Body recovered from vehicle in Weiss Lake identified
Updated: 48 mins agoThe body has been identified as 41-year-old Bobby Hyatt of Piedmont.
Birmingham woman accused of helping son cover up murder
Updated: 37 mins ago48-year-old Elizabeth Boyd is charged with hindering prosecution.
Overgrown lots, breeding grounds for snakes and rats
Updated: 5 hours agoBIRMINGHAM, Ala, (WIAT) — Some residents in the North Pratt neighborhood are demanding more help from the city on keeping the grass cut on abandoned lots.
They say the overgrown lots have become a breeding ground for snakes… More »
Woman arrested in kidnapping investigation of 10-month-old child
Updated: 2 hours agoUPDATE // Nineteen year-old Breanna Nicole Walker of Birmingham, Alabama has been arrested on a kidnapping warrant with a $100,000 bond.
Special needs school on failing schools list
Updated: 5 mins agoThe Alabama Department of Education released the listed on June 18th as part of the Alabama Accountability Act, which allows parents of student in failing schools to move them to a better performing public or private school.
Pell City man jailed, accused of murdering his sister
Updated: 60 mins ago30-year-old Brett Love is charged with the death of 29-year-old Lindsey Love.
Tuscaloosa competing in revitalization contest
Updated: 3 mins agoThe winner of the contest will receive the help and supplies from Benjamin Moore retailers and painting contractors, who will spruce-up major roadways in the city.
Hoover hosting national forensics competition
Updated: 1 hour agoThe Hoover City School System is hosting the 2013 National Forensic League Speech and Debate Tournament.
Police asking for help identifying suspects who robbed a Subway
Updated: 2 hours agoPolice say the robbery happened at the Subway on Huffman Road around 9 p.m. on Tuesday evening.
Study shows extra sleep can remove sugar from blood stream
Updated: 19 mins agoA new study shows that a person’s ability to clear sugar from the blood stream improved greatly after three nights of at least 10 hours of sleep.
AMA now classifies obesity as a disease
Updated: 2 hours agoThe L.A. Times reports that the group voted to approve that decision on Tuesday.
Elder Abuse Awareness Day summit held in Gadsden
Updated: 2 hours ago“Many times, there’s phone calls or people knocking on their door wanting to sell them things that they don’t need, and in many cases those result in fraudulent activity,” Jon Costa said.
Research indicates iron pill dosage for pregnant women can be lowered
Updated: 2 hours agoTaking only two pills a week, instead of the previously recommended dosage of one pill every day, may be just as helpful.
Hanceville police facing potential staff cuts
Updated: 3 hours agoHanceville Police Chief Bob Long is asking the Hanceville City Council to add a half cent sales tax increase to maintain his current staff.
School segregation still a topic of discussion in Troy
Updated: 3 hours ago“I was told by the administration that the reason no white children or Caucasian children were in my classrooms was because parents made requests,” Henderson said. “If the white parents didn’t request me, they were not going to put white children in my classroom.”