Gillian Brooks
Multimedia Journalist and Reporter at WBRC-TV (Birmingham, AL)
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3 days ago |
wbrc.com | Gillian Brooks
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Birmingham homeowner is frustrated after he says his neighbor has been flooding his backyard for the last six months. After reaching out to the city, county, health department, and police, asking what he can do, he called 6 on Your Side. Brandon Mincey said since November, a pipe coming from his neighbor’s home has gushed water into his yard, causing it to become waterlogged and oversaturated. The pipe disperses water once about every 45 seconds.
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4 days ago |
wbrc.com | Gillian Brooks
ANNISTON, Ala. (WBRC) - On Monday, June 1 the community came together to pray for Anniston Fire Chief Jeff Waldrep. Chief Waldrep suffered from a massive heart attack on Friday, May 30, and is now in the ICU at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. His daughter, Rylee Corkern, said that since Friday, her family has received several calls and messages, all sending well wishes to her dad. “You don’t really know how short life is until you get that phone call, it’s hard,” said Corken.
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1 week ago |
wbrc.com | Gillian Brooks
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - New numbers from Jefferson County show sewer overflows are down, meaning fewer streets are experiencing flooding. David Denard with Jefferson County said sewer overflows happen when we have heavy rainfall and the system gets overwhelmed or is blocked. “A lot of times, you’ll see raw sewage coming out of a manhole in the ground, you’ll see it running down the street or something, and so that’s obviously a big problem for public health.
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1 week ago |
wbrc.com | Gillian Brooks
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The City of Birmingham continues to clean up illegal dumping sites throughout the city. So far in 2025, and since cracking down on code enforcement, the city has cleared 150 dumping sites citywide and collected more than 15,000 bags of litter. That’s the equivalent of 375 garbage truck loads. Pastor Timothy Jones preaches at Mount Hermon Baptist church. He says Wenoah Road is littered with trash, leading to his congregation having issues finding parking on Sundays.
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1 week ago |
wbrc.com | Gillian Brooks
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The City of Birmingham filed a lawsuit last week against Norwood Plaza Apartments, citing numerous police calls to the area. On Wednesday, May 28, leaders will ask a judge to declare the apartment complex a drug-related and public nuisance. City attorney Nicole King said for years, neighbors have called complaining about the activity happening at Norwood Plaza Apartments. She said the lawsuit is citizen complaint-driven.
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