Brittany Dionne
Reporter/Anchor
Birmingham, Ala.
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Award-winning journalist, Brittany Dionne, returns home to Birmingham, AL as a weekend evening anchor and nightside reporter at WBRC FOX6 News.
A graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and E.B. Erwin High School, Brittany has served as a broadcast journalist throughout the Southeast for more than a decade.
Brittany joined the WBRC FOX6 News team in February of 2019 after serving as a reporter and anchor for First Coast News in Jacksonville, FL. While in the “Sunshine State”, Brittany covered the terrorist attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Hurricane Michael and Hurricane Irma, and the disappearance of the El Faro container ship where 33 sailors perished after the ship sank upon sailing into the path of Hurricane Joaquin. While in Jacksonville, Brittany was also part of coverage that earned the news team the prestigious Regional Edward R. Murrow award for Hurricane Matthew coverage. Her contributions also led to several team members winning Emmys for coverage of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting.
Brittany began her journalism career in Columbus, GA at ABC/FOX affiliate WTVM News Leader 9. While in Columbus, Brittany served as a lead legal reporter and fill-in anchor. She also covered Fort Benning where she spent countless hours documenting life on post for our nation's heroes.
Brittany enjoys playing tennis, spending time with her family and pup "Gizmo", and reading.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 6:14 AM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
A relative of the Walker County inmate who allegedly froze to death while in custody is calling for justice.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 10:31 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
The horrific injury sparked more concern about athlete safety, especially among child competitors.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 10:48 AM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
Lights! Camera! Action! The Magic City is abuzz with talk of a movie being filmed in Birmingham. WBRC can confirm, Hallmark is in town shooting a movie!
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 3:52 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
After more than two decades, the Birmingham Mercedes Marathon’s founder announced Monday that the race had run its course.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
The flu season runs from October through May and by the end of October, the state was being slammed with cases. A map from the CDC showed the flu was spreading at a high level in Alabama.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 1:04 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne and WBRC Staff
The 20-minute video shows Pastor Michael Jennings of Vision of Abundant Life Ministries in Sylacauga, being confronted and arrested by police while watering flowers at a neighbor’s home.
Birmingham mother loses 3 sons to violence, prepares to bury son and nephew killed Labor Day weekend
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 9:44 AM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
The family of cousins killed while sitting in a car in Inglenook during the holiday weekend held a vigil for them Wednesday night in Inglenook Park.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 11:18 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Childersburg Police officers in the video state they got a call about a suspicious person and when they arrived, they asked Jennings his name, he complied, but then the officer asked for his identification, and that’s when Jennings told them he didn’t have to provide ID because he wasn’t committing a crime.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 3:24 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne and Debra Worley
An attorney for a Black pastor in Alabama who was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers in May is calling the incident “irrational, irresponsible and illegal.”
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:50 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Lewis Commons died from a pulmonary embolism on August 29, 2020, just days before his 63rd birthday. His wife, Francine Commons, battled grief but clung to her faith to remain strong while calling for equal access to emergency services.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 10:04 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Addiction scholars are calling foul on claims that touching a door, dollar or any object that comes into contact with the deadly drug fentanyl can put you at risk.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 7:36 AM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
“Her damage is permanent. Nothing can fix it, unfortunately. Her doctor said it’s up to God to tell if her vision will return,” said her mother Abbie Harkins.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 8:44 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Mental Health announced the awarding of funding to Indian Rivers Behavioral Health in Tuscaloosa to establish a regional behavioral health crisis diversion center.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 9:59 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP (Bradley) partnered with Legal Services Alabama to offer accessible and affordable business-oriented legal services to local Black small businesses and nonprofits throughout Birmingham.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 6:26 AM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
The picture shows the teacher posing in front of the children’s book Curious George, a popular read about an orphaned monkey from Africa. The teacher is smiling and giving a thumbs up, and at the bottom of the picture are the words: Celebrate Black History Month.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 1:53 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
Some people said they paid as much as 20% more to renew their car tag in 2022.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 10:52 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
Officials expect the first shipments to go out at the end of January, according to the official site.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 10:30 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
The Alabama Education Association says they’re working to keep schools open in light of the updated CDC guidelines, because the advocacy group says more needs to be done.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2021 at 11:11 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
Braylyn’s schoolmate and neighbor nine-year-old SJ O’Brien, spent his Christmas break raising money to help Braylyn’s family because Braylyn was diagnosed with Leukemia in May 2021.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 at 10:32 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s anti-viral pill, Paxlovid, on Wednesday to treat COVID-19.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 11:00 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
