Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation in after finding a victim suffering a gunshot wound near an isolated road. Sunday afternoon, Birmingham police responded to the 8800 block of 14th Street North on [...]
Natural disasters often bring out the best in people, as strangers reach out to help others in need. Unfortunately, the aftermath of a crisis also brings out contractors taking advantage of those who have already been victimized. Better Business Bureau is [...]
AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) — A dangerous and frightening manhunt for a suspected killer is over in Birmingham. Auburn Police have secured Capital Murder warrants for a Columbus, Georgia man in the shooting death of Phenix City woman at a landscaping [...]
TONIGHT: Coming off another dry, gorgeous spring day in Alabama! As high pressure remains in control at the surface, the sky will remain clear overnight tonight. With calm winds, temperatures will drop quickly, although we won’t be quite as chilly [...]
by: Phil Rankin and FOX31 Denver Posted: Apr 19, 2020 / 06:02 AM CDT / Updated: Apr 18, 2020 / 02:21 PM CDT DENVER (KDVR) — The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds honored essential front line workers in the COVID-19 pandemic [...]
Have a question about COVID-19? Email the question, your name, and your city to our doctors at coronaquestions@nexstar.tv to have it answered on “Coronavirus House Calls.” Watch the next episode RIGHT HERE on Sunday, April 19 at 3 p.m. CT! BIRMINGHAM, Ala. [...]
(CNN) — If the United States wants the economy to open back up — and stay that way — coronavirus testing must go up to at least 500,000 per day, Harvard researchers said. Testing nationwide is currently at 150,000 per day, they said, adding [...]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Copper Top Bar and Grill owners see a need in the community and are trying to meet it. It’s the restaurant’s fourth week giving away free hot meals on Saturdays. Yesterday’s menu included pork loin, green beans, [...]
PENNSYLVANIA, PA (WIAT) — Bill Cosby will not be getting out of prison before he serves his time. This comes despite pardons for some Pennsylvania inmates who are at risk for Covid-19. Cosby is 82-years-old. But as a sex offender, [...]
DAPHNE, Ala. – Authorities are searching for a runaway teen from the Mobile area. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Amelia Ann Wright ran away from home Sunday in Daphne. She is 5′ 3″ tall, weighs 145 lbs., with brown [...]
(CNN) — Not only did John Krasinski host a virtual senior prom, he was the DJ too. “The Office” star announced on his “Some Good News” YouTube show that he had plans to host an online prom Friday for high school seniors [...]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Update (5 p.m): The Birmingham Police Department has confirmed that the suspect was arrested earlier today. The police also have another person of interest in their custody. Birmingham police believe that the suspect is responsible for a homicide [...]
Posted: Apr 18, 2020 / 07:59 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 18, 2020 / 10:08 PM CDT HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A man and woman were arrested Saturday after a pursuit in Huntsville, police said. Lt. Michael Johnson with the Huntsville [...]
SMITH COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — EMS and EMA on the scene in Smith County told News 2 that N95 masks and special hospital gowns are lost after a tractor-trailer fire. The fire happened on Saturday near mile marker 262 on [...]
Posted: Apr 18, 2020 / 08:50 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 18, 2020 / 08:50 PM CDT Photo: MGN Online FLORENCE, Ala. – Authorities said a man was killed Saturday evening when his car ran into a tree. Johnny Allan [...]
NEW JOHNSONVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Bureau of Investigation needs your help in finding a missing child who might be endangered. Riley Moore, 15, is missing from New Johnsonville. This missing endangered child alert said she is 5’5” and 175 lbs, [...]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Many currently shuttered businesses in Alabama could reopen over the next few weeks under new recommendations from a committee led by Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth. Some establishments like restaurants, hair salons, child care centers and small retail [...]
Posted: Apr 18, 2020 / 09:32 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 18, 2020 / 09:32 PM CDT HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – To thank essential workers for their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Huntsville man delivered them dinner Saturday night. [...]
(CNN) — America’s largest retailer will require all workers to wear face coverings starting Monday as the coronavirus pandemic ravages communities nationwide. The CEOs of Walmart and its Sam’s Club wholesale stores made the announcement in a statement Friday. “We will begin requiring that [...]
CULLMAN, Ala. (WIAT) — Saturday, the Cullman Police Department and Cullman Fire Rescue helped celebrate a very special little girl’s last chemo treatment by participating in a drive-thru parade. McKenna has been at St. Jude’s Hospital in Memphis since June 2019 undergoing [...]
CULLMAN, Ala. (WIAT) — Saturday, the Cullman Police Department and Cullman Fire Rescue helped celebrate a very special little girl’s last chemo treatment by participating in a drive-thru parade. McKenna has been at St. Jude’s Hospital in Memphis since June 2019 undergoing [...]
by: Charisse McDaniel, Updated by Shannon Robinson Posted: Apr 18, 2020 / 07:41 AM CDT / Updated: Apr 18, 2020 / 05:37 PM CDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Update (5 p.m): The Birmingham Police Department has confirmed that the suspect [...]
WASHINGTON (AP/WCMH) — President Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force will hold a briefing Saturday to discuss latest efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. The briefing is tentatively scheduled for 5 p.m. Eastern and can be [...]
BROOKSIDE, Ala. (WIAT) — Brookside police are actively searching for a man who fled a traffic stop Saturday night. Brookside officers attempted a traffic stop around 8 p.m. on a vehicle on Cherry Avenue when the driver, identified as 21-year-old [...]
