Birmingham News

A 44-year-old man shot to death this morning at his southwest Birmingham home in 2002 pleaded guilty to attempted murder in connection with an incident in which he was shot by a Birmingham police officer.

A quarter-century ago, Larry Kramer's ''The Normal Heart'' tackled the problem of AIDS head-on, telling the tale of activist Ned Weeks, who is enraged at the indifference of public officials and the gay community as his lover gets sick and dies of the disease.

Retired Judge J. Richmond Pearson spoke at Birmingham's Huffman High School on Thursday, Feb.

Michael Warsaw, president of EWTN Global Catholic Network, said EWTN has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over contraception coverage in health insurance.

A little more than a year after several Birmingham-area Piggly Wiggly stores started selling private label wines called "Squeal" and "Pigasus," the brands have been judged a success, said store owner Andy Virciglio.

Decades have come and gone since parents in Birmingham worried about their children coming in contact with the polio virus.

If you or a family member have ever tried to quit smoking, you know that it can be a long and difficult process.

From friends who recount personal experiences with him to those who struggled through those days alongside him, we hear story after story of what the humble leader did for the city of Birmingham.

Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney , will attend a fundraiser for her husband on Feb.

The Tin Drum Asia Cafe, a recent addition to the restaurant scene at the Summit, in Birmingham, Ala., is shown on Feb.

Winners of the Lois Pickard Scholarship Competition have been announced by the Alabama Symphony Volunteer Council .

A worker inside the dome watches the feed horn as it is winched up from the ground.

Birmingham-based Southern Family Markets plans to sell its 57 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi to Belle Foods LLC under an agreement announced today by the companies.

As a part of National Black HIV/AIDS awareness day, Aids Alabama has set up mobile testing sites across Birmingham.

The slaying of 5 men, just over a week ago, has made a Birmingham City Council member call for better lighting across the city.

Gov. Robert Bentley, seated, signs the economic development agreement for Golden Dragon Copper while looking on, from left, are Mike Hubbard, speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives; Greg Canfield, director of the Alabama Development Office; and Del Marsh, president pro-tem of the Alabama Senate.

Only 13 of the nation's 100 largest metro areas have regained their pre-recession employment levels, and Birmingham is not one of the lucky few.

Casino owner Milton McGregor, left, and his attorney Joe Espy, right, are shown at the first trial at the federal courthouse in Montgomery, Ala.

Spa Moksha at The Center for Mind-Body-Medicine, at 500 Cahaba Park Circle, created by Dr.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A big imagination is the only prerequisite a child needs to visit the soon-to-be Desert Island Supply Company in Birmingham.