Solomon Crenshaw Jr. and Olivia McMurrey won two awards each for BW work; they took home a total of 20 awards between them.

Three winning words in the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, which wraps up Thursday night, were “abseil,” “psammophile” ...

Lashunda Scales, current Jefferson County commissioner and former Birmingham City councilor, said Tuesday she is running for ...

The city has set up several days of meetings and an online survey to get comments on plans for improvements to the route stretching from downtown westward through Smithfield and Graymont.

The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved a $50,000 loan that will help a local barbecue restaurant renovate its facade ...

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A visitor passing time sat in a commission meeting and then thrust upon them the idea they might be party to violating the ...

New water board members met in their first work session Monday and learned more about the utility’s projects and problems.

Several youth service programs received increases, including the Restore Youth Reentry Initiative, which saw its funding jump ...