Drew Taylor
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Birmingham, AL, United States
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2 dead in St. Clair County shooting
RAGLAND, Ala. (WIAT) — A suspect was arrested after two people died in a shooting in Ragland Tuesday morning. At approximately 12:01 a.m., deputies with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home on Ivy Drive in Ragland, where a woman was found shot to death in the driveway. Inside the home, […] → Read More
Birmingham opens up warming station at Jimmie Hale Mission ahead of freezing temperatures
As temperatures drop across the area Monday night, the city of Birmingham will open a warming station at Jimmie Hale Mission for those needing shelter from the cold. → Read More
Birmingham director Daniel Scheinert wins big at Oscars for ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’
"Everything Everywhere All At Once" had a big night Sunday, winning several Academy Awards-- including Best Picture-- all with a man from Birmingham at the center. → Read More
Footage shows Anthony ‘Tony’ Mitchell being carried out of cell by his jumpsuit at the Walker County Jail
New footage shows what Anthony "Tony" Mitchell experienced at the Walker County Jail in the days before his death earlier this year. → Read More
Woman reunited with cat found in Las Vegas 1 year after disappearing from home in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — After 14 months and nearly 2,000 miles, a long-lost cat has finally been brought back home to Alabama. On Wednesday, Raven was reunited with her owner, Tracey Cost, at Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport. Raven first went missing in December 2021 and was recently found in Las Vegas. It took a bit of […] → Read More
Man accused of kidnapping, killing Aniah Blanchard pleads not guilty
The man accused of kidnapping and killing a 19-year-old woman in 2019 is maintaining his innocence, pleading not guilty in a recent court appearance. → Read More
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announces special session to allocate $1 billion in ARPA money during State of the State Address
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Gov. Kay Ivey discussed many of the issues in Alabama during her State of the State Address in Montgomery Tuesday night. Ivey’s speech comes as the Alabama Legislature closes out its first day of the new session. Some of the issues the body will likely take up this session will cover […] → Read More
WATCH LIVE: Alabama Legislature opens 2023 session
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Tuesday marks the first day of the 2023 Alabama Legislative Session. Both the Alabama Senate and the Alabama House of Representatives will convene for the first time this year at noon Tuesday. The session, which will tackle issues from the education budget at COVID-19 stimulus money, will run through June 14. […] → Read More
Alabama town named one of the best Southern small towns in USA Today poll
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — In a new poll published by USA Today, the town of Alexander City, Alabama was named one of the best Southern small towns in the country. In the poll, called the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, Alexander City was ranked the second best Southern small town in America, losing to […] → Read More
Over 70,000 people without power in central Alabama over stormy weather
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama Power reports that over 70,000 people across central Alabama are currently without power due to stormy weather affecting the area. According to the company, as of 12:05 p.m. approximately 70,000 customers have lost power due to the weather Friday. Here is a breakdown of what counties have reported outages: CBS […] → Read More
Birmingham man pleads guilty to setting Army veteran on fire in 2016
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Nearly seven years after a Korean War veteran was found dead and badly burned in his backyard in Birmingham, a man has pleaded guilty to killing him. Thomas Sims, 25, pleaded guilty on Monday to murder in the case of Gene Emory Dacus, who died August 17, 2016 after being burned […] → Read More
Alabama man arrested after allegedly calling in bomb threat outside Georgia shopping center
MARIETTA, Ga. (WIAT) — An Alabama man was arrested after allegedly calling in a bomb threat to a shopping center in Marietta, Georgia over the weekend. At 8:13 a.m. Saturday, officers with the Marietta Police Department received a 911 call about a pickup truck containing an explosive device that was parked near the East Gate […] → Read More
Remains of missing Auburn student Kyle Clinkscales identified 47 years after his car was found in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Forty-seven years after he went missing while on the way back to school at Auburn University, Kyle Clinkscales has now officially been found. On December 8, 2021, a 1974 Pinto Runabout belonging to the LaGrange, Georgia, native was found in a creek in Cusetta, Alabama. Inside the car were human remains, […] → Read More
Loxcil Tuck, longest serving woman mayor in Alabama history, dies at 89
Loxcil Tuck, who served as mayor of the city of Tarrant for 16 years and was the longest serving female mayor in Alabama history, has died. She was 89. → Read More
Alabama man charged with assault, reckless endangerment following shooting at Chuck E. Cheese
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Police arrested a 23-year-old man following a shooting at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant on Hwy. 280 over the weekend. Jacques Delawrence Hunter, Jr. of Center Point, was arrested Sunday and charged with first-degree assault and two counts of reckless endangerment following a shooting at the restaurant earlier that afternoon, where […] → Read More
Suspect arrested following shooting at Cullman County funeral home
A suspect was arrested after allegedly injuring two people in a shooting at a funeral home in Cullman Monday morning, the Cullman County Sheriff's Office reports. → Read More
Suspect in alleged kidnapping, shooting dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound outside Birmingham
A man believed to have been involved in kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and shooting a member of her family died Friday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police report. → Read More
Crews responding to chemical spill in downtown Birmingham
Crews are working the scene of a chemical spill in downtown Birmingham. → Read More
200 students stage walkout at Hillcrest High School in protest over Black History Month program
Over 200 students at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa County participated in a walkout protest Wednesday following controversy involving a Black History Month program. → Read More
What is going on at Nana Funks? Birmingham wants to know
Over the last few days, many questions have been asked about the future of a popular Birmingham club, but few answers have been given. → Read More