3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (158+ words) SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — Drivers who travel U.S. 280 in Shelby County should plan for nighttime lane closures and possible delays as crews begin asphalt patching repairs. Alabama Department of Transportation crews will start the work Sunday, Sept. 13. Repairs are scheduled…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (204+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A Pleasant Grove man was charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a Birmingham man earlier this week. The Birmingham Police Department said 51-year-old Derrick Gray was arrested Tuesday, September 8 by its Violent Crime Apprehension…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (342+ words) SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. — A Shelby County judge took a property owner’s request for a preliminary injunction under advisement Thursday after two days of testimony in an ongoing dispute with Alabama Power. Judge Jonathan Spann did not issue an immediate ruling....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (84+ words) WBMA I-65 southbound lanes closed in Chilton County after commercial vehicle crash A multi-vehicle crash involving a commercial vehicle has closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 65 in Chilton County. The crash happened around 9 a.m. Thursday near the 201 mile marker, according to the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (182+ words) Two men were arrested after deputies responded to a reported break-in and gunfire in Jefferson County, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the 2400 block of 1st Place NW on Sept. 7 for a report of a person…...

5+ day, 35+ min ago   (299+ words) SAME OLD STORY: The large scale upper ridge that has been parked across the southern U.S. for weeks shows no signs of going away anytime soon. Accordingly our weather just won’t change much through the weekend. Temperatures will stay above average,…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (640+ words) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBMA) — Tuscaloosa firefighters and emergency medical responders handled a significant increase in medical calls during the Alabama football game Saturday, with heat-related issues accounting for many of the incidents, according to Tuscaloosa Fire Chief Mark Delk. Delk said…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (141+ words) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBMA) — Drivers in Tuscaloosa should prepare for nighttime lane closures as the Alabama Department of Transportation plans to resurface a portion of Interstate 20/59 to improve mobility and safety. The 2.53-mile project will cover I-20/59 from near Exit 68 to…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (260+ words) CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A Cherokee County man died Sunday night after a skid steer he had reportedly been operating was found overturned in a body of water in the McCord’s Crossroads community. According to the Cherokee County Coroner’s Office,…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (265+ words) NOT AS HOT: Heat levels will drop a bit across Alabama this week most communities will see a high between 90 and 94 degrees. Still above average, but not as hot as recent days. A few widely scattered storms will form again…...