Birmingham Free Press

Environmental Groups Sue Trump Over Coke Oven Pollution Rollback, Citing Threats to North Birmingham

January 9, 2026

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Environmental and community groups are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over a late‑2025 move to relax air pollution rules for steel industry coke ovens, a change advocates…
Anti-Trump Sign Feud Lands Helena Man in Jail on Explosives Charges

January 8, 2026

HELENA, Ala. — A months-long feud over an anti-Trump yard sign in Helena has left a 66-year-old man jailed on explosives and assault charges, turning a neighborhood dispute into a…
Alabama Noncitizen Voting Case Undercuts MAGA Claims of Widespread Fraud

January 7, 2026

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama officials have ordered 186 noncitizens removed from the state’s voter rolls and identified 25 who appear to have cast ballots illegally, a narrow case that voting…
Editorial: Tuberville’s Candidacy Promises More Stagnation, Not Change

January 6, 2026

by the Birmingham Free Press Editorial Staff Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s announcement that he will run for governor of Alabama brings little surprise and even less promise. With Donald Trump now…
Teen Charged in Birmingham’s First Homicide of 2026

January 5, 2026

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A 15-year-old boy is charged with capital murder in Birmingham’s first homicide of 2026 after a 33-year-old father was found shot to death in a car in…
Fort Payne’s Sock Legacy Shredded as Renfro Plant Cuts 455 Workers Loose

January 4, 2026

FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Renfro Brands’ sock plant closure in Fort Payne eliminated 455 jobs on Dec. 27, 2025, dealing a heavy blow to one of northeast Alabama’s last remaining…