Alabama’s 13 News Bettina Boateng, Lisa Crane and Stephanie Walker have your morning news and weather headlines. Please access the video player above to view your Tuesday, January 03, 2012...

NORTHPORT, Ala. (WIAT) - Northport Police Chief Robert Green has been placed on administrative leave for the second time in less than 3 years. The city council placed Green on leave on the same day...

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT)- Nothing brings family together like good food. For decades, the love of food has strengthened the love for one local couple. An annual event in Homewood has become a tradition...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) Does racism still exist?That was the topic of discussion of a community panel at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham on Monday February, 20th. The Birmingham-Metro...

A very mild and dry start to this Wednesday, so I hope you got out for a run or walk before work. We are watching a line of showers and thunderstorms to our northwest moving through the southern...

BIRMINGHAM - AL - More money could be coming for plans at Birmingham's Railroad Park. Council members voted to move $237,000 over to the park. That money includes $120,000, leftover after...

MONTGOMERY - AL - You may want to go ahead and rethink texting while driving. A statewide ban passed the House with no "nays." If it passes the house, drivers would be fined 25 dollars...

BIRMINGHAM - AL - One mother has plenty of support in her fight to prevent Birmingham Police officers from using mace on students. Several organizations, including the SPLC, Birmingham AFT, and...

Highway Administrator Victor Mendez will be in Birmingham on Wednesday to tour the work north of the city where the road now called Corridor X will tie in to Interstate 65 and become Interstate 22....

ATLANTA - GA - Police in suburban Atlanta are investigating a deadly shooting at a spa. It happened at Su Jung Health Sauna in Norcross, northeast of Atlanta Tuesday night. Five people are reported...

JEFFERSON COUNTY - AL - February 2, 2012 the Alabama Association of Nonprofit's, in partnership with the Alabama Broadcasters Association, raised $743,985 for state charities. The Jefferson...

Huntsville, AL - Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday will join with weather experts and other leaders to announce a site-specific severe weather alerting system that will be made available to all...

TUSCALOOSA - AL - Federal officials say a new building planned for the University of Alabama campus will be the nation's "nerve center" for water research. The National Oceanic and...

http://bit.ly/AfDmTB ) reports that 56-year-old Earnest James Files Jr. of Alexander City and 21-year-old Charles Andrew Joseph Hendrix of Birmingham are both charged in the killing of attorney Blake...

GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - Etowah County authorities say two people are in custody following a string of police car break-ins and gun thefts. Someone broke into five patrol cars from four different police...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The head of the Federal Highway Administration is visiting Alabama to see the state's largest current road project. Highway Administrator Victor Mendez will be in...

By PHILLIP RAWLSAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Defense attorneys in Alabama's gambling corruption trial say they expect Country Crossing developer Ronnie Gilley to be on the witness...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Australian Forensic Pathologist Dr. David Williams - who preformed Tina Thomas-Watson's autopsy – testified Tuesday. Once Dr. David Williams was sworn in, the...

Sherri Jackson sits down with Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper for a weekly conversation about the cities most wanted. This week Chief Roper invites everyone to come out to a prayer walk. The event...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) - A casino developer who pleaded guilty in the gambling corruption investigation spent a fourth day on the stand Tuesday.Defense attorney Susan James pressed Gilley on a...

ALABASTER, Ala. (WIAT) - Harley, Carson, Jingles and Jessie are just a few Boston Terrier puppies rescued from auction in Missouri.Jo-Ellyn Vincent, President of Boston Terrier Rescue of Alabama says...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) - It's the first paid television ad the Humane Society of the United States has ever run in support of pending state legislation. Find out why Alabama's cockfighting...

Etowah County, Ala. (WIAT) Tips coming in from the community help deputies recover guns stolen from police cruisers in Etowah County.Not only did they get the weapons, but police arrested two men...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - Dr. Richard Land, the President of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is featured in a new commercial from the Humane Society of...

Jacksonville, AL (WIAT)-The opening round of the high school regional basketball tournament tipped off today at Jacksonville State University and Wallace...

