BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The next 24 hours: A flood warning is in effect for almost all of central Alabama until 7 p.m. Saturday. The counties of Pickens, Sumter, Greene, Hale and Perry are exempt from this warning. Flood warnings(WBRC) The flow around the remnant circulation associated with Francine will continue to bring rain and […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Good morning! Today is another First Alert Weather day as Tropical Storm Francine penetrates further inland. FIRST WEATHER WARNING DAY UNTIL FRIDAY: As of 5 a.m., Francine is now a tropical storm with sustained winds of 45 mph and gusts near 60 mph. As Francine continues to move north, rain bands […]
HAYDEN, Alabama (WBRC) – Bud Adams, vice president of B & B Tire Landfill, says he followed all the regulations and at the end of the day, it’s still his land. “That’s what my father instilled in me. What someone does on their property is their business,” Adams said. Bud Adams wants to use his […]
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (WBRC) – A long-standing church-based consignment sale is back in west Alabama, offering shoppers special deals as well as financial support for a daycare center. The Little Lambs Consignment Sale began Thursday evening at the First United Methodist Church on Greensboro Avenue in downtown Tuscaloosa. Those looking for special offers on baby items […]
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Alabama (WBRC) – “I did it.” Lulu Gribbin, a Teenager seriously injured in shark attack earlier this summerofficially returns to central Alabama this weekend. Gribbin and McCray Faust were swimming in the Seacrest Beach area in early June, about six kilometers from the site of the another shark attack that had occurred 90 […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Birmingham City Council President Darrell O’Quinn said regulating short-term rentals like Airbnb has been a goal of city leaders for several years. They are now making progress in developing a new plan, with O’Quinn stressing the need for faster action, especially in light of recent incidents like the College Hills shooting. […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Neighbors in the College Hills community report that a shooting at an Airbnb left homes and cars struck by bullets. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but neighbors are angry and are demanding that the city impose stricter regulations on Airbnb rentals. Reginald Childress, whose family has lived in College Hills since […]
NORTHPORT, Ala. (WBRC) – A blatant case of animal cruelty is underway in West Alabama after six dogs were found dead outside a Northport home. The search is on for the suspect or suspects. August 7, 1706 Martin Luther King Boulevard in Northport. 6 dead dogs, all chained to the house, found in the scorching […]
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Alabama (WBRC) – A Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy is being honored after helping a woman deliver a baby in her home. Sergeant Jeremy Barbin says he was working at a crime scene when a man ran up to him and asked for help because his girlfriend had gone into labor at her […]
