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  • Cumulus Media Bankruptcy Adds Uncertainty to Birmingham’s Talk 99.5, Sports Stations

    Cumulus Media Bankruptcy Adds Uncertainty to Birmingham’s Talk 99.5, Sports Stations

    March 6, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Cumulus Media’s prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy is not expected to immediately change programming at its Birmingham radio stations, including conservative talk outlet Talk 99.5. Cumulus Media Inc….

  • Coast Guard to Purchase Birmingham-Southern Campus for Training Center

    Coast Guard to Purchase Birmingham-Southern Campus for Training Center

    March 5, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The U.S. Coast Guard has selected the former Birmingham-Southern College campus for a new training center, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt and other Alabama officials announced Wednesday. The…

  • AI Factory Plan in Oxmoor Valley Tests Birmingham’s Appetite for Big Tech

    AI Factory Plan in Oxmoor Valley Tests Birmingham’s Appetite for Big Tech

    March 4, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Dutch artificial intelligence infrastructure company is moving ahead with plans for a sprawling “AI factory” along Lakeshore Parkway in Birmingham, even as city leaders hit pause…

  • Birmingham Grants $1.5 Million Incentive for 2026 Extreme Sports Festival at City Walk

    Birmingham Grants $1.5 Million Incentive for 2026 Extreme Sports Festival at City Walk

    March 3, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An international extreme sports competition is coming to downtown Birmingham after city leaders approved up to $1.5 million in lodging tax incentives to secure a stop on…

  • Two Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide at Brookwood Hospital in Homewood

    Two Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide at Brookwood Hospital in Homewood

    March 2, 2026

    HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Two people were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital in Homewood on Saturday night, according to police. The Homewood Police Department said…

  • Red Mountain Park Adds Accessible Restrooms, Water Fountains as it Builds on Birmingham’s Past

    Red Mountain Park Adds Accessible Restrooms, Water Fountains as it Builds on Birmingham’s Past

    March 1, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Red Mountain Park, the vast urban green space built atop Birmingham’s former iron ore mines, has opened a new pavilion with permanent, universally accessible restrooms and water…

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The Birmingham Free Press

The Birmingham Free Press was established in 1997 as an independent news and entertainment source. We publish a variety of books, magazines, and comics, along with our flagship, broadsheet newspaper.

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