Tag: BIRMINGHAM

The Billy Graham Crusade for Christ in Birmingham's Legion Field in 1972 marked a difference.

All seven appointments have been made to the newly restructured Birmingham Regional Water Board ahead of the board’s first meeting on Wednesday.

The Birmingham City Council voted at a special-called meeting on Thursday to ratify a purchase agreement to buy the assets of the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) despite a new law changing it into a regional board being signed into law on Wednesday.

Hours after Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law changing how the Birmingham Water Works Board is governed, the body voted to sell all of its assets to the City of Birmingham, despite the bill going into effect immediately.

Governor Kay Ivey signed into law legislation on Wednesday changing how the Birmingham Water Works Board is governed, according to a spokesperson.

The 2025 municipal election season is underway, and new and incumbent candidates around the state have hit the campaign trail, working to win votes and raise money.

After hours of Democratic lawmakers' pushback, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday overhauling the governance of the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB), sending it to the governor’s desk to become law.

Amended legislation changing how Birmingham Water Works is governed passed the Senate unanimously on Thursday.

State Senator Bobby Singleton's (D-Greensboro) obsession with Elon Musk knows no bounds.

A new business is coming to the former location of Hush Hookah Lounge in Birmingham’s Five Points South; Opulence Drag Lounge & Taqueria has been announced as the new tenants.

An image familiar to most Alabamians is being used as a fundraiser for the Birmingham AIDS Outreach. BAO is associated with many pro-LGBTQ causes in the Birmingham area.

Two free concerts are slated by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra at breweries in Birmingham.

Mayor Randall Woodfin recently took to the Birmingham Reddit webpage where he hosted an "ask me anything" (AMA) style conversation titled, "I am Randall Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham. AMA!"

The man charged in a string of murders across Birmingham, including the Five Points South mass shooting, is now charged with three more murders.

Monday, the City of Pelham announced it purchased the amphitheater, its parking lot and the adjoining property along the creek for $5.3 million.

Birmingham interim police chief Micheal Pickett just released a “7-Point Crime Reduction Strategy” that includes the City of Birmingham relying on the same federal partners Woodfin dismissed to help decrease crime.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin recently bashed President Donald Trump’s executive actions in his first days of the administration, calling it the "Alabama-fication" of the U.S. Government.

Fresh off performing at President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, country music star Jason Aldean announced his "Full Throttle Tour 25," which will include a visit to Birmingham in September.

It was an average weeknight in Birmingham when I stood atop the Vulcan statue. Snow on the ground. I was looking at the city below, standing beneath Vulcan’s massive butt cheeks.

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) took aim at those accusing her of mudslinging in the race to replace Birmingham’s Mayor Randall Woodfin, arguing that she was focused on “facts.”

Her lowest point came when her ‘83 Toyota gave out. It was the day of her son’s 12th birthday. She had been picking up extra gigs lately so she could afford a birthday present for her boy.

Brittney Baxter was born and raised in Birmingham but moved to Mobile where she attended the University of Mobile. She now lives with her family on the north side of Malibu, along the Pacific Coast Highway, where she can see the devastation of multiple wildfires.

On Monday, the City of Birmingham released the “Birmingham Crime Commission Report” which takes a comprehensive look at the city's rising violent crime and homicide rates. The report paints a grim picture of current circumstances by piecing together details about the rise in crime and the lack of infrastructure and funds to properly address them. 

The Birmingham Police Department is relaunching “Operation Knight Rider” after receiving information there may be street racing and exhibition driving from Atlanta to Birmingham on New Year’s Eve.

As Alabama's leaders lament the ongoing influx of migrants entering the state, one organization that facilitates resettling refugees in Alabama claims to currently partner with the state legislature and has former House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, now the Madison County Commission chairman, and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle on its board.

Here are 10 steps Woodfin has taken to combat violent crime with no luck yet.

Ahead of an event for the Alabama Bankers Association at The Club in Birmingham, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) spoke with the media about the push in Alabama to ban Glock switches after one was reportedly used over the weekend in a shooting that left four dead and 17 others injured.