He said those who were vaccinated and were infected with COVID would likely have mild symptoms but the unvaccinated would likely have a far worse experience.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 10:58 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
Dr. Eric Mackey blamed the pandemic and said students needed time to recover.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 10:33 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
Officials with ALEA say certain factors must be at play before an Amber Alert is issued.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 5:40 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
“It said data entry, $20 an hour,” Patterson recalled.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2021 at 12:09 AM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Pelham woman speaks about being rescued from the top of a van during October flood
Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 7:22 AM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Good news in the battle against COVID-19. Hospitalizations continue to drop.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Studies show natural immunity from COVID-19 can be significant so some ask why vaccination is necessary.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 12:04 AM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Health leaders urged the community to not overload emergency rooms with non-emergency issues as they are filled up across the state.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 11:59 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Recovering from COVID-19 does offer natural immunity against the virus, according to health officials, but it’s not enough long-term.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 9:37 AM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
As more people got vaccinated, some had concerns about getting the flu shot and a COVID-19 vaccine at the same time.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2021 at 10:26 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Spann was not satisfied with Biden’s reasoning.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2021 at 10:55 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Elaine Meachum was still shaken up the next day when she showed WBRC the indention in the roof of her van that was about the size of a fingertip.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2021 at 10:59 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
It’s much needed money that’s going to help a lot of families but under certain circumstances. According to UAB Political Science Professor Peter Jones, you could find yourself paying the money back.
Updated: May. 10, 2021 at 10:36 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
A state health leader told WBRC the effort was needed to because the states vaccination rate was too low.
Updated: May. 9, 2021 at 6:29 AM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Deputy State Health Officer, Dr. Karen Landers, said it’s important to think about those unable to leave their homes or with inadequate transportation.
Updated: May. 3, 2021 at 5:08 AM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Experts said it’s a seller’s market and once you find a good home, it’s important to move quickly, but it’s that rush, a local scam expert said is causing people to fall victim to schemes.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2021 at 10:37 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
According to our research, it’s ok to switch back and forth between the two but it’s how you switch that could cause a problem.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 6:56 AM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
The wasted doses are from Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 10:07 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
For the first time in the U.S., a university announced it would require all on-campus students to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 11:00 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
The suit accuses JUUL Labs of helping create a vaping epidemic among school-aged children by making their products attractive to children.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 8:58 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
The state prefers for people to return to the site you were originally vaccinated to keep the system running smoothly.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2021 at 10:45 PM CDT
|By Brittany Dionne
Updated guidelines from the FDA state that the vaccine can now withstand storage in a standard vaccine freezer for up to 14 days.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 5:34 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
95% of children in Alabama will benefit from the bill.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2021 at 10:10 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
The CDC previously said the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines should not be used together as a first and second dose, but as mass vaccination efforts continue across the country, and the supply of the vaccines was stretched thin, mixing the vaccines may be necessary.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2021 at 10:47 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
Head of the Alabama hospital association, Dr. Don Williamson said the decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations was due to several factors: some good, others bad.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 10:46 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
Deputy state health officer, Dr. Karen Landers with The Alabama Department of Public Health said the plan was to have a vaccine sign-up online portal in use by the end of January.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2021 at 10:19 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
The state hoped to soon go to the people instead of the other way around.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 6:16 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency told WBRC that they were aware of the threat and were working to secure our state capitol in Montgomery.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 10:27 PM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
Infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Saag said more than 250 people across the state had gotten the treatment and out of that number, only five needed to be hospitalized.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2021 at 6:03 AM CST
|By Brittany Dionne
Health leaders with the University of California and Brown University theorized only administering a single dose of COVID-19 vaccines, instead of giving second doses, to allow more people to be vaccinated.
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