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LEEDS, Ala. (WBRC) - A train is blocking the Henry Ellen crossing in Leeds on Friday, March 31. Leeds Fire and Rescue said in a social media post the train has been at the crossing since 3 a.m. Since the crossing is blocked. there is a longer response to home...

Train blocking Henry Ellen crossing in Leeds

Moody, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A group has been put together to review the response to the landfill fire in Moody. Officials with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) announced the formation of the group Thursday, March 30. Comments are requested and can be submitted by email, through ADEM’s website,...

Public invited to comment on response to Moody landfill fire

Tuscaloosa, AL

Tuscaloosa County, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Everyone has the chance to learn from the experts about what is happening around them when there’s severe weather as the National Weather Service is hosting a storm spotter class Thursday night. The class, happening from 6 until 8:30 p.m. on March 30, is in...

Weather Service holding storm spotter class in Tuscaloosa

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police need your help finding a missing woman. Keneisha Andrews, 27, was last seen March 23 in the 5200 block of Avenue Q in Birmingham. Birmingham Police say Andrews suffers from a medical condition that affects her judgment. Andrews is described as 4′10″ and weighs...

BPD looking for 27-year-old missing woman

Alabaster, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Alabaster city leaders are making it easier for you to report concerns and problems by launching a new app called Alabaster Connect. The new app is geolocated and will allow you to take a picture of the issue you’re having and send it right to the city from your phone.

Alabaster city leaders launch Alabaster Connect app

Alabama State

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The American Legion Post 255 in Fultondale is collecting donations on Thursday, March 30, that will be taken to help the people in Mississippi impacted by last weekend’s weather. A crew will be leaving Fultondale at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. Helping out people impacted by...

American Legion collecting donations to take to Miss. tornado victims

Bessemer, AL

BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - Bessemer Police are investigating a homicide that claimed the life of a 21-year-old man. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Walterius Jamal Barnes. Authorities say he was shot while in a car in the 2000 block of Fairfax Avenue around 3...

Man crashes vehicle into Bessemer home after shooting

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We’re digging deeper into the city of Birmingham’s curfew ordinance after three kids were shot this week, with two high school students losing their lives. Two of the shootings happened late night, calling for Birmingham Police to remind parents of the city’s curfew. Kids...

Parents can get a citation if children break Birmingham’s curfew ordinance

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department is investigating after they say a juvenile was shot in the northeast part of the city Wednesday evening. Police were called to the 2900 block of Gallant Drive just before 7 p.m. When they arrived, we’re told they found a male juvenile...

Birmingham PD says juvenile shot in NE part of city Wednesday evening

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Pell City, AL

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what they say appears to be an accidental shooting in Pell City Thursday afternoon involving two children. The two people involved, according to the sheriff’s office, were a 15-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy.

Sheriff: Shooting involving 2 children under investigation in Pell City

Clay, AL

CLAY, Ala. (WBRC) - There’s new reaction from the plan to end Alabama’s grocery tax from the mayor of a city that’s already done it. State lawmakers plan to vote on House Bill 15, which would remove the state’s grocery tax. The city of Clay enacted a similar plan, decreasing the tax by 2% in their area back in the fall, and they say it’s proving to be helpful to the community.

Clay mayor says their city is good example of cutting grocery tax

Cullman, AL

CULLMAN, Ala. (WBRC) - A two-vehicle crash on Tuesday evening, March 28, claimed the life of a Cullman woman. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) says 47-year-old Chessi R. Waddell was fatally injured when the 2003 Toyota Corolla that she was driving was struck by a 2006 Mazda MPV, driven by 39-year-old Tye W. Leach, of Hartselle.

Woman killed, 2 injured in Cullman wreck

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - A Tuscaloosa man is in jail after turning himself in for a Thursday night shooting that left another man dead. Reginal Dawayne Peoples, 36, turned himself into the Tuscaloosa Police Department after shooting Rufus Tyrone Carter IV, 37, on Thursday night. Both men are Tuscaloosa residents.

Man turns himself in after shooting in Tuscaloosa

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The city of Birmingham is seeing a burst in violence, with more than 20 homicides so far this year, and 3 since Sunday, March 26. One of those victims was Caleb Whitt, a 17-year-old senior at Jackson Olin High School. Whitt is just one of over...

With more than 20 homicides so far this year, Birmingham PD calling on community for help

Shelby County, AL

Vestavia Hills, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - There are now more crime fighters working to get drugs out of our neighborhoods. The Vestavia Hills Police Department just joined the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force. Vestavia is now the fifth participating agency in the task force. Right now, the task force has nine...

Vestavia Police Department joins Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - The shock of the Huntsville Police Department losing one of its own is being felt throughout the state and particularly in Tuscaloosa. Officer Garrett Crumby died Tuesday afternoon after he was shot in the line of duty. Crumby and his partner were responding to a shooting incident. The other policeman was also shot and remains hospitalized.

Fallen Huntsville police officer had deep ties to Tuscaloosa

Sylacauga, AL

SYLACAUGA, Ala. (WBRC) - The Sylacauga Police Department is asking the public for help locating the suspect in a homicide. On Wednesday, March 29, police responded to a call in the area of S. Main Avenue between E. Clay Street and E. Park Street. Upon arrival, officers located a man...

Sylacauga Police asking for assistance locating suspect in homicide investigation

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - After a second teen was killed this week due to gun violence, Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said that officers are not babysitters and parents need to pay more attention to where their kids are. “There seems to be a lack of parenting in some of...

Birmingham Police call on parents to help protect; local organization offering after-school and spring break help

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Saban Discovery Center, a major educational development that will be built in Tuscaloosa, is now having several major partners come aboard. Organizers announced that five major partners have agreed to join the effort and offer their support, including Alabama Power Foundation, Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Mercedes Benz, Parker Towing and the University of Alabama. These partnerships will help the Saban Center build an innovative campus on the current site of the Tuscaloosa News building.

Saban Discovery Center gains new partners

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City of Fultondale still working to rebuild two years after deadly tornado

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - It has been two years since a deadly EF-3 tornado ripped through Fultondale, killing a teen and leaving hundreds of homes in...

City of Fultondale still working to rebuild two years after deadly tornado

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