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Birmingham initiative aims to boost local businesses and property values
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — The city of Birmingham announces the launch of a new program designed to improve small businesses and buildings within the city. The Facade Improvement Program is an initiative that offers loans to small businesses up to $50,000 within the city limits to support infrastructure upgrades to properties.
UAB signs agreement to acquire Ascension Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Video above: UAB to take over Ascension St. Vincent's Health System. The chief operating officer of Ascension Medical Group announced that the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System signed an agreement to acquire ownership of Ascension Alabama in an email sent to patients Friday. "Together,...
[LISTEN] Midweek Minute with the Superintendent – Aug. 1, 2024
SYLACAUGA, Ala. – Listen to this week’s episode of Midweek Minute with the Superintendent featuring Dr. Michele Eller of Sylacauga City Schools. The new school year is upon us! This week, Dr. Eller and Michael Brannon discuss all of the new upgrades coming to the SCS campuses ahead of the 2024-25 school year as well as those that are currently in the works.
Baby Woodfin arrives: Mayor and wife welcome new child
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced today that his wife, Kendra, gave birth to a healthy baby girl. “Baby Woodfin is here!,” he posted on X. “She is beautiful and healthy! Mom is doing well! We are excited and very blessed. Grateful for our village!”. The mayor married Kendra...
UAB Medical West to open new location August 3
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - UAB Medical West, a new state-of-the-art hospital facility in Bessemer affiliated with the UAB Health System, will officially open and begin seeing patients Aug. 3, the facility announced. “We are thrilled to begin this new chapter for UAB Medical West and our community,” said UAB Medical...
Prattville’s Jayla West-Young was named 1st Team All Autauga County, 1st Team All-Metro, and Honorable Mention All-State as a Junior
Jayla West-Young stepped up for the Prattville Lady Lions basketball team on the biggest stage when they faced Enterprise in the Class 7A South Regional Final with a spot to the Final 4 on the line. West-Young came through with her biggest performance of the season, scoring 24 points to go with 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals to help the Lady Lions reach the Class 7A Final Four in Birmingham for the second consecutive season.
Alabama’s elite play on defense starts with an aggressive defensive line
Kevin Steele returned Alabama’s defense to a process of being great in 2023, but this year’s group is about to hit another level. Kane Wommack, 37, has his sights on restoring the defense to performing like it did under Kirby Smart and Jeremy Pruitt. Those groups not only...
Alabama, Auburn basketball among finalists for nation’s No. 1 2025 prospect AJ Dybantsa
Nate Oats’ Alabama Crimson Tide and Bruce Pearl’s Auburn Tigers were both named as finalists in AJ Dybantsa’s recruitment, Dybantsa told ESPN on Friday morning. Dybantsa, who ranks as the nation’s No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class, told ESPN’s Paul Biancardi that he had narrowed his list down to Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, BYU, Kansas, Kansas State and North Carolina.
Former Alabama middle school custodian arrested for distributing obscene material to children
OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a former Sanford Middle School custodian on charges of distributing obscene materials to students, Friday afternoon. Joseph L. Walker Jr., 32, was arrested at his home in the 7000 block of Hurst Street in Opelika. Walker was taken to the Lee County Jail, but has […]
New state-of-the-art clinic planned for Decatur to help continue to address Alabama’s dental crisis
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry plans to bring a new satellite clinic to Decatur, Alabama, in 2026 to serve patients in the northern part of the state. The Decatur clinic will recruit, educate, train and retain dentists to help improve the dental health of those living in rural north Alabama. The clinic will be housed at Decatur Morgan Hospital’s Parkway Campus located at 1874 Beltline Road SW, pending the approval of the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees.
Phil Campbell woman arrested in shooting death of 8-year-old
A Phil Campbell woman was arrested in connection with the 2023 shooting death of an 8-year-old in Franklin County. On Friday, authorities say Kimberly Boykin has been indicted and arrested for criminally negligent homicide. The shooting happened March 2023 in the Gravel Hill community. According to the Frankly County Sheriff's...
CARE Humane Society temporarily closes amid contagious virus outbreak
AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - CARE Humane Society, previously known as the Lee County Humane Society, has temporarily closed its doors due to an outbreak of a highly contagious respiratory virus among the dogs. Despite the shelter officials’ efforts to isolate and closely monitor the infected dogs, the virus continues to...
Veteran Gadsden City coach moves to Sardis
Photo: Scott Brackett and wife Katie pose for a photo after he was hired as head baseball coach and career prep teacher at Sardis High School during a recent meeting of the Etowah County Schools Board of Education.(Submitted photo) After 16 years as an assistant and head baseball coach at...
New Alabama restaurant celebrates ‘Birmingham’s Batman’
For those who haven’t eaten at Magnolia Point, the new restaurant in a 90-year-old building on Birmingham’s Southside, Saturday may be your day to check it out. That’s when the restaurant -- which boasts a billboard-sized mural of the late Willie J. Perry, the everyday hero known as “Birmingham’s Batman” -- will celebrate Willie Perry Day with a special menu and cocktail in his honor.
Birmingham closes Don Hawkins Recreational Center until further notice
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Park and Recreation Board has announced that the Don Hawkins Recreational Center will be closed until further notice. Officials with the city of Birmingham say the facility is closing temporarily because the roof is old and needs repairing and/or replacing. The city plans to...