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BBB warns of online shopping scam ahead of Target Circle Week, Amazon Prime Days
he BBB is warning about a new online shopping scam where you are tricked to give your credit card information for something that looks like a legitimate purchase. When you go to buy your items, your card is then declined at checkout.
Woodfin reveals Birmingham police staffing shortfall details and how he plans to address it
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin revealed details of the police department staffing Tuesday morning to correct what he said is inaccurate information about how many officers short the department has been. “There’s a lot of numbers out there that are just false,” Woodfin told the Birmingham City Council. The...
Alabama truck drivers impacted by ILA Strike
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Truck drivers in Alabama could soon be feeling the pain in the wake of the International Longshoremen’s Association Union members’ decision to go on strike. The President and CEO of the Alabama Trucking Association, Mark Colson, said small businesses, whether they are small trucking companies or the small business owners that […]
Democrat Kelvin Datcher wins race to replace former Alabama Rep. John Rogers
Kelvin Datcher will represent Birmingham in the Alabama State House after winning the third and final race to claim the seat formerly held by John Rogers. Datcher, an aide to Mayor Randall Woodfin, handily defeated Republican challenger Erskine Brown Jr. Datcher earned 1,174 votes to Brown’s 218 votes, according to...
Wanted Alabama Fugitive Found and Arrested in Westchester County
Today is the first day of October but the New Rochelle Police Department put a prominent stamp on the end of the month of September. That metaphorical stamp came with the recent discovery and arrest of a wanted fugitive from the state of Alabama. Fugitive Apprehension Details. The incident in...
Irondale, Pelham host National Night Out events honoring law enforcement
IRONDALE, Ala. (WIAT) — The cities of Irondale and Pelham held their annual National Night Out events Tuesday night. Every year, law enforcement in Irondale and Pelham say they strive to make more connections with people in the community through this event. “(It) gives us the opportunity to have the public come out and put […]
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