City of Gadsden to plant over 200 trees at defunct steel plant site
GADSDEN, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Alabama Forestry Commission's Trees4AL program is helping the city of Gadsden plant over 200 native trees at the site of a former steel plant. The city made the...
View ArticleCity of Birmingham to recognize judge at October event
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The City of Birmingham will pay tribute to judge U.W. Clemon during its "AWAKEN 2024" event Oct. 25. According to the city, the community is invited to gather and celebrate...
View ArticleCity of Irondale hosting first 'Country Fest'
IRONDALE, Ala. (WIAT) -- The City of Irondale is hosting its first "Country Fest" in November. It will be the final show in Irondale's 2024 concert series. The concert will take place at Beacon Park...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Frosty and cold tonight across Central Alabama, Warming up for the weekend
The coldest air mass of the season moves into Alabama tonight as high pressure sits north of the state. It will be clear and calm with patchy frost across parts of Central Alabama. Lows will be in the...
View ArticleSlutty Vegan reopening Birmingham location after months of being closed
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — After months of being closed, a popular vegan fast food restaurant on the outskirts of Birmingham will reopen this weekend. Slutty Vegan, which first opened in Woodlawn in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alabama Fall Foliage Report
As we are now in the middle of October and growing deeper into the Autumn season, many folks are waiting for Fall to start revealing its beauty. As the days are becoming shorter, some patchy, dull...
View ArticleStatewide Amendment One: What to know about your Alabama ballot
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Voters across Alabama will be able to vote for or against Amendment One on Nov. 5. While it is being voted on statewide, it will only affect a few counties. State Rep. Jamie...
View ArticleMan arrested, charged in fatal east Birmingham shooting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A Birmingham man was arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred in the city Friday. According to Birmingham police on Wednesday, Anthony Rudolfo Major, 27, is...
View ArticleBirmingham Public Library hosting Halloween events
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Birmingham Public Library is hosting nearly 40 free Halloween events and programs throughout October. 31 of these events will be held between Oct. 16 and Oct. 31. Here...
View Article3 dead, at least 4 injured after bridge collapses in Mississippi
SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Three people have died and at least four were injured after a bridge collapsed in Mississippi on Wednesday, according to authorities. The Mississippi Department of...
View ArticleCBS 42 Special Report: Inside look at violence and conditions at Donaldson...
The content and footage in this CBS 42 Special Report may be disturbing to some readers BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) — So far this year, nearly two dozen people have died at Donaldson Correctional Facility...
View Article4 arrests made in connection to September homicide investigation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Four arrests have been made in relation to a September shooting that left one man dead, according to the Birmingham Police Department. Jamarcus McIntyre was shot on Sunday,...
View ArticleCarlee Russell put on payment plan to pay off $18,000 she owes court for...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A year and a half after a nursing student from Birmingham went missing, creating a national story that turned out to be a hoax, she is still paying for her mistake. On...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Liam Payne of One Direction dies after falling from hotel balcony
(KTLA/NEXSTAR) — Former One Direction member Liam Payne has died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina. The singer was 31. While on Argentina’s Todo Noticias TV channel, Alberto Crescenti,...
View ArticleNorthbound lanes of I-459 blocked near I-65
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- A crash involving 10 vehicles shut down all lanes of I-459 near mile marker 16 on Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 3:19 p.m., and the blockage is...
View ArticleArrest made in mass shooting that left 4 dead, 17 injured in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- An arrest has been made in the wake of a mass shooting that left several dead and many others injured in downtown Birmingham last month. During a press conference Wednesday,...
View Article'I can’t get justice with them out here on the street': Greene County gun...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala (WIAT) – A Greene County man who spent three months fighting for his life in a hospital bed after being shot nearly two years ago is hoping for closure. “I can’t get justice with them...
View ArticleWoman killed in Jefferson County house fire identified
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A woman who died in a Jefferson County house fire on October 15 was identified Thursday morning. According to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, 54-year-old Kimberly...
View ArticleBirmingham pedestrian struck, killed in Fairfield identified
FAIRFIELD, Ala. (WIAT) -- A 73-year-old Birmingham man who was struck and killed by a vehicle in Fairfield was identified Thursday morning. Carlee Russell pleads guilty to filing false police report...
View ArticleBirmingham man charged in fatal July shootout
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A 28-year-old Birmingham man is charged with capital murder in connection with a deadly July shootout. The Birmingham Police Department confirmed Montez Malik Ollison was...
View Article