NEW: Former bookkeeper for Vestavia builder pleading guilty to embezzling more than $200k from the company wbrc.com/2026/09/25/former-b…

BREAKING: A Jefferson County Jury has awarded Bruce Pettway $7 million in damages in his defamation case against @1819News Pettway is the brother of Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway Here's the backstory: wbrc.com/2026/07/11/court-gr…

BREAKING: Alleged peeping Tom in Tuscaloosa has prior sex crime conviction wbrc.com/2026/09/25/man-accu…

NEW state audit of @BhamCitySchools finds system in good financial shape, flags contract overrun and fees collected on a personal Apple Pay wbrc.com/2026/09/25/state-au…

🚨 NEW: Jacksonville High School football fined and placed on probation for violating recruiting rule. Head coach Jeremy Sullivan and an assistant have been suspended. The Golden Eagles, who started 3-0 in AHSAA 4A-R6, are NOT eligible for the postseason.

BREAKING: Federal grand jury indicts postal employee for allegedly destroying/delaying campaign mailers for a state Senate candidate in Shelby County in April wbrc.com/2026/09/24/postal-e…

NEW: @CityofHomewood Mayor suggests halving the number of open police officer jobs to leave unfilled, adding back 3 of 6 open positions that were to be cut in FY'27 budget. Councilors want to study how to do that without dipping further into fund balance wbrc.com/2026/09/22/homewood…

NEW: Jefferson County District attorney rules @BhamPolice shooting and killing of Otis Phillips in Ensley in August was justified wbrc.com/2026/09/21/police-s…

BREAKING: Suspect in Birmingham quadruple homicide at a car wash pleads guilty wbrc.com/2026/09/18/man-char…

NEW: Contractor Arcadis suing @CentralALWater, alleging the utility still owes almost $1.4 million after severing a 20-year relationship following leadership change wbrc.com/2026/09/15/engineer…

NEW: @HooverPD investigating circumstances around why Lorna Place apartment residents say they paid for water service, but the apartment management was so behind on water payments that @CentralALWater shut off service for almost 2 weeks

BREAKING: @CentralALWater is turning water back ON at Lorna Place apartments after the apt. management made a partial payment on the overdue water bill. "We know this has been an incredibly difficult time for the residents of the apartment complex, and we’re glad this payment was made so we can restore water service," said a CAW statement. "CAW is communicating with the City of Hoover and the Jefferson County Department of Health as the situation evolves." wbrc.com/2026/09/13/water-ou…

NEW: @CityofHoover Council tonight may ask state auditors to review spending from 2020-2023 and resolve questions left unanswered by private auditors wbrc.com/2026/09/14/hoover-c…

The @SEC meeting is over, no resolution it appears yet

NEW lawsuit seeking return of @CentralALWater to Birmingham control, similar to one just dismissed in August: wbrc.com/2026/09/09/2nd-laws…

LSU president Wade Rousse sent a letter today to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, obtained by ESPN by FOIA. He says the issue of adding NFL players is “moot.” LSU will also “not challenge, disrupt or seek to cancel or postpone” the special SEC Presidents/Chancellors call tomorrow.

SEC/LSU STAND DOWN? Minutes before it was set to start, a federal court hearing in the Southeastern Conference vs LSU case was continued to a later date. The temp has cooled after LSU did NOT put 2 players who were in NFL camps on their final roster

NEW: federal court hearing between @SEC and @LSU has been continued and will be reset later

In place for @WBRCnews team coverage of the @SEC vs @LSUsports federal court hearing. @jahop23 and I are inside the courtroom where Judge Axon is enforcing a strict no-phones policy during the hearing that begins at 1pm so we’ll have reporting of what happens when the hearing concludes