Friday, May 17 2013 11:17 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:17:33 GMT
An inmate is on the loose in Etowah County. The Sheriff's department says an inmate kitchen worker escaped the Etowah County Detention Center (ECDC) Friday morning. Justin Wade Hopkins, 30, escaped fromMore >>
The Etowah County Sheriff's Office says an inmate kitchen worker escaped the Etowah County Detention Center Friday morning. More >>
A newly renovated Birmingham Shuttlesworth international airport greets travelers. Representatives at the airport promise smoother transitions and more convenience.
Phase one of the 201 million dollar project is finished. The goal is to make the airport modern, comfortable, and convenient.
"It's really nice. It makes the airport a lot more inviting and welcoming. It definitely puts a better face on Birmingham," said Matthew Cleckler.
He grew up flying out of Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport. He and his girlfriend Cari Philen agree the changes help this airport stack up to the sleek, modern look of many other airports.
"In 2010 I believe was the last time we flew out of here and it looks great. It's a lot brighter, a lot more inviting, and a lot easier to traverse,"
Airport spokesperson Toni Harrera-Bast says the changes were made with passengers in mind. Concourse A, and a portion of concourse B opened today. With new concessions, gobbled up by hungry travelers.
The renovations also streamlined the check-in and security process.
"Passengers can now check their bags right at the counter and leave them there rather than pick them up and take them over to the screening equipment," said Harrera-Bast.
Prior to the renovations, each concourse had its own checkpoint. Passengers could only enter the concourse for which they had a boarding pass. Now it's different.
"We have one checkpoint. So that way passengers can go through one time and actually go through concourse a and B. So if their favorite restaurant is on a and they're departing on B they can grab something to eat and then hop on the plane a leave," said Harrera-Bast.
Work for concourse C will begin in two weeks. Herrara-Bast says that should be complete by 2014.
Saturday, May 18 2013 1:07 PM EDT2013-05-18 17:07:26 GMT
Heavy rain overnight caused major flash flooding in many areas of east Alabama. Parts of Etowah, Calhoun, St. Clair, and Talladega counties were affected by the storms. The flooding caused Highway 21More >>
Heavy rain overnight caused major flash flooding in many areas of east Alabama.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:58:08 GMT
Hoover Police are investigating a car that is submerged in Star Lake off of Deo Dara Drive. ABC 33/40 has been told that people are in the car. A Hoover Police Dive team is in the lake right now. ABCMore >>
Hoover Police are investigating a car that is submerged in Star Lake off of Deo Dara Drive.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:04 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:04:56 GMT
In 2011, Ben Tomlinson's life changed forever. The Jacksonville native was shot while serving in Afghanistan. He was paralyzed from the waist down. Now, he's working hard to make a come back. And, hisMore >>
A mural of the American flag, painted to honor Tomlinson's service and the service of other veterans was dedicated Friday morning.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 1:08 PM EDT2013-05-17 17:08:55 GMT
The controversy is over finances for an 800 MHz radio system that links emergency response agencies in Calhoun and Talladega County all on a common digital radio network. Dispatchers like Shelton GrayMore >>
911 dispatchers packed the Calhoun County 911 district board of commissioners meeting on Thursday night to find out if their job was on the line.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:01 AM EDT2013-05-17 10:01:15 GMT
(AP) It's a big weekend for live music on the Alabama coast. The third annual Hangout Festival opens Friday on the public beach in Gulf Shores. Organizers say three-day festival passes are sold out, butMore >>
The Hangout Music Festival kicks off in Gulf Shores.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:28 AM EDT2013-05-18 14:28:39 GMT
Students who didn't get the chance to go to prom 50 years ago got their prom Friday night. Organizers began setting up the Boutwell Auditorium around 2pm for the 300 plus attendees. The 1963 prom wasMore >>
The Alumni of 10 former black high schools in Birmingham are making a journey back in time to prom. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:58:08 GMT
Hoover Police are investigating a car that is submerged in Star Lake off of Deo Dara Drive. ABC 33/40 has been told that people are in the car. A Hoover Police Dive team is in the lake right now. ABCMore >>
Hoover Police are investigating a car that is submerged in Star Lake off of Deo Dara Drive.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:44 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:44:22 GMT
The Birmingham Police Department needs help identifying a suspect who made a bomb threat while attempting to steal narcotics from a drug store Thursday.Sgt. Johnny Williams says a white male, wearing aMore >>
