Birmingham City Schools receiving $3.1 million grant to expand mental health...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Next week, U.S. Congresswoman Terri Sewell will award millions of dollars to Birmingham City Schools to expand its mental health services. On Nov. 4, Sewell will announce...
View ArticleWhen is the last chance to visit local haunted attractions?
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- October may be coming to an end, but Halloween enthusiasts still have a few more chances to stop by certain Birmingham-area haunts. Here are some of the attractions that...
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Rain tonight and Friday, Record highs possible this weekend
The streak of 32 days with no rain in Birmingham has ended this evening. We picked up rain at the Birmingham airport just a few hours before the end of the day. Tonight, the cold front will slowly...
View ArticleTuscaloosa accepting applications for bands to perform during Live at the...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The city of Tuscaloosa is accepting applications for live musical performer applications to perform at the Live at the Plaza concert series next summer. The series, which is...
View ArticleFuneral arrangements announced for longtime City Cafe owner in Northport
NORTHPORT, Ala. (WIAT) — Joe Barger, the man who owned and ran one of Tuscaloosa County's oldest and most respected restaurants for 50 years, will be buried at Piney Woods Cemetery after dying earlier...
View ArticleWawa-branded tumblers sold in Alabama recalled due to metal straws that can...
NEW YORK (AP) — Some 60,000 Wawa-branded beverage tumblers are under recall due to a laceration hazard posed by the products' metal straw. According to a Thursday notice published by the U.S. Consumer...
View ArticleAlabama man files petition seeking compensation for 'vaccine-related injuries'
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A man from Alabama is one of nearly 100 people nationwide who has filed a claim under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for "vaccine-related injuries." Jeffery...
View Article1 injured in Birmingham shooting Halloween night
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The Birmingham Police Department is investigating a shooting in Birmingham Thursday night. An adult male was shot in the yard of a house in the 3400 block of 31st Avenue...
View ArticleNew patrol methods to stay safe during trick-or-treating
HELENA, Ala. (WIAT) - As Halloween night comes to a close, thousands of trick-or-treaters took to the neighborhood roads for goodies. The Helena Police Department doing its part to keep everyone safe...
View ArticleParanormal activity in Gadsden home sparks CBS 42 special investigation
GADSDEN, Ala. (WIAT) – CBS 42 is Your Voice Your Station. Denisesa Stewart lives at Carver Village. She reached out to us because she continues to experience unusual activity in her home that she...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: AJ Robinson
HUEYTOWN, Ala. (WIAT) -- Before we kick off the last week of the regular season for high school football, we're looking back at last Friday, when the Hueytown Golden Gophers continued to remain...
View ArticleElection fraud rare in US elections, despite persistent claims otherwise
Rigged machines. Illegal ballot harvesting. Repeat, noncitizen and even dead voters. Claims of election fraud exploded in 2020 as former President Trump and his allies sought to portray their narrow...
View ArticleTre Stewart rushes for 232 yards, 4 TDs and Jacksonville State beats Liberty...
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Tre Stewart rushed for 232 yards and four touchdowns, Geimere Latimer intercepted a pass late in the fourth quarter and Jacksonville State beat Liberty 31-21 on Wednesday night...
View ArticleFormer VA Commissioner Kent Davis' attorney filing lawsuit over firing
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- John Saxon is an attorney representing Kent Davis, former Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Saxon claims Gov. Kay Ivey had no authority to remove Davis...
View ArticleColumbiana rallies to remember domestic violence victim Charity Snow
COLUMBIANA, Ala. (WIAT) -- Bobby Snow says his sister Charity Snow was one-of-a-kind, which is why he says it's hard to come to terms knowing her life was cut short at the hands of her abuser a few...
View Article16-year-old shot at gas station in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A 16-year-old is in the hospital after being shot at a gas station in downtown Birmingham Wednesday night. 13-year-old killed in Ensley hit-and-run identified The victim,...
View ArticleFamily of 13-year-old hit by driver fleeing shooting wants justice in wake of...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The 13-year-old who Birmingham police said was hit by a driver speeding away from the scene of a shooting Saturday night died at Children’s Hospital on Tuesday. Now the...
View ArticleCBS 42 EXCLUSIVE: Decorated war-veteran killed by police in Etowah County...
ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- We’re learning more about the man who was shot and killed by police in Etowah County last week. Ian Sullivan’s friends and family say he was a decorated war veteran with...
View ArticleCBS 42 Band of the Week: Homewood Patriot Band
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) — CBS 42 Morning News will highlight a local band each week throughout the 2024 football season. This week, CBS 42 visited the Homewood Patriot Band.
View ArticleWoman killed after car hit by train in Bessemer identified
BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) -- A woman killed when a train on its way from Birmingham to New Orleans hit a car earlier this week was identified Friday morning. Bessemer Det. Justin Burmeister said the...
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