BCRI to host events leading up to MLK Day
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute has multiple events planned leading up to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. On Saturday, the BCRI team is inviting those interested to...
View Article2 Shelby County railroad crossings blocked after train collides with cement...
SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Two railroad crossings are blocked in Shelby County after a train collided with a cement truck Thursday morning. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said the collision...
View ArticleGrid search for missing Hamilton woman underway in Marion County
HAMILTON, Ala. (WIAT) -- The search for a missing 39-year-old Hamilton woman continues in Marion County Thursday. Hamilton police say Chasity Terry was last seen on video surveillance walking out of a...
View ArticleGadsden Police Department conducting investigation after pedestrian struck
GADSDEN, Ala. (WIAT) -- Gadsden police are conducting an investigation after a pedestrian was struck Thursday morning. GPD says a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Stonewall Street and Madison...
View ArticleEnrollment open for 2025-2026 school year at Alabama Aerospace & Aviation...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Enrollment is now open for the 2025-26 school year at Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School. AAHS is an aviation-focused, free public charter school in Alabama that is...
View ArticleBob Sykes Bar-B-Q offering tour and demo in Bessemer
BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) -- On Jan. 18, guests can tour and taste barbeque from Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q in Bessemer. From 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. guests can taste Bob Sykes BBQ menu items and tour behind the...
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Family of missing Hamilton woman holding out hope Chasity Terry is still alive
HAMILTON, Ala. (WIAT) -- The search for the missing 39-year-old Hamilton woman continues as her family holds out hope that Chasity Terry is still alive. “I love her, and I miss her, and I want her to...
View ArticleNew certification now available for Alabamians wanting to pursue healthcare...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- It's all about workforce. That's what the Alabama Community College System tells CBS 42 about their new certification for Nursing Support Technicians (NST-C's). Danne Howard...
View ArticleArrest made after Oxford High School receives bomb threat
OXFORD, Ala. (WIAT) -- A man was arrested in connection to a bomb threat made to Oxford High School on Wednesday morning. According to Oxford Police Chief Bill Partridge, the high school received the...
View ArticleDistracted driving contributes to dangers of police working roadside
GADSDEN, Ala. (WIAT) - It’s been nine days since Irondale Police Lieutenant Mark Meadows was hit and killed by a car while directing traffic. On January 9, just three days after Meadows' death, a...
View ArticleMan killed when police say he tried to shoot up an Alabama police department
FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly shooting that took place in the Florence Police Department's parking lot. The shooting happened around 5:30...
View ArticleWoman seriously injured in Birmingham shooting
BIMRINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A woman sustained life-threatening injuries in a Birmingham shooting Wednesday afternoon. According to officer Truman Fitzgerald with the Birmingham Police Department, two...
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Rain on Saturday, Arctic Blast brings a threat for Snow/Ice next week
The warming trend will continue on Thursday with more sunshine and high temperatures in the middle 50s. On Friday, an Arctic cold front will move toward Alabama making it partly cloudy and warmer....
View ArticleBlountsville Police chief's attorneys say town is retaliating against him
BLOUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Blountsville police chief is on paid leave pending a disciplinary due process hearing. Chief Shane Best’s attorneys claim the town is retaliating against him. Best was...
View ArticleBirmingham Police Department officers injured after suspect crashes stolen...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Three West Precinct patrol officers with the Birmingham Police Department were injured after a suspect crashed a stolen SUV into three parked police cars Wednesday night,...
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David Lynch and his unlikely connection to a 92-year-old mill worker in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- In a body of work that featured both the shocking and eerie, one of David Lynch's little-known projects involved something even stranger: an interview with a blind...
View Article6 former student-athletes to be inducted into Stillman College Athletics Hall...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Six former student-athletes will be inducted into the Stillman College Athletics Hall of Fame. This year's class includes: Nicole Chester (women's track & field) Lester...
View ArticleTuscaloosa City Hall to be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Tuscaloosa City Hall will be closed Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. City Hall will close at 4 p.m. Friday and remain closed Monday while and 311 will close at...
View ArticleDr. Archie Wade remembered as a 'pioneer' for racial equality in athletics...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala (WIAT) – Dr. Archie Wade is being remembered as a pioneer who helped pave the way to racial equality within athletics and education. In the late 50s, Mason Bonner was living in the...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Carley Seabrooke
HELENA, Ala. (WIAT) -- CBS 42's Athlete of the Week is Helena High School senior Carley Seabrooke. Seabrooke holds two national records in rifle shooting, and she has competed in the past three Junior...
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