The Birmingham Police Department needs help identifying a suspect who made a bomb threat while attempting to steal narcotics from a drug store Thursday.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:40 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:40:21 GMT
Below is the latest update on the storms moving through Alabama Friday from James Spann and the ABC 33/40 Weather Blog.We will continue to update this post throughout the remainder of the day.Follow SpannMore >>
Get the latest update on the storms moving through Alabama Friday from James Spann and the ABC 33/40 Weather Blog.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 4:56 PM EDT2013-05-17 20:56:30 GMT
A vice operation conducted by the Birmingham Police Department yielded 22 arrests Friday afternoon.Officers seized 33 gaming machines from "cMe Recording, Videography and Photography Studio" located atMore >>
A vice operation conducted by the Birmingham Police Department yielded 22 arrests Friday afternoon.Officers seized 33 gaming machines from "cMe Recording, Videography and Photography Studio" located atMore >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 1:07 PM EDT2013-05-18 17:07:26 GMT
Heavy rain overnight caused major flash flooding in many areas of east Alabama. Parts of Etowah, Calhoun, St. Clair, and Talladega counties were affected by the storms. The flooding caused Highway 21More >>
Heavy rain overnight caused major flash flooding in many areas of east Alabama.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:17 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:17:33 GMT
An inmate is on the loose in Etowah County. The Sheriff's department says an inmate kitchen worker escaped the Etowah County Detention Center (ECDC) Friday morning. Justin Wade Hopkins, 30, escaped fromMore >>
The Etowah County Sheriff's Office says an inmate kitchen worker escaped the Etowah County Detention Center Friday morning. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:04 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:04:56 GMT
In 2011, Ben Tomlinson's life changed forever. The Jacksonville native was shot while serving in Afghanistan. He was paralyzed from the waist down. Now, he's working hard to make a come back. And, hisMore >>
A mural of the American flag, painted to honor Tomlinson's service and the service of other veterans was dedicated Friday morning.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:54 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:54:59 GMT
Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin, District Attorney Jimmie Harp and the Etowah County Department of Human Resources (DHR) plan to hold a news conference Monday. "A disturbing tragedy is occurring weeklyMore >>
Sheriff Todd Entrekin, District Attorney Jimmie Harp and the Etowah Co. Department of Human Resources plan to hold a news conference Monday to discuss "a disturbing tragedy is occurring weekly in Etowah County." More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 12:12 PM EDT2013-05-15 16:12:43 GMT
Teams of volunteers will spend their Saturday making a different at local schools and neighborhood. "Bridging communities builds better neighborhoods," said Sheila Freeman, event coordinator for ImpactMore >>
Teams of volunteers will spend their Saturday making a different at local schools and neighborhood.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:50 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:50:42 GMT
The corner of Hackberry Lane and University Boulevard on the University of Alabama campus was extremely quiet Friday afternoon...perhaps a contrast to what it may be Saturday. It's the location whereMore >>
Several counter protestors plan to picket the protest to be held by Westboro Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa Saturday. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:39 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:39:48 GMT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban will be one of eight to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Saturday.A native of Fairmont, WV, Saban has been theMore >>
University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban will be one of eight to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Saturday.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 7:03 PM EDT2013-05-16 23:03:36 GMT
Keosha Aaron is holding it together despite a a broken wrist, scraped arm and eyelid. She remembers very little about the crash that took four lives and injured three others "I guess when he hit,More >>
Keosha Aaron is holding it together despite a broken wrist, scraped arm and eyelid. She remembers very little about the crash that took four lives and injured three others.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 11:38 AM EDT2013-05-16 15:38:59 GMT
EUTAW, Ala. -- Alabama State Troopers have released the identities of the four people killed including a 2-year-old in a single-vehicle accident Wednesday in west Alabama.The crash occurred at approximatelyMore >>
