Birmingham AL

It’s not easy to sum up all that Birmingham resident Norma Dean Ray has experienced over nine decades, but she would say that she’s been able to find peace after years of pain. Ray, once a professional singer in Chicago, Illinois — where she rubbed shoulders with entertainment...

Last week, the Birmingham Airport Authority announced it is offering visual interpreting services and on-demand sign language interpreting to travelers as they make their way through Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM). This new service is provided by Aria, an app-based platform that allows...

HOOVER, Ala. — Mayor-elect Nick Derzis expressed concerns over a recent market feasibility and redevelopment study of the Riverchase Galleria property, following a briefing from Hunden Partners. The study, commissioned under the Brocato administration, focused on the southern end of the Galleria. "I want to thank...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Jefferson County grand jury has indicted a man in a 2024 homicide that took place at what police believed was a short term rental (Airbnb) in Birmingham. In March 2024, officers with the Birmingham Police Department’s responded to reports of a person shot at a...

The Oct. 3 release of Taylor Swift’s upcoming album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” is quickly approaching, but fans recently learned of an additional release to look forward to. The singer-songwriter-director announced an accompanying film Sept. 19 titled “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,” promising:...

Vestavia Hills officers happy to represent department, community.

For Jevon Tatum, being an entrepreneur is practically in his blood. As the founder of Essence Body Products, a sustainable wellness brand that uses natural ingredients to create eco-friendly products, his experience with wellness products started with his family’s business. “A couple of years ago, my family used to...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. - The case of the man accused of knowingly abducting and killing Nathan Joseph Gemeinhart, a father of four children, in Birmingham back in 2022 is moving forward. According to court records, Youit Jones appeared in the Jefferson County Circuit Court earlier today. Jones is charged with...

In Jefferson County, Judge Madeline H. Haikala recently ruled that its current commission map violates the Fourteenth Amendment. Jefferson is the biggest county in Alabama. And with the current map, the majority of its Black voters have been crammed into just two districts out of the seven. ​“Because the 2021...

It’s a new week in The Magic City, and that means a new roundup of businesses popping up across town. From a new spa in Pepper Place to a hot chicken joint in Midfield, here are five businesses that should be on your radar. Plus, one local business that has closed its doors.