The Alabama Initiative for Independent Journalism is suspending publication of BirminghamWatch until at least early September as it is unable to secure enough bridge funding to operate until grant ...

The water works board may ask for an AG’s opinion after lawyers said a law restructuring the board bars it from giving money ...

A report by the Public Affairs Research Council highlights lower homicide rates in Birmingham and Jefferson County.

Alumni of West End High School used to gather for an annual picnic after the school closed in 2008, and that event grew to a ...

The city is catching up after unusually heavy rainfall this summer hampered work to cut overgrowth on nuisance properties.

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David Russell can often be found at local seats of government. It is rare that the 74-year-old retired insurance salesman is ...

A member of the Birmingham Youth and Young Adult Fellowship Choir belts it out during a mini-performance for the Jefferson County Commission. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) ...

The Birmingham Youth and Young Adult Fellowship Choir, which earned the golden buzzer from judge Simon Cowell to send it to ...

The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday accepted three bids from Dunn Construction Co. totaling $12.7 million for citywide ...