Birmingham, AL

Alabama State

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) - Birmingham Police are investigating a homicide on the city’s southwest side. Police responded to the scene in the 500 block of 12th Street Southwest around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities found an adult male on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. BFRS arrived on scene...

Birmingham Police investigating homicide on city’s southwest side

Tuscaloosa, AL

Northport, AL

NORTHPORT, Ala. (WBRC) - The Northport Police Department responded to a shooting Tuesday in the 2700 Block of 43rd Ave in Northport. Police say there was a shooting at Georgetown Apartments around 10:45 a.m. Northport police say a 54-year-old male was found shot and was transported for medical treatment. The...

Suspect identified in shooting at Northport apartment that left 1 injured

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - The owners of a pony the Tuscaloosa Police Department affectionately called ‘Ginuwine’ after wrangling him in the Alberta neighborhood last week have been found. You may remember our previous story about the pony found roaming the streets of the Alberta neighborhood around 10 p.m....

Owners of pony pursued, ‘arrested’ by police in Tuscaloosa found

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police are getting out and about this week in an effort to build relationships and trust in the community. On Tuesday, they completed walks in Ensley, near the Kimbrough Homes Housing Facility and near the site of another deadly homicide. Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond...

Birmingham Police participate in community walks to build relationships in the Magic City

Calera, AL

CALERA, Ala. (WBRC) - A child believed to have been kidnapped several states away was rescued in Calera March 27. Calera Police say its tag reader cameras notified them of a vehicle suspected to be involved with an abducted child. Officers responded and recovered the child and arrested the suspect.

Calera PD: Tag reader cameras lead to rescue of kidnapped child

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police say two men were found shot March 28 in east Birmingham. It’s believed the shootings started in the 300 block of 81st Street North due to Shot Spotter data showing at least 10 rounds of gunfire. One man was found around 12:40 p.m....

Double shooting investigation underway in east Birmingham

Vestavia Hills, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - For the first time, we’re hearing from the man who took down the shooter at St. Stephen’s Episcopal church last year in Vestavia Hills. “Bang, bang, bang. One second apart,” Jim Musgrove said as he recalled what he heard during a potluck dinner inside St. Stephen’s Episcopal church last year.

EXCLUSIVE: Man who took down shooter at St. Stephen’s Episcopal recounts the incident

How to help with storm recovery in Miss. Alabama man to be honored for heroism in Vestavia Hills church shooting. Alabama man to be honored for heroism in Vestavia Hills church shooting.

Birmingham Police holding community walk

Georgia State

Leeds, AL

LEEDS, Ala. (WBRC) - An officer from the Leeds Police Department stopped a camper on Interstate 20 East bound Tuesday, March 21. During the stop, police discovered over 50 pounds of marijuana and multiple automatic firearms. Three individuals were taken into custody for Drug Trafficking. Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin...

Over 50 pounds of marijuana, multiple automatic firearms recovered in Leeds traffic stop

Winston County, AL

Double Springs, AL

WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A beloved Winston County teacher has died after he was hit and killed by a vehicle north of Double Springs on County Road 18, according to the Winston County Sheriff Caleb Snoddy. Terry Wayne “Bubba” Lewis had been an auto mechanics teacher at the Winston...

Beloved Winston Co. teacher struck, killed by vehicle; man charged with murder

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

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - If you live downtown, you know the issue of exhibition driving plagues Birmingham. The city is still working on ways to combat the deadly driving and that includes portable speed strips. You have likely driven over some of the old ones down on 3rd Avenue and at City Walk.

City of Birmingham placing more speed strips to counter exhibition driving

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WBRC) - A local Alabama man, James W. Musgrove, Jr. is set to receive the Carnegie Medal, North America’s highest honor for civilian heroism. The Carnegie Medal is given throughout the U.S. and Canada to those who enter extreme danger while saving or attempting to save the lives of others.

