BIRMINGHAM, Ala — A large Patriot Front banner erected on the Elton B. Stephens Expressway southbound was spotted and taken down within hours on Feb. 22, 2026, continuing a pattern of the white supremacist group’s low-profile propaganda efforts in the Birmingham area. Patriot Front, which accounted for about 82% of U.S. white supremacist propaganda incidents…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate has passed legislation that would prohibit sex education for public school students in kindergarten through fourth grade and require an abstinence-only approach, known as “sexual risk avoidance,” for older grades, despite the state’s persistently high rates of teen births and sexually transmitted infections. Senate Bill 209, approved last week…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Allegations that a local disc jockey moonlights as an ICE agent have ignited a digital firestorm in Birmingham’s nightlife scene, highlighting America’s deepening divide over immigration without a street protest in sight. The controversy erupted this week on Reddit’s r/Birmingham subreddit, where users claimed a DJ known as “Ben R” is secretly…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Pedestrians and runners who brave the narrow Hollywood Boulevard overpass across U.S. 280 between Homewood and Mountain Brook could soon see long-awaited safety improvements, as local leaders move forward with plans to add protected pedestrian access to the busy crossing. The existing bridge, marked by the iconic “Hollywood” sign on 280, has…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A self-described Ensley nonprofit that promised to mentor youth and feed the community instead drew the attention of undercover police — for its beer selection. Happy Hour Hangout, operating out of Avenue C in Ensley, told the city its mission was to help young people and provide food donations. City officials, however,…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — President Donald Trump has turned to a small circle of high-profile climate skeptics — including two Alabama scientists — to shape new federal climate rules, even as Alabama lawmakers push a bill that would bar the state from adopting stronger environmental protections than Washington. The five-member group, sometimes described by critics as…