Sherri Jackson

3 weeks ago | cbs42.com | Sherri Jackson |Isaac Goffin

by: Sherri Jackson, Isaac Goffin Posted: May 13, 2025 / 08:11 PM CDT Updated: May 13, 2025 / 08:11 PM CDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — CBS 42’s special report is about “a house with a history.” A double homicide at a house that’s been making headlines in Fairfield, not because of what happened there, but because of who once lived there.

1 month ago | cbs42.com | Sherri Jackson

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Former Birmingham Mayor William Bell reflected on his two visits to the Vatican and what Pope Francis has meant to his family over the years. A life-long Catholic, Bell made it a point to invite Pope Francis to Birmingham in 2014 ahead of the Pontiff’s visit to United States. Although the itinerary for Pope Francis during his 2015 visit to North America did not include Birmingham, Alabama, Bell did get a chance to have an audience with Pope Francis in 2015.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Sherri Jackson

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Former Birmingham Mayor William Bell reflected on his two visits to the Vatican and what Pope Francis has meant to his family over the years. A life-long Catholic, Bell made it a point to invite Pope Francis to Birmingham in 2014 ahead of the Pontiff’s visit to United States. Although the itinerary for Pope Francis during his 2015 visit to North America did not include Birmingham, Alabama, Bell did get a chance to have an audience with Pope Francis in 2015.

1 month ago | wkrg.com | Isaac Goffin |Sherri Jackson

FAIRFIELD, Ala. (WIAT) — There is frustration after a Fairfield Land Bank Authority meeting where one of the agenda items was about the former home of baseball legend Willie Mays. The city of Fairfield has the distinct honor of being Mays’ hometown. His son has been on a mission to secure and restore his father’s boyhood home, which has been out of the family for decades. CBS 42 has been following that journey with Michael Mays since last year.

1 month ago | cbs42.com | Sherri Jackson |Isaac Goffin

FAIRFIELD, Ala. (WIAT) — There is frustration after a Fairfield Land Bank Authority meeting where one of the agenda items was about the former home of baseball legend Willie Mays. The city of Fairfield has the distinct honor of being Mays’ hometown. His son has been on a mission to secure and restore his father’s boyhood home, which has been out of the family for decades. CBS 42 has been following that journey with Michael Mays since last year.