Alabama State Troopers have released the identities of the four people killed including a 2-year-old in a single-vehicle accident Wednesday in west Alabama.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 7:26 PM EDT2013-05-15 23:26:22 GMT
'Sledge Hardware' has been a staple in downtown Greensboro for a century. Anne-Sledge Bailey and her husband, whose name is Whitelaw Bailey are packing it up and calling it quits. Mrs. Bailey'sMore >>
Sledge Hardware has been a staple in downtown Greensboro for a century but the owners are closing the doors. More >>
Forecasters say flash flooding across roads is being reported in eastern Alabama and more could occur as showers and thunderstorms move into the central areas of the state.More >>
Forecasters say flash flooding across roads is being reported in eastern Alabama and more could occur as showers and thunderstorms move into the central areas of the state.More >>
Forecasters say flash flooding across roads is being reported in eastern Alabama and more could occur as showers and thunderstorms move into the central areas of the state.More >>
An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song...More >>
An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock...More >>
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.More >>
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.More >>
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.More >>
Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant.More >>
An Australian politician says he's learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.More >>
An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.More >>
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
Saturday, May 18 2013 1:07 PM EDT2013-05-18 17:07:26 GMT
Heavy rain overnight caused major flash flooding in many areas of east Alabama. Parts of Etowah, Calhoun, St. Clair, and Talladega counties were affected by the storms. The flooding caused Highway 21More >>
Heavy rain overnight caused major flash flooding in many areas of east Alabama.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:58:08 GMT
Hoover Police are investigating a car that is submerged in Star Lake off of Deo Dara Drive. ABC 33/40 has been told that people are in the car. A Hoover Police Dive team is in the lake right now. ABCMore >>
Hoover Police are investigating a car that is submerged in Star Lake off of Deo Dara Drive.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:17 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:17:33 GMT
An inmate is on the loose in Etowah County. The Sheriff's department says an inmate kitchen worker escaped the Etowah County Detention Center (ECDC) Friday morning. Justin Wade Hopkins, 30, escaped fromMore >>
The Etowah County Sheriff's Office says an inmate kitchen worker escaped the Etowah County Detention Center Friday morning. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:44 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:44:22 GMT
The Birmingham Police Department needs help identifying a suspect who made a bomb threat while attempting to steal narcotics from a drug store Thursday.Sgt. Johnny Williams says a white male, wearing aMore >>
The Birmingham Police Department needs help identifying a suspect who made a bomb threat while attempting to steal narcotics from a drug store Thursday.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:40 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:40:21 GMT
Below is the latest update on the storms moving through Alabama Friday from James Spann and the ABC 33/40 Weather Blog.We will continue to update this post throughout the remainder of the day.Follow SpannMore >>
Get the latest update on the storms moving through Alabama Friday from James Spann and the ABC 33/40 Weather Blog.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:50 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:50:42 GMT
The corner of Hackberry Lane and University Boulevard on the University of Alabama campus was extremely quiet Friday afternoon...perhaps a contrast to what it may be Saturday. It's the location whereMore >>
Several counter protestors plan to picket the protest to be held by Westboro Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa Saturday. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:39 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:39:48 GMT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban will be one of eight to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Saturday.A native of Fairmont, WV, Saban has been theMore >>
University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban will be one of eight to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Saturday.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:04 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:04:56 GMT
In 2011, Ben Tomlinson's life changed forever. The Jacksonville native was shot while serving in Afghanistan. He was paralyzed from the waist down. Now, he's working hard to make a come back. And, hisMore >>
A mural of the American flag, painted to honor Tomlinson's service and the service of other veterans was dedicated Friday morning.More >>
