3 Trussville-area teams remain in high school basketball playoffs
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (TRIBUNE) -- The basketball season is coming to a close as area teams prepare for regional matchups with hopes of chasing the blue map. According to Johnny Sanders of the Trussville...
View ArticleAlabama Power ordered to work 24 hours a day to restore water to Vandiver...
VANDIVER, Ala. (WIAT) -- A Shelby County judge has ordered Alabama Power and REM Directional Drilling to work 24 hours a day to try and fix a water leak that is leaving a neighborhood without running...
View ArticleAunt of slain Alabama store clerk launches petition drive seeking to...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A family grieving the loss of a 26-year-old woman, who the Madison County Sheriff’s Office said was shot and killed while working inside a Circle K on Feb. 1, has launched a...
View ArticleHearing for mother charged with abuse of 1-year-old Kahleb Collins delayed
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A preliminary hearing for a mother charged in connection with the death of her 1-year-old child has been delayed until March 11. Wendy Pamela Bailey, 22, was arrested on...
View ArticleAuburn, Alabama fans react to high AP Top 25 rankings
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) -- Fans at Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux in Hoover reacted to Auburn being No. 1 and Alabama coming in at No. 2 in the AP Top 25 men's basketball poll released Monday. "I'm a big...
View ArticleHolt High School officials say sports programs will remain following...
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Holt High School in Tuscaloosa County will not lose its sports programs. Parents and students received the news Monday during a meeting to discuss future plans after...
View ArticleBody discovered in Blount County 20 years ago identified as escaped...
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Human remains discovered in Blount County 20 years ago have been identified as an escaped Mississippi inmate who was living under an assumed identity. According to Blount...
View ArticleAlabama, Auburn to play first game between No. 1 and No. 2 in SEC history
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) -- Saturday's Iron Bowl of basketball will be a historic No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup in Coleman Coliseum. It's the first time in SEC history that the top two teams will meet,...
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Weather Aware: Wednesday and Saturday for heavy rain, flooding, and strong to...
Weather Aware for Wednesday-Thursday morning and Saturday-Saturday night A series of cold and warm fronts will meander across Alabama this week. Heavy rain and strong to severe storms are possible...
View ArticleChez Lulu changes hands as longtime owner retires
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A longtime restaurant and adjoining bakery in the heart of Mountain Brook's English Village will embark on a new chapter as Carole Griffin, the owner who led the businesses...
View ArticleMoody Council hears 2024 audit report
MOODY, Ala. (Trussville Tribune) -- The Moody City Council heard a report on the city’s 2024 audit when it met on Monday, Feb. 10. According to Nathan Prewett with the Trussville Tribune, Patrick...
View ArticleJefferson County law enforcement arrests man after social media posts
BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) -- Jefferson County law enforcement officers arrested a man following social media posts Tuesday. According to Bessemer Police Department, it got a public service announcement...
View ArticleBirmingham man, 19, arrested on capital murder warrant
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Birmingham Police Department announced Tuesday a 19-year-old man is in custody in connection to a September homicide. According to the BPD, Isiah Tyson Anthony was...
View ArticleWalker County community rallies around 4th grader battling brain tumor
CORDOVA, Ala. (WIAT) -- When Olivia Henderson blew out the candles on her birthday cake, she had no idea her life was about to change. Just two days after she turned 10, on Jan. 15, doctors told her...
View ArticleStevenson and No. 2 Alabama blow past Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jarin Stevenson scored 22 points and No. 2 Alabama used a hot-shooting first half and a barrage of 3-pointers to cruise to a 103-80 win over Texas on Tuesday night. The victory...
View ArticlePotential flooding in Northport leaves one homeowner preparing for the worst
NORTHPORT, Ala. (WIAT) -- Northport homeowner David Filmore said he's preparing for potential flooding this week. For nearly seven years, Filmore said flooding has been an issue outside of his home on...
View ArticleBlountsville Police Chief Shane Best resigns
BLOUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) -- Blountsville Police Chief Shane Best has resigned from his post after being placed on paid leave in early January. On January 7, Best was given a letter stating...
View ArticleAlabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death as some Republicans hope to entice the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit...
View ArticleWhat began as a friendship abroad eventually became 33 years of marriage for...
The following story ran in the Trussville Tribune and was written by June Matthews. TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (TRIBUNE) -- Not many people wait until the week before their wedding to go on their first official...
View ArticleWoman dies after car leaves roadway, catches on fire in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A driver died after her car left an elevated roadway, fell onto a business property, and caught on fire. Prosecutors allege graphic details of abuse leading to presumed...
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