Birmingham News

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- In preparation for another international tour, the Birmingham Boys Choir presents its 35th annual spring concert on Sunday, May 19.

REV Birmingham was formed last year when Operation New Birmingham and Main Street Birmingham merged, and has already been a big player in the recent redevelopment projects in downtown Birmingham, like loft renovations and plans for light installations near Railroad Park.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Alabama Department of Transportation's project to modify traffic flow along U.S. 280 in Jefferson and Shelby counties begins Sunday night -- weather permitting.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, will appear at a series of four "Congress in Your Community" town hall meetings in the Birmingham area next Friday, including three in the Western communities.

Birmingham Mayor William Bell looks on as Keith Granger, CEO Of Trinity Medical Center, speaks during a press conference outside the current Trinity Medical Center in 2011.

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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The Alabama Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in the fight over Trinity Medical Center's plan to relocate, clearing the way for the hospital to move to the unfinished HealthSouth hospital building on U.S. 280.

Birmingham police spokesman Sgt. Johnny Williams Jr. identified the victim as Arthur Green III.

BESSEMER, Alabama - Bessemer police are asking for the public's help in identifying two men who they say opened fire on three people inside a car last week near the offices of the Bessemer Housing Authority.

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Here's the 411, R&B fans: this summer, you have the chance to experience one of the greats.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The 22nd annual "Arty Party," an auction and fundraiser for Birmingham AIDS Outreach , will be held Sunday, May 19, from 3-6 p.m., at B&A Warehouse .

MAY 16, 1963 -- The committee of Birmingham citizens who negotiated a truce with Martin Luther King Jr.

The four finalists in the statewide BBQ Sauce-Off are LawLers Barbecue Sauce, Costa's Famous Original Bar-B-Que Sauce, Phil's BBQ and Viper Sauce.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Anti-violence activists will gather this weekend in southwest Birmingham in another effort to bring attention to the ravaging effects of crime, especially gun violence involving youth.

Wednesday night is expected to be cloudy and mild with lows in the 60s in the Birmingham area, according to the National Weather Service .

If all plans go as expected Peachtree Corners diners will be enjoying a new Dreamland BBQ by mid fall.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Attorneys for a Jefferson County man, who had been on death row and was granted a new trial by an appeals court, plan to ask a judge to dismiss the cases against him entirely after a hearing this week in which the key witness in his first trial recanted her testimony and revealed she had received more than $10,000 in reward ... (more)

"We like to build new stuff and rent new stuff but we don't like to maintain what we already have," said Councilwoman Valerie Abbott.

SHELBY COUNTY, Alabama -- The Shelby County Arts Council is getting ready to start its Summer Performance Series with a variety of shows lined up for the season.