Alabama State

Trussville, AL

Birmingham, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham City Schools will be offering meals to children at no cost this summer as a part of the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided at schools and at community sites. There will be no discrimination in the meal service. Dine-in only meals will...

Birmingham City Schools to offer meals at no charge over summer break

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Chief Blake Ragsdale announced on Facebook Saturday that he was stepping down and his last day would be Monday. This announcement led to some controversy on social media. His wife said he was not retiring and that he’d lost his job, and they were devastated.

Southside’s police chief resigns

Anniston, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Tuesday night, Anniston City Council listened to a presentation by Plot Studios about revamping Quintard Avenue with a new streetscape to reflect the ‘Model City.’. Public Information Officer Jackson Hodges says leaders liked the idea, but they’ll need more money to make it happen.

Company designs new streetscape for Anniston’s Quintard Avenue

Mississippi State

Gadsden, AL

GADSDEN, Ala. (WBRC) - Neighbors spoke out at this week’s Gadsden City Council meeting about areas needing grass cut and persistent flooding problems every time it storms. It’s a problem the mayor and city council are working to fix, but they say it will take some time. Along...

Gadsden’s public works need more than $2 million in new equipment

Moody, AL

MOODY, Ala. (WBRC) - Talan Smith has never been one to make excuses. The rising Moody High School senior was born premature at 29 weeks, where doctors later discovered that Smith had two brain hemorrhages at birth. There was fear for the unknown as growing up with mild cerebral palsy has been different, but he’s just like every kid where he loves sports. His right side is bigger than his left and Talan has to push his body harder sometimes. But that is one of the very reasons why Talan wants to work harder and show that he can and he will.

Cerebral palsy not holding back Moody High School student-athlete

GADSDEN, Ala. (WBRC) - The Gadsden city council recently approved mid-year raises for the city’s police officers. The city is also building new substations to get law enforcement more spread out in the community. This bump in pay is something city leaders say will help them compete with surrounding...

Gadsden police officers getting raises and new precincts

Hueytown, AL

HUEYTOWN, Ala. (WBRC) - Hueytown High School senior Faith Theros won the customer service competition state championship gold medal not once, but in back-to-back years. Faith missed only three points of a possible 1000-point rubric in the competition that features customer service role play scenarios, a written knowledge test, and creation of a resume. By winning the state championship again, Faith now goes back to the National SkillsUSA Customer Service competition beginning June 19 in Atlanta. She will compete against other champions from all over the country and look to improve on her 7th place finish nationally last year.

Hueytown high school students claims back-to-back customer service titles

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Dozens of Birmingham drivers filled Boutwell Arena on June 7 to learn more about the city’s plan to address predatory towing downtown. Leaders hosted a town hall to hear about the parking problems and what residents thought they should do to fix them. The Birmingham Parking Committee said they started seeing an increase in towing complaints when they switched from kiosks to the mobile payment app. They have heard from many drivers that now the signage doesn’t make sense, the app wont work, or that they actually paid and got towed anyway.

Birmingham announces proposed changes to its towing ordinance after hundreds of complaints of predatory towing

Jacksonville, AL

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (WBRC) - 7Brew Coffee is open for business in Jacksonville, and they are donating thousands of dollars to improve public safety near two of the city’s schools. They held their grand opening Tuesday morning and gifted Jacksonville city leaders a $10,000 check for pedestrian and bicycle safety...

7Brew Coffee donates thousands to the city of Jacksonville to improve pedestrian safety

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Trussville family is asking for help. They say their water service keeps cutting out and despite repeated promises to fix it, the water is still trickling. When Noah Morgan turns on his dishwasher, a loud “GRRRRR” sound drowns out almost every other noise in the...

Trussville family tired of suddenly losing water service

Pelham, AL

PELHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - UPDATE: After a long delay from a crash in Pelham, all lanes on I-65 North have now been reopened. ORIGINAL: Part of I-65 North and South in Pelham is closed Thursday following an 18-wheeler fire. I-65 North at mile marker 246 is closed as well as...

I-65 in Pelham reopened

Calera, AL

CALERA, Ala. (WBRC) - The U.S. Department of Transportation is granting the City of Calera nearly $12 million to create an overpass bridge to help with traffic flow in the area. The city says the bridge will not only address the long-standing issue of blocked crossings in downtown, it’ll also...

