CARROLTON, Alabama (WBRC) – A crowd calling for the reopening of Pickens County Medical Center was filled to standing room at a town hall meeting in Carrolton on Thursday. This has been a major problem in Pickens County since the medical center closed four years ago. When you talk to the people who live there, […]
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (WBRC) – A volunteer reading group is praising the significant gains in reading and math achievement in the Tuscaloosa City Schools district. In grades 3 to 8, grades in mathematics have improved by 15% and everyone receives recognition for this. It’s Reading Allies, a nonprofit group with around 700 volunteers from all walks […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – An Amwaste customer called this week asking for help. Willie Mae White says her trash hasn’t been picked up in three weeks. But now it seems safe to pick it up. Ms. White says an Amwaste manager called her just hours after I left her house and told her her trash […]
ETOWAH COUNTY, Alabama (WBRC) – A missing St. Clair County man was found dead Sunday in the Canoe Creek area of Etowah County. Lt. Jordan McCartney of the Rainbow City Police Department says too many people die from drowning accidents and something needs to change. On Friday evening, August 9, Rainbow City Police received information […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The Samford football program held its annual preseason media day at the Sullivan-Cooney Family Field House Thursday morning to preview the upcoming season. Two years after the Bulldogs’ historic playoff run that ended with a quarterfinal loss to North Dakota State, Samford is hoping to make a comeback after the team […]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) – Alabama football’s Fan Day returns this Sunday, August 11, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The university says Sunday will begin with a public practice that is free for fans from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Fans will be allowed to enter the stadium at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday through Gates 13 and 24 […]
ANNISTON, Alabama (WBRC) – The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office has begun construction on a new medical wing to accommodate the physical and mental needs of inmates. This new medical wing is a $10 million project that County Commissioner Lee Patterson said is necessary to care for inmates with mental health issues. Sheriff Matthew Wade says […]
ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – Students in Etowah County returned to school on Thursday, August 8. Children at Mitchell Elementary School arrived in new clothes, new shoes and with a big smile on their faces. “We are very excited to start a new school year here at Mitchell. Our teachers and staff have worked really […]
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (WBRC) – Fall classes don’t begin for University of Alabama students until Aug. 21, but thousands have already begun making The Capstone their second home. Some students who will be living on campus have been allowed to move in and settle in. Tutwiler Hall was a hive of activity as freshmen began moving […]
BESSEMER, Alabama (WBRC) – Students are heading back to school all week, including in Bessemer City Schools. The school district recently voted to allow the state to intervene. WBRC spoke with Superintendent Dr. Dana Arreola about the upcoming takeover and what it means for students this year. Dr. Arreola says she welcomes the state and […]
