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The inaugural Smithfield Public Art Walk, designed to celebrate the neighborhood’s past, present and future, is scheduled for ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT) — The Alpha Phi chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity celebrated its 101st Anniversary over the ...

Nominations for third-quarter 2025 are open through July 9; submit a nomination online. Elizabeth Caine, vice president at ...

Rice said his goal as mayor would be to make Ensley and other Birmingham neighborhoods as safe and comfortable as Highland ...

Frank Matthews, the 69-year-old former gang liaison says the current mayoral field ignores crime and economic development ...

With over 8,000 police officers and firefighters from 70 countries across 1,600 medal events and 60 sports, Birmingham seems ...

Ed Farm successfully concluded its highly anticipated Future of Learning Summit 2025 (FOLS2025), a transformative two-day ...

Gregory is Gardendale’s first homicide this year, and the first since 2023. In all of Jefferson County, there have been 56 ...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin got a shoutout this week from Nick Cannon for the city’s more than 50 percent drop in ...

The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday delayed a vote to purchase about 100 new surveillance cameras for the police ...

But businesses in Birmingham have felt the ripple effects of gun violence. Following the mass shooting at Hush Hookah/Cigar ...