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Birmingham, Alabama is located in Jefferson County. Zip codes in Birmingham, AL include 35222, 35233, and 35246. The median home price in Birmingham is $74,900. More Birmingham information.

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2 hrs ago | Recycling Today

Glass Recycling Returns to Birmingham

The city of Birmingham, Ala., has announced it will resume the collection of glass at its recycling center in downtown Birmingham.

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6 hrs ago | WSFA-TV Montgomery

Missing Child Alert: Infant, 14-year-old abductor remain missing

The Alabama Department of Public Safety has issued a Missing Child Media Alert after a 2-month-old baby was allegedly taken by a 14-year-old girl early Monday morning from Birmingham.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Alabama Live

'Veep' comes to Birmingham? Only if serious drugs are involved

Gary , tends to the vice president's whims on "Veep." The HBO series stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as second-in-command Selina Meyer.

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National Public Radio

How The Civil Rights Movement Was Covered In Birmingham

A 17-year-old Civil Rights demonstrator is attacked by a police dog in Birmingham, Ala., on May 3, 1963.

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Alabama Live

Shouts and speeches over Birmingham 'All-America City' title, likely...

Celebration of Birmingham's new All-America City designation didn't last long at City Hall Tuesday as the conversation quickly turned into a public illustration of a deep rift between the mayor and council.

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Alabama Live

Birmingham superintendent defends school performance after state...

Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Craig Witherspoon reacts to 10 city schools being placed on the Alabama Accountability Act failing schools list by the Alabama Department of Education.

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WAFF-TV Huntsville

Missing child alert issued for Birmingham baby

The Alabama Department of Public Safety issued a Missing Child Media Alert after a 2-month-old baby was allegedly taken by a 14-year-old girl early Monday morning.

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Alabama Live

Trial: Defense attorney tells jurors his client shot and killed Birmingham man in self defense

Korde Lorodius Turner shot and killed Leroy "Little Fred" Yarbrough in self-defense in 2009, Turner's lawyer told jurors in opening statements of Turner's murder trial this morning.

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KAIT-TV

Southern GOP leaders meeting in Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Republican leaders from 10 Southern states are meeting in Alabama to plan strategies for making new GOP inroads across the region.

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Alabama Live

Langford and Bell may have saved Birmingham

I honestly can't remember seeing a picture of Birmingham in the National Press in the past 50 years that didn't include pictures of dogs and fire hoses.

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Alabama Live

Birmingham outperforms most metro areas in creation of STEM jobs

An unusually high proportion of jobs in metro Birmingham are so-called STEM jobs that offer relatively high wages, a report by the Brookings Institution indicates.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

WIAT-TV Birmingham

Government pushing for more tools to keep tabs on people

Supporters say if you have nothing to hide there's no reason to be afraid. Opponents and privacy advocates say that's not even close to reality.

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Alabama Live

Train expansion project derailed after firm no vote from Birmingham Housing Authority

Plans for an expanded rail line near a Birmingham public housing community were knocked of the tracks - at least for now - after the Housing Authority Board overwhelmingly said no.

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Alabama Live

Hannibal Buress comes to Birmingham's Iron City to try out new material

If you've heard his albums or seen his specials, you'll know that it's made his life interesting.

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WIAT-TV Birmingham

Twins born 2 years after twister called blessing

The Birmingham Police Department is investigating homicide that occurred on Sunday evening.

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Alabama Live

29-year-old Birmingham man identified as city's latest murder victim

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Jerone Lebarge Murphy, 29. Murphy is from the northern Birmingham area.

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WCHS-TV Charleston

Owensboro claims title of All-American City

The National Civil League bestowed the honor on Owensboro on Sunday night in Denver.

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Alabama Live

Hurricane expert Bill Read to speak in Montgomery and Birmingham on Thursday

With hurricane season officially under way as of June 1, it might be a good time to hear from an expert.

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WBHK-FM Birmingham

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The Montgomery Advertiser

See a summer show: Area theaters offer up a variety of plays, musicals, tributes

As it heats up outside, enter the cool, dark sanctum of local and area theaters and, maybe, get a new perspective on the world.

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