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Garbage pick-up is about to get more expensive in Gardendale. According to a social media post by Mayor Stan Hogeland, beginning October 1, the service will go from $13.43 per month to $19.95 per month for one garbage cart per week. A second cart can be added for $14.95 per month.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office is requesting the public's help locating family for 65-year-old Mary Carla Rivers and 81-year-old Ronald Wilburn Freeze, both of whom recently died (Photos courtesy of Jefferson County Coroner's Office)

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — The recidivism rate for the Youth Detention Center has gone down, which means less juveniles are re-offending. That's being attributed to programs and initiatives in place to help. Approximately 500 children enter the Youth Detention Center each year. The number has risen in the...

Daryl Davis knows about the power of change not just through conversation but also through music. He initially gained recognition as a jazz, blues and rock & roll musician performing with notable artists like Chuck Berry and many others. However, Davis is more widely known for his efforts to fight racism by engaging members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and convincing dozens of Klansmen to leave and denounce the hate group.

Homewood senior running back Evan Ausmer didn’t give it a second thought when asked who was the better football player, him or his older brother Trae. “Me,” Evan Ausmer blurted out. “I’m better. I don’t have to hesitate. I bring more to the game of football than him. I can do all-around things, run the ball, catch it and do kick returns.”

Birmingham police are seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing man.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin held a news conference Thursday to announce a new college basketball exhibition game to be played at Boutwell Auditorium. The inaugural Bama in Boutwell game will be played on Friday, October 18. The mayor was joined by Jared Briskin, Hibbett President and...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Do you think you have what it takes to be Sam the Bulldog?. Samford University held mascot tryouts last week to bring the fun to the sidelines this new school year. Three students showed up to the event after being told when and where to show up. A panel of judges posed different scenarios and questions to gain a feel of how they would be in a game-like setting, among other things like interacting with kids. And, of course, it also came down to the dance moves.

A Birmingham woman was killed in a hit-and-run last week was identified Thursday morning.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Birmingham Municipal Court, in partnership with Aletheia House, has been awarded a $2 million grant over five years to support its drug court program. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will provide $400,000 annually to expand substance-use disorder treatment capacity in the Adult and Family Treatment Drug Court.

Works from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s permanent collection, selected by fresh eyes for their use of color, will be on exhibition at Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts. This year, past exhibitions and works from the permanent collection have been highlighted as part of AEIVA’s 10th anniversary...

AUBURN, Ala. — Another double dose of nonconference action is on deck for No. 13 Auburn soccer as it travels to in-state rival Samford Thursday, Sept. 5 before returning home to host No. 17 Ohio State Sunday, Sept. 8. Kickoff in Birmingham is set for 6 p.m. CT Thursday,...

The City of Birmingham has announced a partnership with the organization Urban Alchemy to kick start the Homeless Engagement Assistance response Team (HEART) Birmingham, a program meant to serve unhoused people in crisis. (cbs42.com)

Here is everything Florida head coach Billy Napier said Wednesday, three days before his team takes on FCS Samford in Gainesville:. Okay, was just talking to the team. Obviously, we're in the middle with some adversity, and I think it's important that we have perspective here. Okay, we practiced the way we should practice today. I've got a ton of respect for the way the team work today. We need to continue to improve. We got an opportunity this Saturday to play our best football this season. It's obvious we're very frustrated with how we performed last week. There's only one way to fix that and it's to perform better this week. So credit to the players. I do think in life, sometimes we get consumed with ourselves. I've heard it said that success is when I add value to myself, and significance is when I add value to others. And I think it's important for our young people, as they go along and they pursue success and they have success as people, as students, as football players, that while they're doing that they create significance by how they do that and how they impact other people. So we also have to continue to have the right attitude and have integrity and have no divided royalties to do what we ought to do, not what we want to do. We challenged the team. And I'm excited about what I saw out there today. We have to continue to get better each week, and I do think that we've got an opportunity to be a good football team as the season goes here.

Heading into the 2024 season for Florida Football, most assumed the Gators would be able to make it to the end of the season before the necessity to even think about a coaching change would be a topic of conversation. Fast forward about 72 hours, and the bulk of Gator Nation wishes Billy Napier would retreat into a basement rather than be the head coach of the Florida Gators.

Complaints over garbage collection issues in a Birmingham area suburb are down dramatically since officials issued fines to their contractor for bad service. Homewood in April and May fined Amwaste a total $65,500 for missed pickups. That amount was deducted from Homewood’s monthly garbage fee of $135,405. “When we...

The UAB Blazers (1-0) are double-digit, 13.5-point favorites heading into their matchup on Saturday, September 7, 2024 against the UL Monroe Warhawks (1-0). The contest's over/under is set at 53.5. Facing the Alcorn State Braves in their most recent game, the Blazers won 41-3. Against the Jackson State Tigers in...

With parents who emphasize community service and making a difference, it’s not something that’s been hard for Nia Brown to follow. Brown has a 4.235 GPA and is involved in a number of extracurricular activities including elected in March to be the first African American female Student Government Association (SGA) president at Hoover High School just outside of Birmingham and began her term this semester, a historic achievement she proudly embraces.