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  • Alabama Music Hall of Fame Fires Executive Director After Audit Cites $65,000 in Misspent Funds

    Alabama Music Hall of Fame Fires Executive Director After Audit Cites $65,000 in Misspent Funds

    August 1, 2025

    TUSCUMBIA, Ala. — The board of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame has fired Executive Director Sandra Killen Burroughs after a state audit uncovered more than two dozen significant issues…

  • Costco Announces Plan For New Irondale Store, Marking Major Development For Birmingham Metro

    Costco Announces Plan For New Irondale Store, Marking Major Development For Birmingham Metro

    July 31, 2025

    IRONDALE, Ala. — Wholesale giant Costco has announced plans to open a new 152,000-square-foot warehouse and self-service gas station in Irondale, representing a $105 million investment expected to reshape the…

  • Alabama Power Sued Over Coal Ash Pollution at Gadsden Steam Plant

    Alabama Power Sued Over Coal Ash Pollution at Gadsden Steam Plant

    July 30, 2025

    GADSDEN, Ala. — A new federal lawsuit alleges that Alabama Power’s capped coal ash pond at the former Gadsden Steam Plant is continuing to contaminate groundwater along the Coosa River,…

  • Walker County Jail Faces New Indictments After Inmate’s Death

    Walker County Jail Faces New Indictments After Inmate’s Death

    July 29, 2025

    JASPER, Ala. — Six more employees at the Walker County Jail have been indicted in connection with the 2023 death of Tony Mitchell, intensifying scrutiny on jail practices after a…

  • Home Depot Garden Center in Inverness Closes Amid Wildlife Intrusion

    Home Depot Garden Center in Inverness Closes Amid Wildlife Intrusion

    July 28, 2025

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Home Depot store in Inverness off U.S. Highway 280 in Alabama has closed its garden center for more than a week following reports of raccoons with…

  • Teenager Fatally Shot in Birmingham’s Gate City Neighborhood, Police Investigating

    Teenager Fatally Shot in Birmingham’s Gate City Neighborhood, Police Investigating

    July 27, 2025

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A teenager died after a shooting in Birmingham’s Gate City neighborhood Friday morning, according to authorities. The incident occurred just after 8:30a.m. in the 7500 block of…

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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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