Hale County Schools announce 2-hour delay
HALE COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Hale County Board of Education announced that Hale County Schools will run on a two-hour delay Monday, Aug. 19. This is due to widespread storm damage in the...
View ArticleHoover gets ready for football season with "Bucs Fan Day"
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) -- High school football will officially kick off in Alabama this weekend. Sunday, the Hoover Bucs celebrated the start of the season at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover. The...
View ArticleBirmingham Police Department looking for person in relation to domestic...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WIAT) -- The Birmingham Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a person in relation to a domestic violence shooting offense. Ricardo Loyola, who is also wanted...
View ArticleFamily agrees to settle lawsuit against officer whose police dog killed an...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The family of a man killed by a police dog in Montgomery, Alabama, has agreed to settle its federal lawsuit against the police officer who handled the animal, but their lawyers...
View ArticlePleasant Grove man struck, killed by vehicle identified
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- A 29-year-old Pleasant Grove man struck and killed by a vehicle last week was identified Monday morning. Man arrested after allegedly trying to kidnap 4-year-old child...
View ArticleHueytown man killed in Bessemer crash identified
BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) -- A Hueytown man killed in a crash just before noon Saturday was identified Monday morning. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office stated 53-year-old Michael Lee McLaughlin was...
View ArticleCoroner searching for family of man who died while crossing the street in his...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Jefferson County Coroner's Office is looking for the family of a man who was killed while crossing the street in his wheelchair over the weekend. At 1:55 a.m. Saturday,...
View ArticleJefferson County deputies searching for missing 87-year-old man
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 87-year-old man. According to the JCSO, Bobby Joe Bell was last seen Aug. 9...
View ArticleCity of Birmingham receives $50K for technical assistance to educate public...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The city of Birmingham was awarded $50,000 by the Center for Community Progress in technical assistance to help revamp its code enforcement practices. According to a city...
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Hattie’s Toyland joins Trussville’s entertainment district
Content sponsored by the City of Trussville. A whimsical new shop has joined the ranks in Trussville’s rapidly growing Entertainment District. Hattie’s Toyland, named in memory of owner Kelsee...
View ArticleUAB recommends alternative travel routes as students move in
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- UAB Transportation is recommending traveling another route to work Wednesday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. as students start arriving on campus. According to UAB,...
View ArticleBirmingham high schools to play in 'Stop the Violence Football Classic'
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A football game between two Birmingham high schools Thursday will address the effects of gun violence in the community. A. H. Parker and Ramsay high schools will compete in...
View ArticleSalmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers sickened hundreds in 31...
(NEXSTAR) – A multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers has sickened at least 449 people across in 31 states, with 125 of those needing hospitalization, the Centers for Disease Control and...
View Article64-year-old inmate at Donaldson prison dies
BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) -- An inmate at William Donaldson Correctional Facility was pronounced dead over the weekend. Legendary TV host Phil Donahue dies at age 88 James Clutts, 64, was serving a...
View ArticleHoover businesses push for approval of new SEC Baseball Tournament agreement
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) -- The future of the SEC Baseball Tournament that's been held in Hoover over the past few years is now in the hands of Hoover city leaders. On Monday, the Hoover City Council is...
View ArticleAlabama police officer shot and killed an armed man, officials say
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — A police officer in Alabama shot and killed an armed man over the weekend, according to police officials. Lee County coroner Daniel Sexton has identified the man shot early Sunday...
View ArticleAT&T workers in Alabama, Southeast strike over contract negotiations
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike after accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract negotiations this...
View ArticleAlabama sets November date for 3rd nitrogen execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's governor has set a Nov. 21 execution date for what is scheduled to be the nation's third death sentence carried out by nitrogen gas. Gov. Kay Ivey set the execution...
View ArticleFormer Trussville doctor who tried to meet 17-year-old patient for sex...
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A former doctor in Trussville could be removed from the U.S. after pleading guilty to trying to meet a 17-year-old patient for sex two years ago. On Friday, Janaki Earla...
View ArticleWoman killed in Walker County crash
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A Nauvoo woman died in a crash on Interstate 22 near Jasper Monday afternoon, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) reports. At around 12:40 p.m., a 2007 Toyota Sienna...
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