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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was bombed Sept. 15, 1963, resulting in the deaths of Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley.

Maclin Park is one of the places tested for soil contamination. Preliminary results from soil tests conducted by the EPA in the Collegeville neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama are beginning to trickle in to residents and the City.

Cadence's new 60,000 square foot Birmingham data center will allow the bank to grow by another 100 employees and be prepared in case of a natural disaster.

Hands On has been partnering with the United Way to accomplish over 100 community service projects over the course of the past year.

Motivational blogger and fitness professional Robert Montgomery will embark on a 2,000-mile bike journey across the states on Friday.

Birmingham police spokesman Sgt. Johnny Williams said the shooting started inside the house, spilled to the outside, and ended back inside.

Authorities today released the identity of a man electrocuted Wednesday i n the Forest Park and South Avondale area of Birmingham.

The Alabama Incident Management Team holds a joint exercise with Jefferson County EMA, Fire Departments in Jefferson County and Homeland Security.

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Police are looking for the suspect who they say approached a male victim sitting on a porch and shot him multiple times with an assault weapon.

A 1963 photo of Chalmers and two men blasted by a fire hose during a civil rights demonstration in Birmingham, Ala., was one of the images that shocked the nation and helped win support for the cause.

Members of the Hoover High School Class of 2013 covered Principal Don Hulin with Apple logo stickers as they accepted their diplomas at UAB's Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

HUEYTOWN, Alabama -- Two Birmingham homicide victims, including a man shot to death Tuesday in Ensley, were arrested during a nearly two-year Hueytown Police Department investigation into a drug ring from 2011 until this year, the department announced Wednesday.

BIRMINGHAM , Alabama - On April 8, 1998, an F5 tornado touched down in Tuscaloosa County and traveled east, ripping a path three-quarters of a mile wide through parts of Birmingham and its western suburbs, killing 32.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - A lawsuit filed last week alleges that the owner of a downtown Birmingham event center where an East Lake man was fatally stabbed in 2011 was negligent in hiring security personnel.

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MAY 22, 1963 -- "The stage appeared to be set for Gov. George C. Wallace to reach his face-to-face showdown with federal power," The News reported on this date after an order integrated The University of Alabama.

PELHAM, Alabama -- The vacant Moore-Handley property on Highway 31 in Pelham is becoming the new headquarters for outdoor furniture manufacturer Summer Classics as well as possibly other retail development under a deal approved tonight by the City Council.

Rep John Rogers, D-Birmingham, is all grins as he adjusts his new bow tie on the final day of the regular legislative session at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, May 20, 2013.