Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:40 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:40:01 GMT
The Irondale City Council has voted against passing an ordinance that would have banned bicyclists from riding on a stretch of Grants Mill Road.The only thing drivers and cyclists can agree on in thisMore >>
The Irondale City Council has voted against passing an ordinance that would have banned bicyclists from riding on a stretch of Grants Mill Road.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:03 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:03:08 GMT
We're just hours away from learning which schools in Alabama are considered "failing" schools under the newly-passed Alabama Accountability Act. That's the new law that allows tax credits for familiesMore >>
The "failing" schools list under the newly-passed Alabama Accountability Act has been released.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:22 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:22:10 GMT
Birmingham's city council voted unanimously today to shutdown an east Birmingham massage parlor that's been raided twice for alleged prostitution. The council today revoked the business license of BaliMore >>
Birmingham's city council voted unanimously today to shutdown an east Birmingham massage parlor that's been raided twice for alleged prostitution.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:27 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:27:25 GMT
The Alabama Department of Public Safety has issued a missing child alert for a child taken early this morning. "De'Anthony Dejuan Kelly was taken by Dor'Sayde Gathright in the early morning hours of JuneMore >>
The Alabama Department of Public Safety has issued a missing child alert for a baby allegedly abducted by a teenager early Monday morning.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:03 AM EDT2013-06-18 12:03:07 GMT
Authorities speak out about a raid that halted a 46-state, $4 million a year drug operation.And they say it was all happening in an apartment near UAB. The task force agent FOX6 News spoke with todayMore >>
Authorities speak out about a raid that halted a 46-state, $4 million a year drug operation.More >>
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the Americans on finding a political solution...More >>
The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the U.S. on finding a political solution to...More >>
Mario Chalmers broke out of a shooting slump to score 10 points, lifting the Miami Heat to a 27-25 lead over the San Antonio Spurs after one quarter of Game 6 in the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.More >>
LeBron James saved a championship reign, canceled a celebration.More >>
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.More >>
The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on...More >>
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles.More >>
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:26:28 GMT
Work continues to clean up a derailed train in Talladega county. Police say it appears the track gave way this afternoon in the Bemiston community, causing four train cars to spill their contents.More >>
Work continues to clean up a derailed train in Talladega county.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:23 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:23:52 GMT
Many Alabama state employees are going to get their first raises in five years. Gov. Robert Bentley says he plans to reinstate merit raises starting Jan. 1. State employees got their last merit raisesMore >>
Many Alabama state employees are going to get their first raises in five years. Gov. Robert Bentley says he plans to reinstate merit raises starting Jan. 1. State employees got their last merit raisesMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:19 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:19:39 GMT
Tuesday night, the Tuscaloosa City Schools board of education expects to vote on a measure that could require sex offender background checks for all visitors to their shools. They want to make sure it'sMore >>
Tuesday night, the Tuscaloosa City Schools board of education expects to vote on a measure that could require background checks for all visitors to their shools.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:04 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:04:22 GMT
All this weather we've been having lately, isn't helping our bird population. The Alabama Wildlife Center is receiving close to 50 injured birds a week to care for. Staffers say that in many cases, babyMore >>
The recent rainstorms may be good for our lawns and gardens, but it's negatively impacting the local bird population.More >>
The abortion wars return to Congress in a big way with House legislation to ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.More >>
The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:11 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:11:57 GMT
(RNN) – Rapper Lil' Wayne is attempting to stomp his way out of controversy after a clip of him walking on the American flag went viral over the weekend. A behind-the-scenes clip of the music video GodMore >>
Rapper Lil' Wayne is getting attention for a viral video some are calling unpatriotic.More >>
More than 30 rising 7th graders are involved in a unique camp designed to prepare them for college. Breakthrough Birmingham is based on a national program debuting here for the first time.More >>
A large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least three people on the day the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent...More >>
