The Birmingham News
- Blount County alcohol sales: Alabama Supreme Court to hold session at Samford University on appeal
Thursday - 09/11/2014 - 10:12 AMThe Alabama Supreme Court has announced that on Nov. 6 it will hear an appeal of Blount County Circuit Judge Steven King's ruling last fall that paved the way for Oneonta, Blountsville and other towns in the county to hold "wet/dry" votes on whether alcohol should be sold in their communities.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Interstate 20/59: ALDOT to begin median barrier installation Monday
Friday - 06/27/2014 - 06:57 PMBarriers will go in an area where two fatal median crossover crashes have happened this year.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Alabama appeals court: U.S. Supreme Court ruling on juvenile killers not retroactive for Birmingham man and others
Friday - 06/06/2014 - 06:42 PMBrando Foster's attorney last year filed an appeal asking that he be re-sentenced with the hope of eventually getting his freedom due to a 2012 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that automatic life without parole sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Cahaba Lilies make a beautiful show in the middle of Buxahatchee Creek
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 09:30 PMI was intrigued by the stand of Cahaba Lilies growing outside of the Cahaba River
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hoover school board to consider 'reduction in force' Monday; library aide jobs among the cuts
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 07:43 PMThe state has quit providing funding for library aides, an AEA official said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Forecast: Partly cloudy night in Birmingham, but expect a hot, maybe rainy Thursday
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 09:00 PMHigh temperatures should hover around 90 the next few days, with daily chances of pop-up showers and storms.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man killed in Wednesday wreck on I-459 identified
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 06:27 PMWilliam Gates, 56, of Eclectic, was killed when his 1998 Dodge Ram left the interstate, went down an embankment and hit a tree along I-459 near Acton Road around noon.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Could Birmingham woman get third trial in 2011 slaying? Judge to consider juror's pending charges
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 03:20 PMKatrina Porter, 31, was convicted by a jury in April in the Dec. 22, 2011 brutal beating and shooting death of 51-year-old Barbara Freeman. It was the second trial for Porter after the first one was declared a mistrial by Jefferson County Circuit Judge Laura Petro last fall.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. 280 eastbound: Log truck overturns, eastbound lanes closed in Harpersville
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 12:45 PMThere aren't any reports of injuries.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hoover man sentenced to prison for drunk-driving crash that killed man after 2012 Iron Bowl game
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 11:04 AMKyle Gavin McCay, 33, was sentenced by Bessemer Cutoff Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge David Hobdy after an emotional hearing in which Ballinger's family talked about the devastation his death has had on them.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Interstate 65 north: Crash near Green Springs Avenue halts traffic
Monday - 06/30/2014 - 07:44 AMRight lane has been reopened as of 7:35 a.m.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Interstate 20 west: Overturned 18-wheeler blocks highway near I-59
Friday - 06/27/2014 - 09:11 AMBIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Interstate 20 westbound is closed near the First Avenue interchange after an 18-wheeler overturned, according to Birmingham police. 8:32 a.m.: Police are not allowing any traffic into the affected area of Interstate 20 westbound at First...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Red Mountain Expressway: Southbound delays ease, wreck cleared on U.S. 280 ramp
Thursday - 06/05/2014 - 07:49 AMHOMEWOOD, Alabama -- Delays continue along Red Mountain Expressway southbound after a car flipped early Thursday on the ramp to U.S. 280 eastbound. The wreck occurred about 6 a.m. The flipped car is in the left lane.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Blackwell's Pub in Cahaba Heights continues cleanup one week after fire
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 10:00 PMThe Vestavia Hills Fire Department battled the blaze at Ashley Mac's for at least three hours, said the Pub's owner Tyler DeStefano.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winston County sheriff's deputy charged with manufacuturing meth
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 08:33 PMSgt. Grady Keith Concord, 41, is charged with second-degree manufacturing methamphetamine.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Maya Angelou to be 'sorely missed' at UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 04:25 PMFamed author Maya Angelou, who died last week at 86, is being mourned across the world, and her loss is felt locally at the UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center, where she headlined fundraisers in 2009 and 2010.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sight Savers tribute wall unveiled at UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, Hall Thompson honored
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 01:40 PMThe local non-profit Sight Savers America and UAB Callahan Eye Hospital unveiled a 25-foot long tribute wall in the hospital lobby today that will serve as the permanent home of the annual Hall Thompson Hero for Sight Award.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pamela Blackmore-Jenkins backs David Faulkner in House District 46 runoff; Justin Barkley undecided
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 03:53 PM"Tell Steve French to 'mustard' up all he can and to 'ketchup,'" Blackmore-Jenkins said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Retired administrator makes Hoover school board bingo card
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 10:47 AMAttendees at Hoover school board meetings can mark a square when they hear references to football or athletics, school bus fees, executive sessions, the Department of Justice and deficit spending.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Birmingham City Schools experiments with distance learning to expand academic offerings
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 08:30 AMIt's all the rage among colleges and universities.Online or distance learning allows students -- many of whom are working full-time jobs -- to attend college remotely when their schedules wouldn't otherwise allow.