Alabama man to be honored for heroism in Vestavia Hills church shooting

California State

Jefferson County, AL

Bessemer, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating the families of two dead men. The coroner’s office says 72-year-old Douglas Joseph Pendleton was found unresponsive inside his Gardendale residence on March 14 by police performing a welfare check at the request of a concerned neighbor and friend.

JCCO searching for families of 2 men found dead

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department is investigating a homicide they say happened at a gas station on Tallapoosa Street Sunday evening. Authorities confirmed Monday morning the victim was 25-year-old Demetrius Antwan Davis, Jr. of Birmingham. Davis was a former UAB football player. Police were called to the...

Police: Man shot dead in B’ham gas station parking lot early Sunday evening

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - A west Alabama charity made sure first responders are well equipped during times when they find young children who are in distress. The National Exchange Club adopted child abuse prevention as its national project back in 1979. Today, kids in the Tuscaloosa area will have something to hold onto if they’re scared or hurting.

Tuscaloosa Exchange Club donates 500 trauma bears to first responders

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - UAB driving experts say teen drivers are some of the most distracted drivers. To highlight the dangers of what happens when you’re distracted in a car, UAB’s TRIP Lab created a portable driving simulator for teens. State Farm, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Honda...

UAB taking their driving simulator statewide with new grant money

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham city leaders are working with Lawson State to help city employees get their commercial driver license for free. City leaders hope the move will not only help them keep employees, but hire more drivers. Something they, like so many other Birmingham companies desperately need. Public...

Lawson State partnering with Birmingham to provide CDL class for city employees

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Many local animal clinics and dog facilities are now requiring you to get your dog a flu vaccine before they can stay the night or be treated. This comes after a deadly dog flu outbreak in Birmingham last year. Local dog parks, like Birmingham’s The Barkery,...

Dog parks and animal clinics now requiring flu shot for dogs

Brighton, AL

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - Jefferson County authorities are investigating after a man’s body was found on a road. Sheriff’s Deputies were called March 26 around 10:56 a.m. to investigate a report of a man lying in the road near the 1000 block of 5th Avenue in Brighton.

Man’s body found on road in Jefferson Co. after being dumped from vehicle

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Plans to place a temporary jail across the street from the Tuscaloosa County Jail are moving forward, meaning some low security inmates are going to be on the move. The Tuscaloosa County Commission approved the next step in the process to eventually upgrade the county jail.

County commission approves temporary jail in Tuscaloosa

Mississippi State

NORTHPORT, Ala. (WBRC) - Love and support are pouring into tornado-damaged Mississippi this week, three days after a massive tornado swept through western Mississippi killing 26 people. Part of that support will soon come from Northport. Bobby Herndon and his team say they need a lot, anything from bottled water,...

Northport relief drive gearing up for western Mississippi tornado survivors

Hoover, AL

HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Hoover 911 dispatchers are getting some 4-legged therapy to help them deal with their daily stress. The department has welcomed their emotional support dog named Willow. Willow is a 2-year-old Bernedoodle who is gentle, loving and playful. Willow’s owner Shea Hess had the bright idea to...

Hoover 911 Dispatch welcomes their Emotional Support Dog

ENSLEY, Ala. (WBRC) - A house fire in the early hours of Monday morning left one person in the hospital. Birmingham Fire and Rescue was dispatched to the 1000 block of 45th Street in Ensley just before 1 a.m. When crews arrived, a fire in the kitchen of the residence...

Woman in critical condition following early morning fire in Ensley

Homewood, AL

Crestline Heights, AL

Forestdale, AL

Coalburg, AL

Ensley, AL

Fairfield, AL

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Irondale, AL

Cahaba Heights, AL

Docena, AL

Midfield, AL

Shannon, AL

New Castle, AL

Watson, AL

Bluff Park, AL

Gardendale, AL

Alton, AL

Meadowbrook, AL

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Birmingham Police increasing patrols as group of armed robbers target local Hispanic community

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham police are working to increase security for the Hispanic community, because they say a group of armed robbers is targeting and...

Birmingham Police increasing patrols as group of armed robbers target local Hispanic community

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