The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's...More >>
Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.More >>
Declaring "the days of Rambo are over," a top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than tough physical fitness requirements for women looking to join the military's...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:57 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:57:12 GMT
Instead of celebrating Birmingham's honor of being named an All-America City this week, some city councilors got upset in today's city council meeting. The award is compared to a Nobel prize for U.S. Cities.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:33:34 GMT
The Birmingham City Council talked about a controversial billboard near the airport Tuesday. The council unanimously approved a resolution asking the owners of the controversial "sugar daddy" billboardMore >>
The Birmingham City Council talked about a controversial billboard near the airport Tuesday.More >>
Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament because of a lower back injury.More >>
After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:31 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:31:43 GMT
Authorities have identified a man killed in a west Birmingham house fire June 13.Emergency crews found Wayne Carthron Davis, 71, near the front door of a home at the intersection of Center Way South andMore >>
Authorities have identified a man killed in a west Birmingham house fire June 13.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:05 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:05:06 GMT
Pell City police are trying to solve the mystery of who owns two little piggies captured over the weekend. The pigs were spotted on Friday afternoon wandering through the Kings Circle area, headed towardMore >>
Pell City police are trying to solve the mystery of who owns two little piggies captured over the weekend.More >>
Mel Wymore (WEYE'-mohr) is a typical city council candidate in many ways. He's campaigning in New York as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of local organizations.More >>
Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations. But Wymore's community-leader resume has an unusual...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:23:19 GMT
The Etowah County Sheriff's Office says they have arrested a man for giving false identification to law enforcement officers. 38-year-old Allen Lee Deal is charged with one count of using a false identityMore >>
The Etowah County Sheriff's Office says they have arrested a man for giving false identification to law enforcement officers...More >>
The Chicago Blackhawks suffered a key loss moments before a scoreless first period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals when Marian Hossa was scratched from the lineup.More >>
Tuukka Rask watched most of the action at the other end of the ice. And when the Blackhawks did make a late charge, he was ready.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:19 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:19:24 GMT
Northport is taking another step to see if the city should form its own school system. City councilors voted Monday to give City Administrator Scott Collins the go ahead to hire a consultant to beginMore >>
Northport is taking another step to see if the city should form its own school system.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:10 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:10:17 GMT
Some local businesses may be forced to move out of Tuscaloosa to make way for another high rise development that passed tonight. In a 5 to 3 vote the zoning commission gave the green light for a newMore >>
In a 5 to 3 vote the zoning commission gave the green light for a new development to be built.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 10:41 PM EDT2013-06-18 02:41:05 GMT
A group of animal rights activists is trying to convince the city of Clay that their new dangerous dog ordinance prohibiting pit bulls isn't the way to keep the public safe.The Clay City Council approvedMore >>
A group of animal rights activists is trying to convince the city of Clay that their new dangerous dog ordinance prohibiting pit bulls isn't the way to keep the public safe.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 10:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 02:20:39 GMT
Authorities in Mississippi are confirming that the suspect in a Selma resident's death is now charged with murder after giving the patient injections to enhance her buttocks even though she had no medicalMore >>
Authorities in Mississippi are confirming that the suspect in a Selma resident's death is now charged with murder after giving the patient injections to enhance her buttocks even though she had no medicalMore >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:59 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:59:19 GMT
LYNCHBURG, VA (RNN) – Kimberly Burke is used to capturing emotion. As a wedding photographer, she has an eye for tender moments, like the photo she snapped of a Marine and his bride praying that has goneMore >>
A quiet moment captured before a couple wed has brought collective "awws" by millions on the internet.More >>
Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon.More >>
Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in...More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 7:07 PM EDT2013-06-17 23:07:04 GMT
