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  • Former WBRC Sports Reporter, Husband Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

    Former WBRC Sports Reporter, Husband Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

    December 17, 2025

    HOOVER, Ala. — A family member pushed open the door to a quiet Hoover residence Tuesday morning, stepping into a shadowed scene where former WBRC sports reporter Christina Chambers and…

  • Netflix Plans 3-Part Natalee Holloway Docuseries

    Netflix Plans 3-Part Natalee Holloway Docuseries

    December 16, 2025

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Nearly 20 years after Natalee Holloway vanished during a graduation trip to Aruba, Netflix is preparing a three-part documentary series revisiting the case that gripped Birmingham, the…

  • Immigrants in Alabama Face Longer Prison Terms than Citizens for Similar Crimes, Investigation Finds

    Immigrants in Alabama Face Longer Prison Terms than Citizens for Similar Crimes, Investigation Finds

    December 15, 2025

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Immigrants convicted of crimes in Alabama are receiving significantly longer prison sentences than citizens convicted of similar offenses, raising fresh questions about bias and inequality in a…

  • Alabama Peanut Exports to China Plunge to Zero Amid Trump Tariff Fallout

    Alabama Peanut Exports to China Plunge to Zero Amid Trump Tariff Fallout

    December 14, 2025

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama’s peanut farmers are reeling from a total collapse in exports to China this year, with shipments of the state’s signature crop dropping from $19.2 million in…

  • Carjacking Sparks Multi-County Pursuit, Gunfire on Interstate 20

    Carjacking Sparks Multi-County Pursuit, Gunfire on Interstate 20

    December 13, 2025

    HEFLIN, Ala. — A frantic carjacking pursuit ignited a barrage of gunfire on Interstate 20 Friday night, as suspects fleeing Calhoun County deputies barreled into Cleburne County and triggered a…

  • Alabama Finally Approves First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licenses After Years of Delays

    Alabama Finally Approves First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licenses After Years of Delays

    December 12, 2025

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama took its most significant step yet toward legal access to medical marijuana this week, approving the state’s first dispensary licenses after years of political resistance, lawsuits…

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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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