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  • Woman Shot on Oak Grove Road Near Lakeshore Parkway, Birmingham Police Investigating

    Woman Shot on Oak Grove Road Near Lakeshore Parkway, Birmingham Police Investigating

    January 15, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham police are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting that left a woman wounded off Lakeshore Parkway. Officers responded to the 1200 block of Oak Grove Road after…

  • Alabama Bill to Arm Local Police with Immigration Powers Draws Federal Echoes

    Alabama Bill to Arm Local Police with Immigration Powers Draws Federal Echoes

    January 14, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A bill prefiled by Rep. Ernie Yarbrough, R-Trinity, would hand Alabama sheriffs and police broad new authority to arrest and detain people they suspect are undocumented immigrants,…

  • Dead Dogs Found in Backyard Lead to Animal Cruelty Arrests in Lee County

    Dead Dogs Found in Backyard Lead to Animal Cruelty Arrests in Lee County

    January 13, 2026

    BEAUREGARD, Ala. — Three people are in the Lee County Jail after deputies say they found 29 dead dogs piled in a backyard and more than two dozen others emaciated…

  • Teen Killed, Classmate Wounded in West Birmingham Shooting

    Teen Killed, Classmate Wounded in West Birmingham Shooting

    January 12, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Pleasant Grove High School senior was killed and a classmate wounded in a Saturday night shooting that underscored lingering gun violence in Birmingham even as the…

  • Jefferson County Shuts Down Bid to Expand Zoning at Infamous ‘Boobie Trap’ Site

    Jefferson County Shuts Down Bid to Expand Zoning at Infamous ‘Boobie Trap’ Site

    January 11, 2026

    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — One of Alabama’s most notorious strip clubs may be gone, but the fight over what comes next at the former Wesley’s Boobie Trap property is very…

  • Realtor.com Ranks Birmingham Among Best Cities for First-Time Homebuyers

    Realtor.com Ranks Birmingham Among Best Cities for First-Time Homebuyers

    January 10, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham has been named the nation’s No. 4 market for first-time homebuyers in a new 2026 ranking from Realtor.com, a rare bit of good news for younger…

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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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