Dozens of Tuscaloosa high school students get a jumpstart on their college level coursework this week.Seventy-five students are participating in the College First Summer Camp at the University of Alabama.More >>
Dozens of Tuscaloosa high school students get a jumpstart on their college level coursework this week.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 7:03 PM EDT2013-06-17 23:03:06 GMT
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A Coast Guard report says a passing tugboat helped spark the massive explosions that rocked the Mobile River and injured three people in April. A preliminary report released SaturdayMore >>
A Coast Guard report says a passing tugboat helped spark the massive explosions that rocked the Mobile River and injured three people in April.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 7:00 PM EDT2013-06-17 23:00:18 GMT
For the first time in 42 years Birmingham has been named an All-America City. Mayor William Bell and a team from Birmingham made their presentation in Denver over the weekend to the National CivicMore >>
For the first time in 42 years Birmingham has been named an All-America City, considered the Nobel Prize of civic achievements. More >>
The city of Gardendale is holding their 12th annual Magnolia Festival this Friday and Saturday "rain or shine," according to the website www.magnoliafest.org.More >>
Patriot Park in west Homewood will be covered with brightly colored inflatables, rides for kids, and arts and crafts vendors this Saturday, May 4, as the city celebrates We Love Homewood Day 2013.More >>
A new farmers market is opening Friday, May 3 in Bessemer. The Bessemer Farmers Market will be open each Friday between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m .throughout the summer and fall.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:19 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:19:39 GMT
Tuesday night, the Tuscaloosa City Schools board of education expects to vote on a measure that could require sex offender background checks for all visitors to their shools. They want to make sure it'sMore >>
Tuesday night, the Tuscaloosa City Schools board of education expects to vote on a measure that could require background checks for all visitors to their shools.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:19 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:19:24 GMT
Northport is taking another step to see if the city should form its own school system. City councilors voted Monday to give City Administrator Scott Collins the go ahead to hire a consultant to beginMore >>
Northport is taking another step to see if the city should form its own school system.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 11:10 PM EDT2013-06-18 03:10:17 GMT
Some local businesses may be forced to move out of Tuscaloosa to make way for another high rise development that passed tonight. In a 5 to 3 vote the zoning commission gave the green light for a newMore >>
In a 5 to 3 vote the zoning commission gave the green light for a new development to be built.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 7:07 PM EDT2013-06-17 23:07:04 GMT
Dozens of Tuscaloosa high school students get a jumpstart on their college level coursework this week.Seventy-five students are participating in the College First Summer Camp at the University of Alabama.More >>
Dozens of Tuscaloosa high school students get a jumpstart on their college level coursework this week.More >>
Friday, June 14 2013 6:48 PM EDT2013-06-14 22:48:13 GMT
University of Alabama System trustees have approved a plan to build several roads on its newly acquired Bryce Hospital property. Part of the project includes an extending a road linking it to Jack WarnerMore >>
University of Alabama System trustees have approved a plan to build several roads on its newly acquired Bryce Hospital property.More >>
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), which considers itself the definitive record of acceptable English words, has just formalized its status as a legitimate noun and verb in relation to social media site Twitter.More >>
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), which considers itself the definitive record of acceptable English words, has just formalized its status as a legitimate noun and verb in relation to social media site Twitter.More >>
Pinterest claims it's been dogged by complaints from photographers and artists over Pinterest's strict no-nudity whatsoever policy, compelling the social network to rethink its stance.More >>
Pinterest claims it's been dogged by complaints from photographers and artists over Pinterest's strict no-nudity whatsoever policy, compelling the social network to rethink its stance.More >>
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Monday, June 10 2013 9:48 AM EDT2013-06-10 13:48:06 GMT
The City of Birmingham is competing for the All American City designation this week. The National Civic League distinction is known as the "Nobel Prize" for constructive citizenship and government. TheyMore >>
The City of Birmingham is competing for the All American City designation this week...More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:12 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:12:16 GMT
A new study by The Road Information Program (TRIP) finds that about a quarter of Alabama's bridges are structurally unsound. To read more about the findings, visit http://www.alabama-asce.org. CopyrightMore >>
A new study by The Road Information Program (TRIP) finds that about a quarter of Alabama's bridges are structurally unsound.More >>
