Year: 2026

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Barnett Wright, executive editor of The Birmingham Times, will leave his post Feb. 27 after roughly a decade in the role, closing out a period in which…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A gigantic Basilosaurus skeleton with deep Alabama roots is now greeting visitors in the lobby of McWane Science Center, offering a larger‑than‑life welcome to downtown Birmingham’s family‑friendly…

MONTEVALLO, Ala. — The University of Montevallo, long known as Alabama’s only public liberal arts college and a haven for quirky, creative students, is cutting a slate of minors and…

CALERA, Ala. — A 23-year-old woman was shot to death in a north Calera home Thursday night, the latest domestic violence killing to rattle a community on Birmingham’s southern fringe….

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Nearly a year after a grand jury said the Hanceville Police Department had become a “criminal enterprise” and urged that it be “immediately abolished,” city leaders have…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama lawmaker’s bid to restrict so‑called “chemtrails” is drawing new attention to a long‑running conspiracy theory that scientists say has no basis in fact, even as…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers are again pushing to require public schools to post the Ten Commandments, this time targeting fifth- through 12th-grade history classrooms in a move critics say…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two 16-year-old boys are facing murder charges in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in Birmingham’s Ensley neighborhood earlier this month, authorities said. The Birmingham Police…

BROOKSIDE, Ala. — The town of Brookside has agreed to a proposed $1.5 million class-action settlement that would compensate thousands of drivers and impose sweeping reforms after years of allegations…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The city of Birmingham is investing $100,000 in its growing network of urban farms through a new grant program administered by Jones Valley Teaching Farm, a nonprofit…