Smitherman was the first African American female judge in Jefferson County and Birmingham’s first Black female mayor.

More than 4,000 miles and the Atlantic Ocean separate Alabama from the Emerald Isle, but in March that won't matter to ...

A program meant to help low-income Alabamians pay their utility bills has resumed two weeks after it was canceled due to an ...

Emboldened conservative state legislators in the Deep South force academic leadership to curtail inclusive curricula and classroom discussion.

Lace up those running shoes—the organizers of the BHM26.2 are kicking off the brand-new Alabama Race Series with the Cookie Fix Cookie Crusher VH5K on Saturday, April 19 🏃 #bhm26.2 #thealabamaraceser ...

Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't born in Alabama, but his legacy and impact are felt throughout the state and in the heart of Birmingham. While at college in Boston, he met his wife, Coretta Scott King.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 200,000 counterfeit U.S. Forever Stamps at the inland Port of Birmingham in Alabama ...

C Spire partnered with California-based software development company Cisco to execute a modern work environment that aims to ...

Jacobs Chapel CME Church in Talladega will hold a Black Heritage Celebration on Sunday at 2 p.m. with speaker Myeisha ...

John Charles Ford, 77, passed away on February 13, 2025. John was born on Nov. 30, 1947 in Chattanooga to the late Alvin and ...

An Alabama city suspended its entire police department Thursday after most of its officers were indicted by a grand jury on ...

BREAK: It's time to plan your spring vacay... here are 12 places within a 5-hour drive of Birmingham. Where are you headed ...