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Birmingham, Alabama
Joined November 2007
Alabama cities wake up to record low temperatures today: How cold was it where you live?
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More below-average temperatures expected today.
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Johnson: After a venomous race, Woodfin’s KO was an emphatic call to finish the job
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Voters wanted something to vote for; instead they were given plenty to vote against. So, they stayed home.
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‘It’s capital murder’: Man fired fatal shots to keep people away from Birmingham drug house, police say
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Police testified Cameron Keyshawn Jackson told roommates "if someone pulled up, he was going to shoot them.”
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Voting machine issues? All resolved with no impact on results, officials say
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Birmingham city clerk says backup systems functioned properly, allowing all votes to be processed despite equipment malfunctions reported by some voters.
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Trump administration: Alabama, other states must remove ‘poison’ gender ideology from sex ed
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The Alabama Department of Public Health could forfeit $2.1 million in federal funding if it fails to remove the material.
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20-year-old charged with capital murder in Birmingham shooting
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Dorian Talley, 20, is charged with capital murder in the Aug. 12 shooting death of Quindarius Allen, and attempted murder.
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Popular Birmingham bar closing to move to new downtown development
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“The space will be a little more intimate, but with a lot of the same design character,” said owner David Carrigan.
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34-year-old woman killed while walking on Birmingham interstate
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The crash happened at 3:54 a.m. Monday on the interstate at Messer Airport Highway, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
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Man serving life without parole for murder dies in Alabama prison infirmary
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Randy L. Matkins, 68, was found unresponsive by medical staff at William Donaldson Correctional Facility.
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Old Farmer’s Almanac 2025 winter outlook: What can Alabama expect?
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Meteorological winter begins Dec. 1.
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Alabama’s new $400 million State House on track to be ready to use in 2026
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The Retirement Systems of Alabama is constructing the new State House to replace the 60-year-old one in use now.
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Young mayoral candidate shocked by immaturity of Birmingham politics
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Jerimy Littlepage, 26, expresses surprise at the unprofessional behavior during Birmingham's campaign season that included social media insults and a defamation lawsuit.
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Longtime mayor makes political comeback in Fultondale: ‘Back to business’
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Fultondale's Jim Lowery bested incumbent Mayor Larry Holcomb with 932 votes to Holcomb’s 380 votes Tuesday night.
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Political protest truck featuring a llama and a casket rolls through Birmingham
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The rolling political display featuring a llama and a casket this afternoon is an apparent criticism of Mayor Randall Woodfin's response to crime in the city.
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An incumbent Alabama mayor’s campaign signs dominate town. His opponent says, ‘pathetic’
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Dozens of campaign signs promoting Tarrant Mayor Wayman Newton appear to have grabbed the attention and irked one of his challengers who took to social media to lament the sight.
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Man killed, woman wounded in Jasper shooting that locked down school; suspect in custody
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Jasper police responded late Tuesday morning to the shooting in the area of Devon Drive and 20th Avenue East.
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In this central Alabama town, there’s only one seat left open on election day
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Only two names are on the Hueytown city ballot this year.
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Election day in Clay begins with controversy over stolen campaign signs
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Voters head to polls amid controversy as non-incumbent candidates' signs were removed from key locations before election day.
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Alabama superintendent addresses ‘false narrative’ of inappropriate photos at middle school dance
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The interim superintendent said students accused of inappropriate conduct were immediately removed from the event.
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Woman struck, killed while walking on I-59/20 in Birmingham
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The crash happened at 3:54 a.m. Monday on the interstate at Messer Airport Highway.
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