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  • Hours-Long Hoover Motel Standoff Ends With Tuscaloosa Rape Suspect’s Arrest

    Hours-Long Hoover Motel Standoff Ends With Tuscaloosa Rape Suspect’s Arrest

    January 27, 2026

    HOOVER, Ala. — A Tuscaloosa County rape suspect is in custody after an hours-long standoff at a Hoover motel ended when the man fell through an attic space into a…

  • USDA Designates 19 Alabama Counties as Disaster Areas Amid Worsening Drought

    USDA Designates 19 Alabama Counties as Disaster Areas Amid Worsening Drought

    January 26, 2026

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 19 Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas due to prolonged severe drought, opening access to emergency loans for farmers…

  • 81 Gallons of Illegal Moonshine Found in Traffic Stop Near Dothan

    81 Gallons of Illegal Moonshine Found in Traffic Stop Near Dothan

    January 25, 2026

    OZARK, Ala. (AP) — A 61-year-old Florida man faces felony charges after Alabama police seized 81 gallons of illegal moonshine from his vehicle during a traffic stop earlier this month,…

  • Alabama Methodist Property Fights Test Limits of Church-State Law Amid LGBTQ+ Schism

    Alabama Methodist Property Fights Test Limits of Church-State Law Amid LGBTQ+ Schism

    January 24, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama courts are navigating a delicate boundary in United Methodist Church property disputes fueled by the denomination’s embrace of LGBTQ+ inclusion, applying state law to deeds and…

  • Alabama Supreme Court Clears Path for More Executions as State Doubles Down on Death Penalty

    Alabama Supreme Court Clears Path for More Executions as State Doubles Down on Death Penalty

    January 23, 2026

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court has once again cleared the way for executions on death row, tightening the state’s grip on capital punishment even as critics say Alabama…

  • Drummond Wins $256 Million Verdict in Long-Running Defamation Fight

    Drummond Wins $256 Million Verdict in Long-Running Defamation Fight

    January 22, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal jury has awarded Birmingham-based Drummond Co. $256 million in a long-running defamation and racketeering case over allegations that the coal company backed violent paramilitary groups…

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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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