Olivia McMurrey

“We're actually treating this like a disaster,” food bank executive said.

Thousands of Alabamians participated in the protests against President Donald Trump, part of national demonstrations that drew millions.

The documentary tells the story of Alabama prison conditions through video shot by people incarcerated in state prisons.

The park is credited with sparking commercial and residential growth in Birmingham’s downtown area.

The city is focusing on programs to bolster its affordable housing inventory, reduce homelessness and poverty and ramp up community development.

The federal budget bill could cut food assistance for nearly 800,000 Alabamians and hike health care costs for tens of thousands, speakers said in a town hall.

At least two Birmingham-area nonprofits have lost funding with cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts, a third’s grant is under review and arts community leaders expect a trickle-down effect that could reach a host of programs and events.

The offer to buy the utility is an attempt to block a new law the governor signed Wednesday that would restructure that board and lessen Birmingham’s influence over it.

The BWW general manager said Birmingham Water Works customers will not experience service disruptions, and ongoing infrastructure improvements will continue after the Legislature’s passage of a bill to dissolve the current water board and set up a regional board.

The Senate could vote as early as Thursday on a bill to restructure the Birmingham Water Works Board and dilute the city's influence.

Antwon Womack is running for the Birmingham BOE District 8 seat on a platform of responsible spending and increased mental health services for students.

While Alabama boasts an unemployment rate that is among the lowest in the country, its workforce participation rate consistently lags the national average, meaning a large portion of Alabamians are…

The Alabama Humanities Alliance has suspended all grantmaking and halted booking Road Scholars visits in response to DOGE-recommended cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities.

At least 11 National Park Service employees and a lease at one visitors’ center in Alabama have been terminated by the Trump administration’s government efficiency office.

Leases for IRS, National Labor Relations Board and Mine Safety and Health Administration offices in Birmingham were canceled as part of the DOGE cuts.

Residents of Birmingham’s Red Mountain, Crestline and Crestwood communities looked at the overall Framework Plan for the southern area of the city during a standing-room-only meeting.

The city’s Planning and Zoning Committee discussed a new proposal for limiting short-term rentals in Birmingham and advanced it for further consideration by councilors.

Once considered a model of citizen participation, the influence of the neighborhood association system is waning as participation lags and leaders complain of declining attention from the city.

The city of Birmingham may apply for a federal grant to study opportunities for solar-energy projects.

Residents talked about the pros and cons of the project during a public hearing Tuesday.