Good morning, Birmingham.

Saturday's Serenity Rising Community Day at McAlpine Park brought together over 20 vendors, live music, and family activities to raise awareness for A.W.

Brooks Serenity Home for Girls, a planned safe haven for troubled teens. Organizers said the event will return in 2027.

Rev. Chandler Snyder delivered his first sermon as senior pastor at Hunter Street Baptist Church in Hoover yesterday, following his election on June 28 when the selection process considered over 1,000 candidates + he honored his 40-year predecessor, Buddy Gray, who retired last June.

Grammy-winning gospel singer Yolanda Adams will headline the closing concert of the National Healing Conference on Sunday, Sept.

19 at 7 p.m. inside the Wright Fine Arts Center at Samford University.

Dîner en Blanc returns to Birmingham on Saturday, Sept.

12 as 1,000 guests in all-white attire gather for an elegant pop-up picnic. The event features a Parisian theme (Une Soirée Parisienne: La Belle Époque) with strict dress and table guidelines, and the secret venue will be revealed on the day.

Miles College launched Bessemer Built—a new partnership with Lawson State Community College, Stillman College, and local education leaders to improve access to education and career paths for Bessemer students.

The collaboration aims to build lasting pathways for the next generation.

Creek View Elementary experienced a fire on Sunday that was contained to an air conditioning unit, and classes resumed today.

School officials contacted a cleaning service to address the affected area.

Vestavia Hills City Council will consider awarding a three-year athletic field maintenance contract worth over $1.2 million—at $408,750 per year—to Specialty Turf Supply for five local sites from Oct.

1 through Sept. 30. Council meets at 5:30 p.m. today to review the bid since bids opened on July 28.

Doctors in Birmingham say patients should not rely on AI for self-diagnosis because its accuracy is not proven — they advise using it only to help prepare questions for visits.

UAB Hospital's Dr. Momaya explains that the tool frees up more time for face-to-face care.

VA facilities in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa will join a national psilocybin clinical trial to test new treatments for depression in veterans.

The study — dubbed PIVOT — will compare two dosages and measure changes in depression and PTSD symptoms.

Team USA para-cycling athletes are training at Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham as they prepare for the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Huntsville from Sept.

4 to Sept. 7 (training runs from Aug. 11 to 19) with events including individual time trials, road races, and a handcycle relay.

Joe Dean Jr., a longtime SEC basketball broadcaster and former athletics director at Birmingham-Southern, died at 71 after suffering from poor health—including a recent stroke—and his death was announced by longtime broadcast partner Tim Brando.

UAB freshman Brogan McNab made a key contested catch in practice today as he stepped into the receiver role.

Coach Mortensen said his play shows promise + the team will use this opportunity amid injuries to boost competition in camp.