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- Labor Day: Websites, apps and hotlines to make travel easier
Friday - 08/29/2014 - 01:02 PMMany states have road condition information available by phone and via smartphone apps.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Interstate 65 south: Crash blocks right lane near Fultondale
Friday - 06/27/2014 - 09:03 AMFULTONDALE, Alabama -- Authorities are on the scene of a crash along Interstate 65 southbound near the U.S. 31 interchange. The crash is blocking the right lane. Details on the crash weren't immediately available.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Birmingham Mayor William Bell in France, will participate in D-Day commemoration
Thursday - 06/05/2014 - 09:58 AMMayor William Bell in recent years has become a frequent international traveler, including stops in China, Saudi Arabia and Japan.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gun-rights group challenging Shelby County after Alabaster man wears holstered pistol to polls
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 07:38 PMJohn David Murphy, 55, of Alabaster talks about gun rights on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, after he was denied entry into a polling location for the primary election because he openly wore a holstered pistol.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Treat dad to an afternoon at the Birmingham Zoo for free this Father's Day
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 08:23 PMIn honor of the most important man in our lives, the Birmingham Zoo will offer free admission for dad with the purchase of a child's full-price admission.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Perryn Carroll appears headed into runoff with Pat Ballard in Democratic runoff for Jefferson County Place 10 judgeship
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 06:13 PMWith all but provisional votes left to count 112 votes separate Carroll and third place finisher Wyndall Ivey in the race for the civil circuit court judgeship. The provisional ballots, which will be counted next Tuesday are unlikely to give Ivey the boost needed to climb into the July 15 runoff, county officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dr. Ben Carson visits Birmingham to sign his new book: Will he run for president in 2016?
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 07:07 PMHOMEWOOD, Alabama -- Dr. Ben Carson is making a whirlwind tour through the state of Alabama today making stops in Huntsville, Birmingham and Montgomery to sign his new book "One Nation: What We Can All Do To Save America's Future."...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Crestline Shell station could close after 36 years in the community
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 04:24 PMMcPherson Oil Products, who Jack King leases the property from, has given him 90 days to either buy or vacate the premises. McPherson, said King, has granted him the first right to buy the property.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Going to Alabaster CityFest on Saturday? Here are seven things to know
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 01:17 PMALABASTER, Alabama -- The 12th annual Alabaster CityFest -- one of the largest free music festivals in Alabama -- is welcoming possibly more than 50,000 people to Municipal Park this Saturday for entertainment including performances by Rodney Atkins and Fuel....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trussville: Multi-vehicle crash along U.S. 11; I-59 south delays ease
Wednesday - 06/04/2014 - 08:38 AMTRUSSVILLE, Alabama -- A wreck along Interstate 59 southbound near Chalkville Mountain Road caused heavy delays Wednesday morning, and a second wreck happened along the alternate inbound route: U.S. 11.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share