Leeds officials celebrate completion of upgraded playground
LEEDS, Ala. (TRIBUNE) – City officials and members of the Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce joined families and local business owners in cutting the ribbon at the newly upgraded playground at Leeds...
View ArticleHelena Police Department investigating comments made by Helena Middle School...
HELENA, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Helena Police Department and Helena Middle School administrators are investigating a report regarding comments made by an HMS student. HMS Principal LaTasha McMillan...
View ArticleUpgrades coming to piazza space on BJCC campus
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Upgrades are coming to the piazza space between Legacy Arena and the BJCC Concert Hall. The Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center Authority Board of Directors awarded a nearly...
View ArticleLate Alabama sports columnist Cecil Hurt to be inducted into...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Cecil Hurt, a celebrated sports writer who worked at The Tuscaloosa News for nearly 40 years before his death in 2021, will be posthumously inducted into the...
View ArticleAlabama doctors warn against rise of whooping cough
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- It is colloquially known as whooping cough, but doctors know it as pertussis. Confirmed cases of the disease have been reported at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa and...
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Cold and windy Thursday and Friday, Frost and Freeze possible Friday and...
Tonight: the cold blast arrives across Central Alabama. It will be clear and breezy with lows ranging from the middle to upper 30s. The wind chill will be in the lower 30s. Bundle up on Thursday...
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CMA Awards: 2024 Winners | LIST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (NEXSTAR) — Check out the biggest winners and moments from Country Music’s Biggest Night™ at the 58th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. CMA Entertainer of the Year WINNER:...
View ArticleBirmingham Water Works customers react to another rate increase
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Customers of Birmingham Water Works can expect to pay more for their water in 2025. Wednesday morning, the board voted five-to-three to adopt the utility’s 2025 budgets,...
View ArticleNew details emerge in what Shelby County Sheriff's office calls the "most...
SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) - There is new information that connects a Texas man to a child pornography case in Shelby County. The details of this case have been called “heinous,” "heartbreaking" and...
View ArticleRick Bragg, Roy Wood Jr. set for conversation in Birmingham Dec. 2
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Two of Alabama's most well-known storytellers will be in conversation in a special event set for early next month in Birmingham. Rick Bragg, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer...
View ArticleGovernmental agencies warn against prescription pills bought online
TUSCALOOSA, Ala (WIAT) – The Drug Enforcement Agency, Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control is warning consumers about the risks of online prescription medicine being laced...
View ArticleJefferson County Coroner's Office searching for family of man who died on Nov. 4
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Jefferson County Coroner's Office is seeking assistance from the public in locating the family of a man who recently died. 1 teen dead, 3 injured in Marshall County...
View ArticleDiscount code offered for 3 upcoming shows in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- In honor of Cyber Week, Feld Entertainment is offering a discount coed to three upcoming shows in Birmingham. Feld Entertainment's Cyber Week deal returns Thursday, Nov. 21...
View ArticleBoaz man arrested for reportedly stealing horse
ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Etowah County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of a 42-year-old man for theft of livestock Thursday. Jonathan Ross, of Boaz, was charged with second-degree theft of...
View ArticleTerrific New Theatre reopens in new building
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- After more than four years of being without a permanent building, Birmingham's Terrific New Theatre is hosting its grand reopening on Nov. 21. In July of 2020, TNT announced...
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Frost/Freeze possible tonight and Friday night, Slow warm up this weekend
Tonight: the cold front will move to the coast allowing colder air to settle across Alabama. It will be clear, breezy, and cold, with lows in the lower to middle 30s. If the winds calm down, expect...
View ArticleRestaurants that will be open Thanksgiving Day in the Birmingham area
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Thanksgiving is coming up, and some may be trying to decide where to get their Thanksgiving meals this year. Terrific New Theatre reopens in new building Here's a list of 10...
View ArticleNew state trooper graduates honor their fathers and join the Alabama Law...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Today, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency welcomed 21 new state troopers after a 10-week training. For these new graduates, joining ALEA means a lot more than just getting a...
View ArticleCrimson Tide fans fill Legacy Arena for annual C.M. Newton Classic
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Crimson Tide fans made their way into Legacy Arena Wednesday night for the annual C.M. Newton Classic basketball game against the University of Illinois. Attending the game...
View Article1 teen dead, 3 injured in Marshall County crash
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (TRUSSVILLE TRIBUNE) -- A single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning left an Albertville teen dead and three others injured. Chris Basinger, with our media partner The Trussville...
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