Body discovered near boat landing on Lake Tuscaloosa
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Tuscaloosa Police Violent Crimes Unit is conducting an investigation after a body was found alongside Lake Tuscaloosa Friday morning. The body was discovered around...
View ArticleCommunity leaders work to lower preventable cancer in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – A new report from the American Cancer Society shows that there has been an increase in new cervical cancer cases for women ages 30 to 44. But it turns out Alabama is already...
View ArticleAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey to deliver State of the State address Feb. 4
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Gov. Kay Ivey will deliver her annual state of the state address to the Alabama Legislature next week. Ivey, who has served as governor of Alabama since former Gov. Robert...
View ArticleBirmingham man killed in Marengo County crash
MARENGO COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- A Birmingham man is dead following a single-vehicle crash that occurred Friday in Marengo County, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. James W. Evans, 54,...
View ArticleMan charged with felony in Hoover after making false police report
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Hoover Police Department has made a felony arrest following a false police report that occurred earlier this month. According to Lt. Daniel Lowe, the arrest was made under a...
View ArticleA family affair at the Grammys
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- You could say music runs through the veins of the Harrold family. Three members of the family -- Emanuel, Keyon and Jason Harrold -- are nominated for six awards at the 67th...
View ArticleALDOT to repave roads in Springville, expect delays
SPRINGVILLE, Ala. (Trussville Tribune) -- The City of Springville announced that ALDOT will be milling and repaving roads in the city early next week and drivers should plan accordingly. The work is...
View ArticleTrussville City Schools prioritizing construction of C-Wing
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (Trussville Tribune) -- Five months after Trussville residents voted against a property tax increase that would have funded three major Trussville City Schools expansion projects, a...
View ArticleAnnual Valentine's Day card drive starts at Children's of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Children's of Alabama announced it is giving people the opportunity to spread Valentine's Day cheer to their patients. The public can send free greeting cards to patients at...
View ArticleUAB withdraws from hosting gun violence prevention event
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The University of Alabama at Birmingham has withdrawn support for an upcoming gun violence prevention event, according to a statement Friday from the Agency of Substance...
View ArticlePhiladelphia mayor confirms 7 dead, including one on the ground, in medical...
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker confirmed that in addition to the six people killed in the crash involving a medical transport jet, one other person in a car has died. The dead...
View ArticleViolent crime up in Birmingham despite lower overall crime
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - Violent crime is up in Birmingham despite overall crime being down, according to the weekly crime stats from the city. According to the city of Birmingham’s crime stats,...
View ArticleBirmingham man, 22, dead after shooting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A 22-year-old Birmingham man was killed in a shooting late Friday night. According to officer Truman Fitzgerald with the Birmingham Police Department, officers responded...
View Article18-year-old Birmingham man killed in shooting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- An 18-year-old Birmingham man was found fatally shot early Saturday morning. According to officer Truman Fitzgerald with the Birmingham Police Department, officers were...
View ArticleBirmingham Police Department investigating homicide
Birmingham, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation Saturday afternoon. 18-year-old Birmingham man killed in shooting According to BPD, the investigation...
View ArticleTraffic light, turn lane heading to Jefferson County intersection
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Trussville Tribune) -- A much need traffic light and turn lane at Carrington Drive and U.S. Highway 11 is on the way. Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that more than $40...
View ArticleGrammy Awards: How to watch the ceremony, red carpet arrivals, interviews
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 67th annual Grammy Awards are set to recognize some of the most talented performers and biggest hits in pop music on Sunday, with different ways to watch the festivities....
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Feeling more like Spring, dry through midweek
Sunday: Our weather could not be more delightful for early February. While it is also Groundhog Day, we’ll enjoy our spring-like weather regardless of Phil’s prediction! Highs reach the upper 60s to...
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Birmingham Zoo opossum makes prediction on Groundhog Day
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A Virginia opossum made her weather prediction at the Birmingham Zoo on Groundhog Day. (Photo courtesy of the Birmingham Zoo) The Birmingham Zoo announced Birmingham Jill...
View Article2 killed in Clanton fire
CLANTON, Ala. (WIAT) -- Two people were killed in a Clanton fire Sunday morning. According to the Clanton Police Department, officers and firefighters were dispatched around 6:30 a.m. to a structure...
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