Athlete of the Week: Dakarai Shanks
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Week two of the high school football playoffs are less than a day away, and the Spain Park Jaguars are on a mission with a point to prove, having made the playoffs for the...
View ArticlePickens County is without a hospital, and ambulances could be next
TUSCALOOSA, Ala (WIAT) – 24/7 medical care in Pickens County could become scarcer if the ambulance service cannot financially sustain itself past December. The Pickens County Hospital closed in 2020,...
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Gaetz once faced sex trafficking investigation by Justice Dept. he could now...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he's been tapped...
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Bear that attacked luxury car was actually man in costume, insurance...
(KTLA) -- Three insurance claims involving a bear damaging luxury cars in California are now believed to be fraud after it was determined that the culprit was actually a man in a costume. Four Los...
View ArticleTuscaloosa City School parents express concerns over summer learning program...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala (WIAT) – Tuscaloosa City Schools announced cuts in the Summer Learning program in light of the Ad Valorem Tax failing to pass in September. “Despite its successes, the system will have...
View ArticleGov. Kay Ivey holds 76th annual turkey pardoning
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is set to hold the 76th annual turkey pardoning at the Governor's Mansion. RFK Jr., who dropped out of presidential race in August, received more...
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Inside one of the most consequential UFO encounters of all time: the 'tic...
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Thursday marks 20 years since what could be the most consequential UFO encounter of all time—the "tic tac" incident. The case helped reignite public interest in the UFO mystery and...
View ArticleFamily of missing Birmingham man still seeking answers 2 years later
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WIAT) -- It's been two years since the family of Lee Curtis Vanderbilt has seen or heard from him. Vanderbilt's sister, Catrice Cooper, said he disappeared from his home on 31st St....
View ArticleOhio man killed in Fultondale crash
FULTONDALE, Ala. (WIAT) -- An Ohio man was killed in a single vehicle crash in Fultondale Thursday afternoon. According to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, 57-year-old James Aaron Lusk was...
View ArticleCBS 42 Band of the Week: JSU Marching Southerners
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — CBS 42 Morning News will highlight a local band each week throughout the 2024 football season. This week, CBS 42 visited with the Jacksonville State University Marching...
View ArticleAlabama football comes back home to face Mercer
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) -- On Saturday, the Alabama Crimson Tide will return home to Bryant-Denny Stadium to take on the Mercer Bears. Alabama coming off a big win in Death Valley to keep its playoff...
View ArticleArrest made after man shot, killed in Birmingham with grandson in vehicle
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- An arrest has been made in connection to a shooting that left a man dead Monday in Birmingham. Anson Evans, 29, of Center Point, was charged with capital murder and is being...
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Sunny and mild this weekend, Turning MUCH colder next week
Tonight: it will be clear and chilly with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Weekend Outlook: High-pressure builds across the Deep South. Saturday and Sunday will be sunny with high temperatures in...
View ArticleFlu cases down, vaccines evolving each year
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - Many doctors say we’re in one of the peaks of flu season, and some people are getting their flu shots before traveling for the holidays. According to the Jefferson County...
View ArticleGeneral Motors laying off about 1,000 employees to cut costs
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global automobile market. The workers, mostly white collar, were notified...
View ArticleCommunity mourns loss of Jackson-Olin High School student
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WIAT) -- Birmingham City School leaders and the community are grieving the loss of a Jackson Olin High School student. Gerald Lomax Jr. was shot Tuesday night and died the following...
View ArticleMan arrested on possession of child pornography, drug charges in Jefferson...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A suspect was charged with possession of child pornography and four counts of drug trafficking after a traffic stop on Tuesday, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's...
View ArticleALSDE Superintendent on phone policy bill: 'We need to take cell phones out...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) – Cellphones could become banned in public K-12 classrooms across Alabama if a bill makes it through the 2025 legislative session. “We need to take cell phones out of schools,”...
View ArticleWoman charged in fatal Mountain Brook crash
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. (WIAT) -- A Birmingham woman has been charged in a crash that left a man dead in Mountain Brook last month. Hannah Gray Williams, 30, was arrested Thursday and charged with...
View ArticleSecond round of high school football playoffs kick off Friday
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Playoff football continues in Alabama as the second round kicks off Friday. Opelika coach suspended for playoff game against Hoover Hoover (9-2) returns to The Met for a...
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