Birmingham AL

Twin Peaks’ parent company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Twin Hospitality Group owns and operates Twin Peaks and Smokey Bones. According to the company, Twin Hospitality commenced voluntary chapter 11 proceedings Tuesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas Tuesday....

A new Mongolian grill restaurant, Genghis Bowl, is headed to Trussville and will occupy the former Palace space next to the Regal Theaters. The Palace plans to reopen in February across Chalkville Mountain Road next to Ollie’s.

Starting Feb. 9, the city of Mountain Brook will no longer provide virtual access to public meetings. Mayor Graham Smith said choosing not to record the meetings is not about lack of transparency and that the choice was always up to the “discretion of the council.”. “Should there be...

John McMillan, director of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, speaking at the commission's meeting on Dec. 11, 2025, in the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Alabama. The commission extended a stay on a license for Yellowhammer Medical Dispensary, LLC, at its meeting Monday due to ongoing litigation. (Anna...

Met: February 1992, in Mary Burke Hall at the University of Alabama. Darren, who had grown up singing in his church’s choir and playing the organ, was in the dorm’s co-ed recreation/parlor room playing the piano when Zay walked in and watched for a bit before making a song request. Zay said she was intrigued because...

The Birmingham Police Department’s Crime Reduction Team has arrested a Birmingham man in connection with a shooting that left one person injured. Police say 36-year-old Eric Clark of Birmingham was arrested on a charge of attempted murder following the incident, which occurred in the 1600 block of Bessemer Road on...

ALABAMA — One person was killed early Wednesday morning after a tractor-trailer crashed in Jefferson County. The crash occurred just before 3:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of Highway 150 in Bessemer. According to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, the victim was the driver and sole occupant of the tractor-trailer at...

Birmingham hosts dozens of events each week, everything from concerts to 5Ks. One thing that’s promised at almost every event? Food and drink. Which means in the middle of all this fun is a lot of empty food containers, plastic bottles and cans. Local companies help keep a lot...

The former pastor of a Hoover megachurch has died. The Rev. Dr. Jim H. Savage, former senior pastor of Riverchase United Methodist Church from 1998-2018, died on Jan. 24. He was 68. During Dr. Savage’s nearly two-decade tenure, Riverchase grew to 3,000 members, with average Sunday attendance of more than...

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the shooting of a man who was found dead on a north Birmingham sidewalk. Roderick Jimelle Needham Jr. was set to go to trial this week for the May 5, 2022, slaying of 41-year-old Courtney Demond Mays. Instead, Needham on Tuesday entered a...