The Birmingham City Schools superintendent was named 2025-26 Outstanding Superintendent of the Year by the AEA.

A federal lawsuit contests the state takeover of the water works and three state court cases challenge the firing of thee senior managers.

Barnett Wright, who has led Birmingham’s legacy minority newspaper for the past decade, announced this week that he is ...

Paul Vercher, U.S. Steel’s senior director of state government affairs, spoke to the Jefferson County Commission during a meeting Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Your support helps us ...

U.S. Steel’s $70 million investment in its Fairfield Works is just an indication of what the steelmaker plans to bring to western Jefferson County.

During a press conference at City Hall, Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the launch of Birmingham’s Black Male Initiative, a ...

“The rating change reflects the system’s weakening liquidity position and aging assets, coupled with a substantial ...

The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday denied two liquor license applications, including one to a group that surrendered its license last year for illegally selling alcohol despite claiming to be a ...

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