seen a bit of commotion Monday evening. Tuscaloosa police say they received a call about a small pony in the Alberta neighborhood around 10 p.m. The...

Pony on the loose causes low-speed foot pursuit in Tuscaloosa

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police are investigating the shooting death of a Bessemer man. On Wednesday, the Jefferson County Coroner’s office confirmed the victim to be 48 year old Michael Kimbrough. The deadly shooting happened just before 1 p.m. in the 5900 block of Jesse Owens Avenue March...

Man shot and killed in Birmingham Tuesday afternoon

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Between the USFL, the World Games, UAB athletics, the Magic City Classic, the Birmingham Squadron, Barons, Legion FC, Bulls, the Birmingham Bowl and now March Madness, the Magic City is producing some incredible moments and atmospheres in the world of sports. With so much going on,...

Birmingham named one of America’s Best Sports Business Cities

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Folks in the Cahaba Valley Fire District voted Tuesday to increase fire dues by $125 per year, but were split on items related to other fees. Four different items were being voted on with the main item being the $125 increase in dues a year. Here’s...

Residents in Cahaba Valley Fire District approve increase in fire dues

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - One person is hospitalized after a single-story apartment fire March 21. The fire happened just before 5 a.m. in the 3200 block of 17th Street North, according to Captain Orlando Reynolds. The fire was brought under control around 6 a.m. Get news alerts in the Apple...

1 person taken to hospital in Birmingham apartment fire

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - By the time Alabama’s football season rolls around this fall, a major portion of McFarland Boulevard will be much smoother. Last-minute plans are being worked out now to resurface a huge section of McFarland. The starting point will be from Julia Tutwiler Drive - down McFarland and end near Hargrove Road. That section alone is about a two-mile stretch.

Major section of McFarland Boulevard gets new layer of much-needed asphalt

Jefferson County, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Coroner’s office confirmed an autopsy is planned for Monday for a man found dead on Norwood Boulevard on Sunday. The unidentified male, who is believed to have been homeless, was found at 8:09 a.m. in the 3600 block of Norwood Blvd. He...

Autopsy planned for man found dead on park bench

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Congratulations are in order for Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin!. The mayor made the announcement Monday on social media that he is now engaged to his long-time girlfriend. Mayor Woodfin said, “And I’m not askin’ for much ……. just a couple of forevers. She said YES!!”...

Birmingham Mayor Woodfin gets engaged

ENSLEY, Ala. (WBRC) - A developer with deep roots in Birmingham’s Ensley community is planning to generate new opportunities for businesses and people who want to live in Ensley. Parker and Associates is planning to build on a block it purchased two years ago on Avenue E between 21st...

New developments planned for Ensley

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The NCAA Tournament has officially wrapped up in the Magic City. While Alabama is celebrating big wins on the floor, Birmingham Police had their own success this weekend. With nearly 17,000 people at or around Legacy Arena this weekend, Birmingham Police pulled officers from other assignments...

BPD and BJCC officials say no reports of crime from the NCAA Tournament in Birmingham

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Homewood, AL

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) - A Homewood woman is frustrated because someone stole about a dozen guns and more than a year later she feels like she can’t get anyone in law enforcement interested in the case. The ordeal started for Tiffany Morrow when her dad passed away and she...

Homewood woman frustrated no one will help her find stolen guns

Alabaster, AL

ALABASTER, Ala. (WBRC) - Spring is here and neighbors in Alabaster are getting ready to not just clean up at home but clean up around their city. The 10th annual citywide Clean Sweep volunteer event kicks off April 1. City leaders saying tonight this event is meant to clean up...

Alabaster 10th annual Clean Sweep looking for volunteers

Anniston, AL

ANNISTON, Ala. (WBRC) - A student was injured by gunfire at Anniston High School on Wednesday afternoon, March 22. Anniston Police say one student was grazed and has a superficial wound. It appears to be a negligent discharge by another student, according to police. An Anniston School Resource Officer was...

Student injured by unintentional gunfire at Anniston HS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - UPDATE: Detectives with the Birmingham Police Department received a ruling in connection to the homicide investigation of Marquis Kantrell Drakes Jr. that occurred February 22. Investigators presented the case information gathered to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office for review, and they ruled the actions justifiable....

Shooting death in west Birmingham ruled justifiable

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - With our temperatures being all over the place, it may be taking a toll on your allergies. We’re On Your Side with tips on how to get a handle on your allergies as we go into spring. During cold snaps and wet days, the pollen...

Rollercoaster temperatures probably taking a toll on your allergies

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) - Homewood could soon be getting a new look, with multiple new developments possible in the city. City leaders heard the latest proposal at Monday’s council meeting for plans to redevelop the Econo Lodge motel in West Homewood. Restaurants, townhomes, and retail are all possibilities for...

Multiple new developments could soon be coming to Homewood

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Alabama head coach announced at Monday’s press conference that freshman defensive back Tony Mitchell “has been suspended from the team and all team activities” following an arrest in Holmes County, Florida last week. Mitchell, according to Saban, is suspended until they gather more...

Saban suspends Alabama DB following arrest in Florida

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Birmingham-area Chick-fil-A restaurants offering free nuggets

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - How do free Chick-fil-A nuggets sound?. Participating Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Birmingham area are offering a free 5-count Chick-fil-A Nuggets entrée via...

Birmingham-area Chick-fil-A restaurants offering free nuggets

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