Tuscaloosa, AL

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Birmingham, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Dozens of law enforcement officers were in Birmingham this week participating in five days of training put on by the U.S. Marshals Service. Leaders say their main goal for the classes is to better prepare officers for potentially dangerous, real-world scenarios. “We’re seeing violent crime go...

U.S. Marshals Service train law enforcement in Birmingham

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Oxford, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Wednesday’s deputy-involved shooting in Shelby County all stems from a wellness check gone wrong. The shooting led to two Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies visiting UAB Hospital. Oxford Police Chief Bill Partridge stresses that while you may perceive wellness checks as routine, often times the...

Wellness checks are far from routine for law enforcement agents

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond is calling the five murders this week alone unacceptable. “People are engaging in activities they shouldn’t be engaging in. Illegal activities with people they shouldn’t be hanging out with and often times these result in violence. All of these occurred in residential areas. Three occurred inside a residence which is very hard for law enforcement to prevent..things that occur inside a private residence,” Chief Thurmond said.

Birmingham Police Chief responds to five murders in the city this week alone

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - There’s a new incentive for Alabama Power customers who are considering buying an electric vehicle. The utility is offering a $500 rebate to buyers of electric vehicles who install a charging station at their homes. “We’re specifically talking about the level two charger,” says Alabama...

Alabama Power offering new incentive for electric vehicle purchasers

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

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police are asking for help finding a three robbery suspects. West Precinct Officers were called to the Dollar General at 915 3rd Avenue West March 19 on a robbery report. Officers arrived on the scene and learned the business had been robbed by two men...

Suspects wanted in Dollar General robbery

Homewood, AL

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 will be hosting document shredding and electronics recycling on April 14. The event will take place in the back lot of the library from...

Homewood Public Library hosting document shredding and electronics recycling

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham police are responding to a shooting that took place Wednesday morning. The incident took place on 2nd Avenue North near 4th Street North. One person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities are questioning one person. This is a developing story and will...

One person shot in Birmingham parking lot

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

Leeds, AL

LEEDS, Ala. (WBRC) - Leeds Police are investigating a stabbing death that happened Wednesday, March 22. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Jeremy Marcel Marbury. He was 35. Authorities say the stabbing happened during a domestic assault just before 5 p.m. in the 7900 block...

Man stabbed to death in Leeds during domestic assault

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - On Thursday, the Jefferson County Commission approved over $2.6 million in ARPA funding to improve the Civil Right District. Six organizations in the district were awarded the money. They will use the money to help with tourism projects, continuing to tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement.

$2.6M in ARPA funding awarded to Civil Rights District

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) - New sidewalks will soon be coming to some residents in Homewood. After years of complaints from residents, crews will start working on Delcris Drive in April, giving the area walking paths for the first time. City Councilor Andrew Wolverton for Ward Two said construction will start...

Sidewalks coming to Delcris Drive in Homewood

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Leaders with Birmingham City Schools say they got their highest-ever score from an international accrediting agency this week. Cognia, an education improvement organization, completed a review of the school district and scored them a 335 out of 400. Leaders say five years ago, BCS received a 219. The district experienced a 116-point improvement.

Birmingham City Schools awarded highest-ever accreditation score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Southern’s future remains in doubt. As reported earlier this week, the city council is delaying conversations centered around a resolution of support and the Governor said on Tuesday that the state has no plans on using tax money to bail out a private college.

Birmingham Southern’s supporters still fighting for funding aid

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Big economic news for DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa and Northport Medical Center. Pay raises are on the way and those raises combined total millions of dollars. More than 4,000 employees will be impacted by this, a minimum of a 5% raise across the board....

DCH in Tuscaloosa awards millions in employee pay raises

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Thousands of Birmingham City School students are in the classroom this week, even though they aren’t required to be there. This is the second year Birmingham City Schools has incorporated intersession weeks into their academic calendar. The superintendent says last year, 2,000 students attended intersession and this week, 6,000 are in the classroom.

Thousands of students learning in BCS classrooms during intersession week

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - March madness resumes tonight and while you have likely been checking your bracket, tourism and city leaders have been checking their wallets. The big question, just how large of an economic impact did the beloved tourney make for the Magic city. Tourism leaders at the Convention...

Estimates show March Madness poured $10 million into the Magic City

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Gustavo Garcia Perez, a senior and drum major at Carver High School in Birmingham, was recently awarded the Princeton Prize in Race Relations in Alabama for 2023. Perez was selected among several applicants in the state. He will receive a $1,000 award and an invitation to...

Carver H.S. student wins award from Princeton University

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Zoo has welcomed two new family members; eastern black rhinos named Moyo and Kesi. Female Kesi was born on March 15, 2017, and comes from from the Pittsburgh Zoo. “Kesi loves splashing in the water, eating willow branches, and spending time being brushed by her keepers,” said Annie Kaspar, Zoo Manager of Trails of Africa. Moyo was born on May 17, 2017, and is from the St. Louis Zoo.

Birmingham Zoo adds 2 rhinos

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WBRC) - Marlin Simms knew after the first game he saw Brandon Miller play that he was a special player. Even if Miller never won a state title while at Cane Ridge High School in Antioch, Tennessee, he certainly set a new standard. And less than a year later, Miller has earned Southeastern Conference Newcomer and Player of the Year honors. Now the Alabama superstar freshman is on the brink of helping the Crimson Tide win a national championship.

One-on-one with Alabama’s Brandon Miller’s high school coach

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Tuscaloosa County Sheriff troubled by gun permit repeal

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - Tuscaloosa city leaders are discussing whether they should get the Attorney General’s opinion on the new permitless carry law. Some law...

Tuscaloosa County Sheriff troubled by gun permit repeal

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