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Data Center Alabama News
‘Absolutely nothing has been there’ — Residents, activists struggle to get answers on Bessemer data center

Over a year into the planned development of a large-scale data center in Bessemer, residents and activists continue to struggle for transparency and clarity about what is shaping up to be one of the world’s largest data centers.

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Britt questions Bessemer data center project’s effect on power rates: ‘We have the highest power rates in the Southeast — I think that is unacceptable’

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) questioned on Tuesday the effect a Bessemer data center would have on already high power rates in Alabama. 

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Coalition seeks Ivey intervention, says proposed Bessemer data center and Northern Beltline on a ‘preventable collision course’

The Coalition for Regional Transportation has sent a letter to Governor Kay Ivey asking the state to intervene before the City of Bessemer approves the current plan for the controversial data center.

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Bessemer capital murder suspect detained by U.S. Border Patrol attempting to flee to Mexico

The U.S. Border Patrol detained a Bessemer murder suspect attempting to flee to Mexico on Monday.

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Bessemer’s vacant Westlake Mall to undergo extreme renovation to become ‘Marvel City Business Park’

After 16 years of sitting vacant, the former Westlake Mall in Bessemer is getting a makeover.

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Judge orders third union vote at Bessemer Amazon center after finding 'unfair labor practices'

A labor judge has ordered yet another vote for unionization at the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer after a years-long drama surrounding multiple elections for the facility.  

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Outspoken left-wing, pro-Kamala Democrat Judge David Carpenter allowed Bessemer triple homicide suspect out on bond for separate 2022 shooting death

Three people were shot and killed at a Bessemer gas station over the Labor Day holiday weekend allegedly by a 20-year-old suspect who was awaiting trial for another shooting death after being released on bond by Democrat Circuit Court Judge David Carpenter.

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Man given bond following shooting death of child now suspected in Bessemer triple shooting

The suspect in a deadly triple shooting at a Bessemer gas station is facing capital murder, but according to court documents, it’s not his first time being the center of a shooting death investigation.

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Jim Zeigler: Two Alabama Democrat cities in national top 5 for crime

Bessemer and Birmingham are in the top five cities in crime.

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U.S. Marshals arrest Jefferson County road rage murder suspect

The U.S. Marshals Service conducted an operation in Jefferson County to make an arrest in connection to a May 16 murder investigation.

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Birmingham continues violent crime wave as suburbs are both most dangerous and safest municipalities in U.S.

Last year was Birmingham’s most violent year since the early 1990s, and several sources have ranked the city one of the most unsafe in the country. Meanwhile, Birmingham suburbs like Vestavia Hills and Mountian Brook had considerably low crime rates in 2022, and Vestavia even ranked among the safest places to live in the United States.

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Labor board concludes 'Amazon violated labor laws' at Bessemer facility

By Craig Monger   After a labor board threw out the first vote, Amazon workers in Bessemer will get to vote a second time whether to...

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Job fair in Bessemer on Tuesday

By Brandon Moseley Congresswoman Terri Sewell’s (D-AL07) job fair is being held this year in Bessemer on Tuesday, Nov. 9. “Since coming...