BROOKSIDE, Ala. (WIAT) — Brookside police are actively searching for a man who fled a traffic stop Saturday night. Brookside officers attempted a traffic stop around 8 p.m. on a vehicle on Cherry Avenue when the driver, identified as 21-year-old [...]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Traffic was backed up at the intersection of University Drive and Memorial Parkway Saturday afternoon. A WHNT News 19 employee saw the wreck happen and said a driver failed to yield to an officer who was driving [...]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Officials gave an update on Madison County’s response to COVID-19 Saturday. Crestwood Medical Center CEO Dr. Pam Hudson said the number of patients testing positive or being investigated for COVID-19 remains stable, hospitals remain open and safe, [...]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A woman was hit by a car and injured Saturday morning. Huntsville Police say the woman was hit at the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Pulaski Pike around 10:30 a.m. Huntsville Police closed the northbound lanes of [...]
BROOKSIDE, Ala. (WIAT)- Brookside police are actively searching for a man who fled a traffic stop Saturday night. Brookside officers attempted a traffic stop around 8:00 p.m. on a vehicle on Cherry Avenue when the driver, identified as 21-year-old Jarrell [...]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – A lot of tragic stories have come out of the coronavirus pandemic. But there are plenty of positive things happening, as well. SoHo Social is a great example. The Homewood restaurant is offering deals to help [...]
BIRMINHGAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A tech startup called Satterfield Technologies has developed a new 3-D printed mask already being worn by some healthcare workers in Birmingham during the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks are made to have changeable, but also reusable [...]
BIRMINHGAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A tech startup called Satterfield Technologies has developed a new 3-D printed mask already being worn by some healthcare workers in Birmingham during the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks are made to have changeable, but also reusable [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks around the world rose on Friday as investors latched onto strands of hope about progress in the fight against the coronavirus. The S&P 500 was up 1.3% in midday trading, though the gains faded a [...]
CALHOUN COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) Members of the Calhoun County Unified Command provide updates regarding the COVID-19 situation. According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, Calhoun County has 63 confirmed cases and 1 coronavirus-related death. Health officials say so far [...]
TONIGHT: A weak cold front bringing with it some light showers. Not expecting anything heavy as the showers begin forming after midnight, lasting into early Saturday. Temperatures staying mild tonight with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40%. [...]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Under the leadership of Governor Kay Ivey, the Alabama National Guard will assist nursing homes in response to COVID-19 as part of its “disinfection mission.” The National Guard teams will disinfect nursing homes that have positive [...]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham police officers at their headquarters made a surprise video phone call to a 2nd-grade boy who attends Restoration Academy. Yesterday, the school tagged BPD in an Instagram post to let us know that the boy, [...]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham Police Department is investigating the death of a man who was involved in a physical altercation with a security guard at Marino’s Market Thursday afternoon. BPD says the 50-year-old man went to the grocery [...]
TONIGHT: A weak cold front bringing with it some light showers. Not expecting anything heavy as the showers begin forming after midnight, lasting into early Saturday. Temperatures staying mild tonight with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40%. [...]
KENYA (CNN/WIAT) — According to CNN, Kenya governor Mike Sinko of the Kenyan capital city Nairobi, is facing scrutiny for reportedly giving out COVID-19 care packages with a surprise item: Hennessy. Sonko confirmed in a media briefing on Tuesday that [...]
BIRMINHGAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A tech startup called Satterfield Technologies has developed a new 3-D printed mask already being worn by some healthcare workers in Birmingham during the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks are made to have changeable, but also reusable [...]
MONTEVALLO, Ala. (WIAT) — The University of Montevallo has begun taking steps to provide financial support to students who have bee affected by the global coronavirus pandemic. The university announced earlier this month that they had planned to reimburse students [...]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Alabama Department of Corrections has announced that three inmates across the state prison system have tested positive for coronavirus and one has possibly died from the virus. One case has been confirmed at the Bullock [...]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service is investigating a fatal fire that took the life of an elderly woman Friday evening. The fire occurred in the 1600 block of 19th Street. No other information has been [...]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says the reopening of the state’s economy must be a gradual process to avoid a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Ivey says the return to normal must be a gradual process. The [...]
(KCRG/CNN) --- Officials say that workers at the Tyson meat processing plant are coming to work sick with COVID-19 but they cannot shut down without state help. According to CNN, the meat processing plant in Iowa is still operating, despite [...]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s unemployment rate is up substantially to 3.5%, and it will go even higher because of the coronavirus outbreak. Statistics released by the state on Friday show the state’s jobless rate has increased in March from [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after laying out a roadmap for gradually reviving economic activity, President Donald Trump urged his supporters to “LIBERATE” three states led by Democratic governors Friday, in effect encouraging protests against the stay-at-home restrictions against the [...]
Have a question about COVID-19? Email the question, your name, and your city to our doctors at coronaquestions@nexstar.tv to have it answered on “Coronavirus House Calls.” Watch the next episode RIGHT HERE on Saturday, April 18 at 3 p.m. CT! CBS 42’s [...]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — On Thursday, patients at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham were treated to a visit by a special guest, a la computer screen. Jack Black, an actor and musician best known for movies like “School of Rock” [...]
