A Birmingham salon owner and two employees are under arrest after a dispute over the cost of a client’s braids was recorded and went viral on social media. Aissatou Camara, 32, Julia Ondo, 30, and ...

A 31-year-old man was killed in an industrial accident at a Birmingham steel fabricator, but authorities said he had no ties to the mill. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as ...

Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett is causing quite the stir across the Magic City and beyond. Yes, homicides have dropped, and murder arrests have jumped during his brief time as Birmingham’s ...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin easily won a third term on Tuesday, garnering more than 74 percent of the vote, far ahead of a crowded field of challengers. Woodfin took the stage at WorkPlay to ...

The Birmingham Police Department swore in 48 new police officers Friday, just three months after 27 graduates hit the city’s streets. The ceremony was held at Bill Harris Arena. Mayor Randall Woodfin ...

You know that feeling of standing on a front porch in the South? Maybe you were invited to visit a friend. Maybe you spent long afternoons daydreaming. Maybe you were buying a few pieces of candy from ...

The lineup of candidates seeking to lead Birmingham for the next four years is set with nine people vying for the position of mayor and more than two dozen seeking to serve on the city council.

The Birmingham Water Works Board no longer exists. In its place, get used to referring to the state’s largest water utility as “Central Alabama Water,” following a vote by board members to rebrand the ...

Overall, the Birmingham Metropolitan Area is growing. But that’s not so for Birmingham proper, nor for many core cities in the heart of Alabama’s largest metro area. As Birmingham and the ...

The City of Birmingham is still legally challenging a state law that took effect May 7 regionalizing the Birmingham Water Works Board, but on Tuesday took action to name its two representatives to the ...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin today named Interim Police Chief Michael Pickett as the city’s official top cop. Pickett, 40, took over as the interim chief in December following the retirement of ...

A 41-year-old Birmingham man has been charged in the shooting death of his cousin. Donald Dewayne Holt is charged with murder in the death of 36-year-old Curtis Holt Jr., and attempted murder in the ...