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Opinion: Downtown Birmingham’s Parking Problem is Pushing People Away
by The Birmingham Free Press editorial staff One of the quiet joys of living in Birmingham used to be how easy it was to park downtown. You didn’t need an…
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Federal Panel Exempts Gulf Oil and Gas Operations from Endangered Species Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal panel has voted to exempt Gulf of Mexico oil and gas activities from key Endangered Species Act protections, invoking a rarely used national‑security pathway that…
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Birmingham Nonprofit Says $60,000 Skid Steer Stolen from Fountain Heights Park Project
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Birmingham nonprofit renovating abandoned tennis courts at Fountain Heights Park says a skid steer worth about $60,000 was stolen from the job site, slowing work on…
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Birmingham to Spend $2 Million on Interstate Lighting in Dark Stretches
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham is set to devote $2 million to an interstate-lighting project aimed at brightening long-standing dark stretches on two of the city’s most heavily traveled highways, including…
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Jury Awards $70M to Alabama Man in Tyson Chicken Plant Spill Lawsuit
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — A Walker County jury has awarded more than $70 million to an Alabama man who said a Tyson Farms wastewater spill caused a flesh-eating bacterial infection, turning…
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Right-Wing Sites Blast ABC 33/40 Anchor for Quoting Muslim Brotherhood Founder on Air
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Conservative outlets criticized a Birmingham television anchor for closing a newscast with a quote attributed to the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, calling it inappropriate amid ongoing…
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