Calera granted $11.7 million to help fix train troubles

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - People are most likely to picture Birmingham or Montgomery when they think of the Civil Rights Movement, but the city of Anniston also played a role. The city of Anniston is getting thousands of dollars to share their city’s history. They’re getting $74,800 from the...

Anniston uses thousands to share more civil rights history

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham city leaders are drafting a new parking and towing ordinance after hundreds of complaints from downtown visitors and business owners. The city is hosting a town hall on June 7 for people to voice complaints and hear proposed ordinance changes. Birmingham’s transportation committee said most...

Birmingham city leaders share potential ordinance changes to downtown towing and parking

Oxford, AL

OXFORD, Ala. (WBRC) - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is asking for your help locating a missing teenager in the Oxford area. Oxford Police say 16-year-old Dayton Notorious Shirley was last seen in the Kingview Drive area of Oxford on June 3, 2023. Authorities do not know what direction he...

Authorities ask for help locating missing teen in Oxford

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Do you have pool? Is it being used? We’re On Your Side with a way you could earn extra cash by renting your pool to the public. Looking for a local summer getaway? You may want to check out Swimply. It’s kind of like Airbnb for pools! You can rent Paul Hughes backyard Oasis in north Shelby County or as its listed online “Birmingham Pool Party and Family Fun Park”.

Want to rent a pool this summer? The Airbnb-style app “Swimply” making splash locally

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Vernon Brown has been the park commissioner at Wiggins Park for the last 16 years. Being from the Jones Valley neighborhood himself, he wanted to give the local children a place to be involved. “I just wanted to help kids. I’m from this community, the 35211....

Face of Wiggins Park battling cancer while continuing to help neighborhood kids

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The FBI plane carrying Joran van der Sloot landed at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport on Thursday, June 8, around 2 p.m. He was then transported to the Hoover City Jail. Van der Sloot is accused in the disappearance of Mountain Brook teen Natalee Holloway during a...

Joran van der Sloot arrives at Birmingham airport, transported to Hoover City Jail

Washington State

Bessemer, AL

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A gun buyback event held in Bessemer over the weekend yielded impressive results, surprising organizers and the community. District Attorney Lynneice Washington reported a significant response, possibly driven by growing concerns over violence in the area. A total of 120 guns were collected during the event,...

Bessemer gun buyback event yields 120 guns, including 2 ghost guns

Helena, AL

HELENA, Ala. (WBRC) - The City of Helena announced Tuesday afternoon that the CSX railroad crossing closest to Old Town will be closed starting tonight at 7 p.m. for resurfacing. The work will be completed by 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, with an asphalt company coming directly after to pave, according...

Railroad crossing near Old Town in Helena to close Tuesday evening ahead of road work

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - There are still unanswered questions surrounding the tragic death of 31-year-old Jermiera Fowler, who was shot and killed last week before her body was discovered burned on 41st Street North. Zoleta Southerland, a friend of Jermiera Fowler, has babysat Fowler’s two children, aged 11 and 4....

Friend of slain mother Jamiera Fowler calls for justice in tragic death

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the shooter in an incident that left one dead and one injured June 6, 2022. Michael Arrington and a female passenger were shot while sitting in his white van on the 1100 block of 40th Street in Ensley. Arrington was pronounced dead on the scene while the passenger was wounded and transported to UAB hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Birmingham Police seeking public’s help to find suspect in June 2022 shooting

Alton, AL

Center Point, AL

Leeds, AL

Clay, AL

Acmar, AL

Pinson, AL

Irondale, AL

Dixiana, AL

Margaret, AL

Palmerdale, AL

New Castle, AL

Fultondale, AL

Branchville, AL

Crestline Heights, AL

Gardendale, AL

Vandiver, AL

Cahaba Heights, AL

Springville, AL

Odenville, AL

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Trussville Board of Education approves new superintendent

TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (WBRC) - During a special called board meeting Thursday night, the Trussville Board of Education voted to offer Dr. Patrick Martin the position of...

Trussville Board of Education approves new superintendent

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