The board over Central Alabama Water debated cuts to its budget during a meeting March 20, 2026. (Photo by Olivia McMurrey, ...

Central Alabama Water announced Friday that it will no longer treat drinking water with fluoride, citing safety, financial ...

The Butterbean Festival was first held in 2006 by the Palmerdale Homestead Community Center. It made headlines in 2010 by cooking a huge pot filled with 1,010 pounds of butterbeans — setting a ...

The local chamber of commerce that has run the Alabama Butterbean Festival for 20 years in the city of Pinson has canceled the event. But apparently, it didn’t tell the city’s ...

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A new office tower is part of Brasfield & Gorrie expansion of its headquarters. (Courtesy of Brasfield & Gorrie) There are times when an unfamiliar company comes to the Jefferson ...

Melton gave the council its first look at a draft of an ordinance to regulate encampments in public spaces. She defined ...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and about a dozen local officials are pushing for neighborhood revitalization laws to be ...

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After about two years of discussion and debate, Birmingham City Council members on Thursday decided more talk was needed ...