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Tree falls on Birmingham home overnight, killing one in Spring Lake…

The fatality occurred overnight in Birmingham's Spring Lake neighborhood; the cause and victim's identity have not been released.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Meet the Pressure
Published 10:02 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on this story, from Meet the Pressure at 10:02 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are WVTM Channel 13's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance

First reported by WVTM Channel 13: “Tree falls on Birmingham home overnight, killing one in Spring Lake neighborhood”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 10:02 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
BBN covered this story before: At least 4 dead as Isaias brings threat of floods across the Southeast (October 10).

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WVTM Channel 13Tree falls on Birmingham home overnight, killing one in Spring Lake neighborhood

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA tree came down on a house in Birmingham, Alabama, overnight. One person is dead.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt happened in the Spring Lake neighborhood, according to WVTM Channel 13. The station's report is brief, and so far we have no more detail.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNo name has been released in our reporting. Nor a cause, or whether the weather played a part. We will not guess.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOur thoughts are with that family, and with the neighbors who woke up to it.

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The story so far

Oct 10At least 4 dead as Isaias brings threat of floods across the Southeast · CBS News
Oct 11Tree falls on Birmingham home overnight, killing one in Spring Lake… (this story)