Birmingham, AL (WIAT) - Former Auburn Quarterback Cam Newton signed a big deal with apparel company Under Armour, and if you needed proof that it is a big one, here's a new spot featuring him...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WIAT) - Do you own an iPhone, iPad, or Mac Computer? Record sales make Apple one of the wealthiest companies on earth. But, what's next?Watch our Tech Tuesday segment in the...

Right now, only one officer has a regular patrol beat in Woodlawn. By adding the volunteer officers, Birmingham Police hope to deter crime in that area. They've partnered with Woodlawn United,...

TUSCALOOSA - AL - Northport's Police Chief is on paid leave for the second time in less than three years. City council made the move Monday night regarding Chief Robert Green. Members also...

Trafford, AL - Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies were in the Trafford area of northern Jefferson County attempting to locate two people who were wanted on outstanding warrants. A car pulled...

BIRMINGHAM - AL - A debate about Alabama education packed Birmingham's Boutwell Auditorium February 21st. Members of the NAACP and the Birmingham Business Alliance- along with Alabama...

ETOWAH COUNTY - AL - The Etowah County Sheriff's office is investigating the death of a nine year old girl. Investigators have not said what happened to the girl. They simply say she was...

BOSTON (AP) - A former Boston-area woman's parents have defended their daughter's shooting of her brother in 1986, saying it was an accident. Amy Bishop's mother says in inquest...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A summary of action in the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday, the sixth meeting day of the 2012 regular session: HOUSE: Passed a bill that bans sending or reading text messages...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has passed a bill that would stop convicted public officials and public employees from receiving taxpayer-funded pension benefits. The bill by Republican...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Federal officials say a new building planned for the University of Alabama campus will be the "nerve center" for water research. The Tuscaloosa News reports...

Tuscaloosa will be the home of the first-ever National Water Center. NOAA Deputy Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan said, "You have the bulk of federal activity and responsibility for knowing...

In Birmingham, a group of advocates wants police to stop spraying school kids with mace.The "Southern Poverty Law Center," other groups and a woman whose daughters were sprayed with mace,...

BIRMINGHAM - Judge Tommy Nail asked jurors to leave when the prosecution wanted to question Tina's sister about Gabe wanting all of Tina's possessions before her...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- (AP) - The Alabama House has voted to ban drivers from sending or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle on Alabama roads. The bill passed the House on a 92-0 vote...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- (AP) - Country Crossing developer Ronnie Gilley has testified he was living in a lie while developing his casino in Dothan, but he insists he's telling the truth in...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- (AP) - Democratic leaders in the Alabama Legislature are sponsoring a bill to guarantee that full tuition be paid for all current participants in Alabama's Prepaid Affordable...

Police officers in Gadsden now have a suspect in custody, after shots were fired Tuesday. The Gadsden Police Department reports that officers, investigators and CSI were on the scene in east Gadsden...

BIRMINGHAM - The Alabama Ballet will present Swan Lake this weekend. This Spirit of Alabama report promotes the performance but hopefully captures the dedication and hard work the performers...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- (AP) - Leaders of the nation's largest Protestant denomination have endorsed an optional alternative name for the Southern Baptist Convention: Great Commission Baptists. The...

BIRMINGHAM - If you?re a ?baby boomer, ?you?re in good company. That group is the largest segment of the population. There are 17.3 million baby boomer, people born from 1945 to 1964. As...

An Ohio man died days later, after a wreck involving several vehicles on Interstate 65 in Birmingham. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office tells Alabama's 13 News the wreck happened about...

It was an emotional day in court Monday morning, however, later in the day the testimony got technical. Some of the main focus was about the dive conditions on the day Tina Thomas-Watson...

Gabe and Tina Watson declined an orientation dive; something used to make sure divers were able to handle the conditions. Tina was a novice diver and had never been diving in saltwater. But Singleton...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)- A move to award money to an area park is not going through without some opposition. Railroad Park, in Birmingham, is slated to received more than $230,000 from the city for...