M.O.M.S tour coming to Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Maternal Outreach and Medical Support tour is coming to Birmingham Sept. 8. The tour brings metal health professionals, birth workers and community members to engage in...
View ArticleHoover police advise fans to leave early for big game at Hoover Met Friday night
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) -- Crosstown rivals Hoover and Spain Park will be playing at the Hoover Met Friday night. The big game means big traffic for residents in west Hoover and those heading to the...
View ArticleWhere to recycle in central Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- When it comes to recycling, central Alabama residents have various options. Here's a list of recycling locations across central Alabama, as well as what items they will and...
View ArticleLabor Day Weekend will be hot and humid with more scattered storms
Tonight: partly cloudy and muggy with a few showers. Lows will be in the lower to middle 70s. It will be warm and muggy with a few showers possible at the high school football games kickoff....
View ArticleMan arrested for human trafficking during traffic stop in Argo
ARGO, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Argo Police Department arrested a man for human trafficking early Monday morning during a traffic stop. Blount County foster parents plead not guilty in child’s death...
View Article'Celebrate the Family Expo' scheduled for September 14 in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Birmingham Christian Family Magazine is hosting its fifth annual "Celebrate the Family Expo," on Saturday, Sept. 14. M.O.M.S tour coming to Birmingham The event will be held...
View ArticleWATCH: Crews battle fire at former bingo hall in Brighton
BRIGHTON, Ala. (WIAT) -- Multiple fire agencies are on the scene of a large commercial fire in Brighton Friday morning. The building on fire is a former bingo hall on the Bessemer Superhighway....
View ArticleWeek 1: Kalen DeBoer era begins in Tuscaloosa against Western Kentucky
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) -- Week 1 of the 2024-25 college football season is officially here and a new era of Alabama football kicks off Saturday. Alabama takes on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in...
View ArticleBirmingham man arrested in cold case involving woman who was stabbed to death...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Over 20 years after a woman was found stabbed to death in her home in LaFayette, Georgia, an arrest has been made. On Aug. 22, police and agents with the U.S. Marshals...
View ArticleMary Pasko, mother of Nick Saban, dies at 92
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Mary Pasko, the mother of famed former Alabama football coach Nick Saban, has died. She was 92. Pasko, who grew up in Michigan and called Farmington, West Virginia home after...
View ArticleAlabama counties with the highest unemployment
Canva Counties with the highest unemployment in Alabama Unemployment rates are rising across U.S. metropolitan areas, provoking alarm across the nation and likely leading to interest rate cuts in...
View ArticleAlabama Athletics to recognize 50 years of women's varsity sports
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) -- Alabama Athletics announced it will celebrate the 50th anniversary of women's varsity sports at the university throughout the 2024-25 academic year. The athletics department...
View ArticleExperts weigh in on head trauma in high school football
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Concerns of sports-related head injuries are rising amid the recent death of an Alabama high school football player who passed away over the weekend from a traumatic brain...
View ArticleAlabama anti-DEI law shuts Black Student Union office, queer resource center...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — There was one major deciding factor in Cierra Gilliam’s decision about where to go to college. When she toured the University of Alabama's flagship campus in Tuscaloosa, her...
View ArticleCity of Birmingham files 2nd lawsuit against Monarch Ridge Apartments
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The City of Birmingham is once again taking legal action against Monarch Ridge Apartments' property owners due to its history of violent crime. The city attorney's office...
View ArticleAlabama's Jalen Milroe not resting on last year's rise from benching to stardom
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe isn't resting on his success, not even a little bit. The Alabama quarterback typically rose before 5 a.m. during the offseason to head to the football building,...
View Article7 killed, dozens injured after passenger bus crashes in Mississippi
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A crash involving a passenger bus in Warren County killed seven passengers early Saturday morning. The crash occurred on Interstate 20 near Bovina around 12:40 a.m.,...
View Article3 men killed in Bessemer gas station shooting
BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) -- Three men were killed in a shooting at a Bessemer gas station late Friday night. According to Bessemer Police Department Det. Justin Burmeister, the shooting occurred around...
View ArticleSamford University to help Gadsden State Community College transfer students
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) -- Samford University announced it is helping Gadsden State Community College transfer students earn bachelor's degrees. Samford stated that after a memorandum of understanding,...
View ArticleCity of Birmingham offices to close for Labor Day
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The City of Birmingham's offices, outside of emergency services, will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. According to the city, households normally receiving...
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