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Gunfire Mars Selma Jubilee as City Marks Bloody Sunday’s Legacy
SELMA, Ala. — A weekend meant to honor nonviolent resistance and the fight for voting rights was scarred by gunfire as two separate shootings left eight people injured during Selma’s annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, authorities said. Selma police said the first shooting happened around 1:25 a.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of Alabama Avenue, near…
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Alabama Pushes Ahead to Execute Disabled 75-Year-Old Who Didn’t Kill
UPDATE: Gov. Ivey has commuted Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton’s death sentence. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is scheduled to put 75-year-old Charles “Sonny” Burton to death Thursday for a 1991 killing during a Talladega auto parts store robbery, even though the state acknowledges he did not fire the fatal shot. Burton’s pending execution by nitrogen gas has…
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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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