ICE arrests 956 Sunday as nationwide raids continue
(NewsNation) — During his first week back in office, President Donald Trump's administration carried out nationwide Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. The agency reported 956 arrests on...
View ArticleLuke Bryan coming to Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Country star Luke Bryan is scheduled to perform at the Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Birmingham on July 19. Fiery crash in Blount County leaves 1 dead, 2 injured Tickets for the...
View Article70-year-old woman dies in car crash following missing persons report
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A 70-year-old woman was found dead Monday after being reported missing Sunday morning. Julia Ann Brown was killed in a car accident at the corner of Zion City Road and East...
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Tuscaloosa County's Drew Keller and his journey back to football after nearly...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Those who play football never know when their final play will be. It's something Drew Keller was afraid had already happened. On Aug. 10, during the final drive of a...
View ArticleBirmingham Police Department investigating homicide
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Birmingham police are conducting a homicide investigation Monday afternoon. According to the BPD, detectives are investigating a homicide on 20th Street Southwest at Carlos...
View ArticleBirmingham accountant gives advice on best way to file taxes
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The 2025 tax season is here, as Monday was the first day to file 2024 tax returns with the IRS. Experts said the earlier you can file your taxes, the better. Having...
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Warming Up This Week
Tuesday: Temperatures will be pushing into the upper 50s with mostly sunny skies and fairly light winds making for a wonderful day. This Week: Much of this week is quiet with a warming trend building...
View ArticleHale County man accused of crimes against children arrested
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A Hale County man who is accused of crimes against children was arrested Friday. According to the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force, 27-year-old Brodderick Ward is...
View Article2 arrested on kidnapping charges being held in Tuscaloosa
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit announced Monday the arrest of two people who allegedly kidnapped someone over the weekend. Amarion Smith, 18, and Korbyn Williams, 19,...
View ArticleBirmingham shooting in College Hills leaves man dead; suspect in custody
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A man is dead after a shooting that Birmingham police believe stemmed from a domestic violence situation Monday evening. According to officer Truman Fitzgerald with the...
View Article3 arrested after car break-ins in Hoover
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) -- Three people were arrested in Hoover after reportedly breaking into several vehicles, the Hoover Police Department announced Monday. Arian Strait-Harrell, 18, of Hoover, was...
View ArticleHolocaust survivor in Homewood recounts 4-year journey in captivity
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) -- A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor living in Homewood recounted her story, begging younger generations on International Holocaust Remembrance Day not to forget the horrors of...
View ArticleCity of Birmingham asking for property to be declared public nuisance
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The city of Birmingham announced the office of the city attorney filed a lawsuit against a short-term lease property Monday. Director of communications for the mayor's...
View ArticleMissing Bessemer woman reportedly abducted found safe
BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) -- A Bessemer woman believed to have been abducted early Tuesday morning has been found. Police said Jessica Faith Carrell, 38, was last seen around 12:48 a.m. wearing a blue...
View ArticleFormer Alabama jail administrator indicted following allegations of abusing...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The former administrator of the Crenshaw County Jail has been indicted with allegedly assaulting an inmate and lying about it to federal investigators. Alexander Porter, 33,...
View ArticleDave Matthews Band coming to Birmingham June 24
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Dave Matthews Band, one of the biggest touring bands in the United States, will be coming to the yet-opened Coca-Cola Amphitheater in downtown Birmingham this summer. The...
View ArticleAlabama State alum hired to prestigious headquarters position for Delta in...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- An Alabama State alum was recently hired by Delta Airlines for a senior position in its Atlanta headquarters. William Cossey, Jr., was hired as the new managing director of...
View ArticleManhunt underway in Chilton County
CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- A manhunt is underway in Chilton County following a shooting Tuesday. Officers are on the scene of a shooting off County Road 61. The victim was taken to the hospital,...
View Article2 students taken to hospital following school bus crash in Cullman County
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Two Cullman County students were taken to the hospital following a wreck along Hwy. 157 Tuesday morning. According to Cullman County Schools, two buses from Fairview...
View ArticleWalker County corrections officer to plead guilty in Tony Mitchell's death, 2...
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Yet another Walker County corrections officer is set to plead guilty in the 2023 death of inmate Anthony Mitchell. According to court documents made available Tuesday,...
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