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1 week ago | 
cbs42.com | Sidney Spencer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Bishop Steven Raica with the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham describes the first words spoken by newly elected Pope Leo XIV as powerful. “He’s announcing to the world that Christ is risen, and these are his words to all of us. Peace be with you. Peace in our hearts, peace in our world. Peace across the globe. I think those are beautiful words to begin ministry with,” said Bishop Raica.
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1 week ago | 
cbs42.com | Sidney Spencer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A motion to sell Birmingham Water Works to the city of Birmingham for $1 was approved by the board with a 5-2 vote. This comes after the Birmingham City Council approved a resolution to buy the company, which is worth millions after the state legislature voted to restructure its board.
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1 week ago | 
cbs42.com | Sidney Spencer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Graduating College is a milestone that takes years to accomplish, and hearing your name called, walking across the stage, and receiving your diploma is something master’s student Jimel Brown said took her nearly a decade. “I’m glad it’s over, I’m so glad it’s over. It was stressful,” said Brown. A similar story for Jordan Carson, but he has a few more steps before reaching his final goal of becoming an ER doctor. “I’ll be here for medical school in the fall.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Sidney Spencer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Graduating College is a milestone that takes years to accomplish, and hearing your name called, walking across the stage, and receiving your diploma is something master’s student Jimel Brown said took her nearly a decade. “I’m glad it’s over, I’m so glad it’s over. It was stressful,” said Brown. A similar story for Jordan Carson, but he has a few more steps before reaching his final goal of becoming an ER doctor.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbs42.com | Sidney Spencer
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — President Donald Trump’s commencement speech at the University of Alabama brought the Class of 2025 to its feet Thursday night. Soon-to-be graduates Ryann Levendusky, Hayley Gonzalez and Gracie Fortson made sure they were there to see it for themselves.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbs42.com | Sidney Spencer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — It’s a video no mother wants to see: Their child kicked, punched, bruised and lying unconscious. For Mamie Easley, it’s her reality. Easley said her son was attacked by a group of kids on City Walk on April 13. She says it happened after one of the kids tried to take a piece of his clothing and he wouldn’t let them. “I was disgusted, I was hurt, I was sad, I was angry. I’m like ‘why did they, what did you do? What did you do for them to do this to you?'” said Easley.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbs42.com | Sidney Spencer
MONTEVALLO, Ala. (WIAT) — University of Montevallo Police report a student was sitting in their car in the Carmichael Library parking lot when an unknown man came up to their door, opened it and confronted them around midnight Tuesday. “There’s been nothing like that that’s ever happened,” said University of Montevallo Freshman Kyson Dibble. Dibble said he was feet away from the altercation walking back to his dorm. “I didn’t really see anything crazy and that’s what’s scary about it,” said Dibble.
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4 weeks ago | 
cbs42.com | Sidney Spencer
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — Lilly Ledbetter’s fight for equal pay for women started in her hometown of Jacksonville, Alabama. Decades later that fight hasn’t been forgotten, and, in 2025, it’s being dramatized in the film “Lilly.”An exclusive screening of the film drew Jacksonville State University students and the community to the Stone Center Theatre on Thursday. Ledbetter, who died in October 2024, was the first woman to work in a management position at a Good Year Tire Plant starting in 1979.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Sidney Spencer
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — Lilly Ledbetter’s fight for equal pay for women started in her hometown of Jacksonville, Alabama. Decades later that fight hasn’t been forgotten, and, in 2025, it’s being dramatized in the film “Lilly.”An exclusive screening of the film drew Jacksonville State University students and the community to the Stone Center Theatre on Thursday. Ledbetter, who died in October 2024, was the first woman to work in a management position at a Good Year Tire Plant starting in 1979.
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4 weeks ago | 
cbs42.com | Sidney Spencer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — President and CEO of the Birmingham Airport Authority, Ronald Matthew, said the parking deck, remote parking and event parking will all see changes in operation. Those changes include dedicating the entire bottom level of the deck to rental cars and adding a parking guidance system. “There will no longer be people circulating through the garage to find that spot.
