In February's Birmingham magazine, I talked to teacher and writer Burgin Mathews about his short essay collection "Thirty Birmingham Songs." The issue focused on the songs included in...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Birmingham Police Department issued what its calling an armed robbery alert for the East Precinct area. The department reports the robberies occurred between 6 p-m and 10...

CENTER POINT - An elderly woman in Jefferson County says she's on the verge of being put out on the street for what she says is out of her control. For 28-years, 74 year old Joann Jones has...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- (WVTM) - The tornado did great damage to property and claimed human life, but it also displaced dozens of animals.The Clay-Chalkville Animal Clinic in Pinson is taking care of...

Birmingham, Ala. (WIAT) - A man is dead after entering a hair salon wielding a knife.Birmingham Police Sgt. Johnny Williams tells CBS 42 that the man had going from business to business on the 2900...

eighborhoods in east Birmingham are still very much in need of disaster relief. Birmingham councilwoman Lashunda Scales is heading up a tornado cleanup effort Saturday morning beginning at 8:30....

he FEMA Disaster Recovery Center serves as a one stop shop for tornado victims. Residents can check the status of their application for federal assistance and talk with mitigation experts to get an...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)- The Ensley mass murder is concerning for everyone in the city. Maybe the most shocking element in an earth shattering case, are the ages the accused murderers. They're...

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Three disaster recovery centers are open in Jefferson County to help those whose homes or businesses were affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding...

CULLMAN, Ala. (WIAT) - Visitors describe the Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman as an oasis of the Southeast. It's one of the oldest structures in the city ... which is why the monastery is...

AUBURN—The Auburn football program received a National Letter of Intent from highly-ranked offensive lineman Jordan Diamond, Friday. Diamond becomes Auburn’s 21st member of the 2012...

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WIAT)- Former Expos & Cubs Outfielder Andre Dawson was a part of the American Baseball Foundation's Lead Off Dinner Friday night in Birmingham.Dawson granted CBS42 an...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 6 ranked Alabama gymnastics team beat No. 3 Florida by a score of 197.725-196.900 in front of 12,457 fans Friday night in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide goes to...

Head coach Hal Messersmith recently announced the schedule for the 2012 sand volleyball team in its inaugural season at UAB. The Blazers will compete on 11 total dates, including three home matches...

BIRMINGHAM -- AHSAA Class 6A 2011 cross country champion Carmen Carlos of McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in Mobile shattered the AHSAA state indoor 3,200-meter record here Friday with the fastest...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Auburn gymnastics rebounded from a sluggish start to post its second-highest score of the year and highest score on the road with a 195.800 overall, but fell to the...

Birmingham, AL - One person is dead tonight after a shooting in the 2900 block of 27th Street North. Police responded to the Soul Ville Head Shop around 9:00PM Friday night after reports of a...

MONTGOMERY - AL - A state senator has pre-filed a bill to reverse part of Alabama's immigration law. The bill from Gerald Dial amends a section prohibiting the harboring or transporting of...

MONTGOMERY - AL - A coroner now says bingo bribery defendant Ray Crosby died from natural causes. An autopsy by the state Department of Forensic Science showed Crosby died from hypertensive...

Nearly $750,000 is going straight to Alabama's non-profits. After two rounds of tornadoes, giving isn't as high as in some states. but organizations still gained critical resources on...

School board members in Jackson County have decided not to ban a man known as the "Bible Man" from holding monthly meetings with elementary school children. The board took up the matter in...

Hanceville, AL - Wallace State Community College in Hanceville broke ground on a new School of Nursing and Center for Science Thursday. The $25 million facility designed by Williams Blackstock...

TARRANT - AL - Update: According to Tarrant Police Chief Dennis Reno, former Tarrant Police Officer, Sgt. Charles Higgins, has turned himself in to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a Mobile police officer was killed while taking to jail a robbery suspect, who escaped and later was fatally shot by officers. Mobile police say Officer Steven...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Cuts to the U.S. Department of Defense budget prompted an announcement from the U.S. Air Force that it would retire older aircraft - which could include 7 of Maxwell Air Force...

It was hard to escape seeing red on Friday. The American Heart Association celebrated GO RED for women. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined; often women do not even...

Both FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration are on the ground in Jefferson and Chilton counties. Disaster recovery centers are set up at the Clay Community Center, Center Point City Hall...

For the past twenty plus years, Tuscaloosa farmers have gathered to sell fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats from the same place.City officials want them to set up shop in a new facility this year....

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Tuscaloosa residents who live in the current flood plain may be able to re-build sooner than they think. The city is going to submit a new flood map to FEMA within the next...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- (AP) - Tuscaloosa businessman Stan Pate is dropping out of the Republican race in the 6th Congressional District. Pate said he notified party officials Friday that he won't...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- (AP) - A coroner says gambling trial defendant Ray Crosby died from natural causes. Montgomery County Coroner David Thrasher said Friday an autopsy by the state Department of...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- (WVTM) - The tornado did great damage to property and claimed human life, but it also displaced dozens of animals.The Clay-Chalkville Animal Clinic in Pinson is taking care of...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- (AP) - A Republican senator introduced a bill that makes modifications to Alabama's immigration law. Sen. Gerald Dial of Lineville has pre-filed the bill which he says will...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- (AP) - Concerned with chemists changing the formula of illegal synthetic marijuana to get around Alabama law, two state senators have crafted bills to thwart rogue producers of...

PHILLIP RATLIFF For the Birmingham News Rising star and soprano Jeanine De Bique performed a stellar recital in Reynolds-Kirschbaum on Thursday...

The number of suspects charged in the murders of five people found dead last weekend in Ensley continues to grow, as police have arrested a third teenage suspect in the...

The $42 million renovation of the Cooper Green Homes public housing community in southwest Birmingham, which began in 2006, will be complete by the end of February, the company performing the work...

uneral arrangements are announced for the victims of a quintuple homicide. Demetrius Sanford, Jeffery Davis, Jr. Ronnie James Render, Charles Render, and Jonathan Sanchez were shot to death inside an...

New York, NY (February 5, 2012) The "Big Game" has become much more than a football game: It’s the second biggest day for food consumption in the United States after Thanksgiving. So,...

Birmingham, AL (WIAT) This morning a Facebook post made by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office got some national attention. In their weekly "Creep of the Week" post, Jeffco Sheriff...

Birmingham, AL(WIAT) One of the nations top prospects Hueytown quarterback Jameis Winston didn't waste much time Friday morning before he had pen to paper signing with the Florida State...

Showers started to move into the state during the day on Friday. While the rain was forecasted to arrive on Friday night and Saturday. You win some and you lose some.Rain is going to continue to hang...

TRUSSVILLE - AL - Some young tornado survivors who lost their own houses and books are reaching into their pockets to help others. Friday, Paine Intermediate and Elementary School students bought...

March 31, 2012 – 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The UAB student volunteers will have workstations on UAB's campus in the Business-Engineering Complex computer labs, 1150 10th Ave. South. A ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Tuscaloosa businessman Stan Pate is dropping out of the Republican race in the 6th Congressional District. Pate said he notified party officials Friday that he won't...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Democratic leader of the Alabama House is calling remarks by a Republican senator blasphemous. House Minority Leader Craig Ford reacted Friday to comments by Sen....

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge will allow a Halliburton cement specialist at the heart of decisions that led to the blowout of a BP-owned well in 2010 to testify - against the wishes of BP. ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Concerned with the safety of law enforcement officers who have pulled over to the side of the road, Alabama, Florida and Georgia are teaming up to promote so-called "Move...