Sidney Spencer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — 52-year-old Maurice Turner was shot and killed just before 2 a.m. on July 17 inside of his home in the College Hills neighborhood. Turner’s siblings say he was…

CALERA, Ala. (WIAT) — Calera City Council voted Monday to approve a resolution that will change their form of government. The council will now be able to elect a Council President and Preside…

Posted: Updated: ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. ( WIAT ) — Alumni and parents gathered at the St. Clair County School Board meeting Tuesday to discuss the fate of Ragland High School.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Shell casings riddled the parking lot of the Marion Ridge Apartments Tuesday night in a shooting that left one dead. Birmingham police say multiple shots were fired follow…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A.H. Parker High School and Ramsay High School kicked off their football season with the second annual “Stop the Violence” football game. Fans from both …

) — A parent of a B.B. Comer High School student is voicing concerns about his daughter's cheer coaches and how they handled her health after she suffered a concussion.

Posted: Updated: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — As an effort to curb gun violence, Birmingham City Councilor Clinton Woods proposed an

Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rare subtype of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) that can occur in the head and neck region. This particularly aggressive type of SCC has been linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) and carries a better prognosis when found in the oropharynx. We present a rare manifestation of oropharyngeal basaloid HPV-related SCC in a 75-year-old female with a history of prior radiation to the head and neck area for moderately differentiated SCC of the epiglottis. The patient presented with an erythematous rash-like mucosal lesion that extended from the oral vestibule and mucosa of the lower lip to the right buccal trigone, without any mass lesions. The case presented here is unique due to the presence of oral HPV-related BSCC in the setting of a past medical history of prior head and neck radiation. The nature of this lesion can result in late-stage diagnosis and poor patient outcomes. The uncharacteristic presentation seen in this patient emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and management. Awareness of a variety of presentations of this aggressive cancer type is warranted due to the poor prognosis this variant carries, especially when diagnosed in advanced stages.

Leeds High School Resource Officers sprang into action Thursday morning after they were made aware of a threatening social media post made by a student.

Harvey Hooks said he believes the Birmingham police shooting that left his cousin, 28-year-old Jaylin Patton, injured and in the hospital should not have escalated the way it did.