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Mysterious Book Appears in Birmingham Mailboxes, Carrying a 19th-Century Religious Message
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Residents across the Birmingham metro area have opened their mailboxes in recent days to find an unusual delivery: a free copy of a thick religious book titled The Great Controversy. The unsolicited book, often addressed simply to “Resident,” has sparked curiosity and confusion across neighborhoods from Gardendale to Hoover, with many recipients…
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Cumulus Media Bankruptcy Adds Uncertainty to Birmingham’s Talk 99.5, Sports Stations
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. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week as part of a prepackaged deal with lenders that the company says will wipe out most of…
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Coast Guard to Purchase Birmingham-Southern Campus for Training Center
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 192-acre campus, which closed in May 2024 after the private liberal arts college shuttered amid financial woes, meets and exceeds the Coast Guard’s requirements outlined…
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AI Factory Plan in Oxmoor Valley Tests Birmingham’s Appetite for Big Tech
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 on new large-scale data centers amid growing environmental and neighborhood concerns. Nebius Group N.V., an Amsterdam-based firm that develops AI computing infrastructure, has filed permits…
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Birmingham Grants $1.5 Million Incentive for 2026 Extreme Sports Festival at City Walk
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 the 2026 FISE World Series tour. The Birmingham City Council passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Randall Woodfin to execute an agreement with Hurricane Group, the…
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Two Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide at Brookwood Hospital in Homewood
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 officers and fire personnel responded to a report of possible shots fired at Brookwood Baptist Medical Center just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday. When they arrived,…
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