A year of stories
Government
2022-09-28 15:15:11Jackson’s water issues echo infrastructure struggles across the Gulf South, resulting in nearly 1,800 lawsuits over the past year and attention from the EPA.
2022-09-28 10:43:24Under the contract, the city will pay the Via ridesharing service up to $2.64 million per year to provide transit services.
2022-09-27 20:57:24Prisoners including those who provide food, laundry and janitorial services refused to show up for work at major state prisons, leaving staff scrambling to keep the facilities running.
2022-09-25 15:43:52Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh had gone missing June 9 in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine while while fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia.
2022-09-22 16:14:53The Birmingham Xpress is a single route that runs east to west between Five Points West and Woodlawn. A total of 32 stops take riders by places like Princeton Baptist Hospital, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Railroad Park and Sloss Furnace.
2022-09-22 12:26:58The lawsuit claims that Jackson’s water quality was poor long before the recent pump failure at O.B. Curtis — caused by decades of neglect and mismanagement.
2022-09-21 21:26:04Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh went missing in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine near the Russian border June 9. They had traveled to Ukraine on their own and became friends because both are from Alabama.
2022-09-20 14:30:42The judge issued a preliminary injunction to block the state from executing Alan Miller on Thursday by any method other than nitrogen hypoxia, an untested method Miller says he requested but Alabama is not ready to use.
2022-09-20 10:01:39The video, circulating on social media, shows what appears to be a distressed inmate on the edge of a roof at a building at Elmore Correctional Facility, while a group of prison staff look at him from the ground.
2022-09-13 12:16:42The state approved the method in 2018, but it has not yet been used or tested. A man awaiting a Sep. 22 execution said he opted for nitrogen hypoxia instead of lethal injection due to a fear of needles, but corrections officers lost his paperwork.
2022-09-08 05:30:26Commissioners approved allotting an additional $4 million to help offset the deficit incurred by organizers of The World Games. The matter passed on a 4-1 vote.
2022-08-30 18:00:00Alabama corrections officials apparently botched an inmate's execution last month, an anti-death penalty group alleges, citing the length of time that passed before the prisoner received the lethal injection and a private autopsy indicating his arm may have been cut to find a vein.
2022-08-30 06:01:56Michael Jennings, a longtime pastor at Vision of Abundant Life Church in Sylacauga, Ala., says he was doing a neighborly deed of watering his out-of-town neighbor’s flowers, per their request, when a police officer showed up.
2022-08-25 11:04:33Birmingham will spend just over $6.5 million to give each household in Birmingham a new, 96-gallon garbage receptacle that Mayor Randall Woodfin said will modernize the way the city picks up garbage.
2022-08-18 16:35:44The World Games officials have asked the commission for an additional $4 million to help close a reported $14 million debt after the July event.
2022-08-17 13:23:46While rumors of election fraud or irregularities have lingered in the city for years, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed to WBHM his office is looking into allegations of voter fraud in Bessemer this election cycle.
2022-07-28 15:55:30Sixty percent of all households with children in Birmingham are led by single mothers. That’s one factor when it comes to inequalities working women face.
2022-07-28 06:35:45Joe Nathan James Jr. was convicted and sentenced to death in the 1994 shooting death of Faith Hall in Birmingham. Hall’s daughters have said they would rather James serve life in prison.
2022-07-13 13:23:55Bessemer Absentee Voting Clerk Karen Dunn Burks last week accused Jefferson County government of voter suppression because of plans to move her office from the courtroom basement to another office also in the basement. She contended the plan created unfair conditions and accommodations for voters and was inhumane.
2022-07-12 18:08:16The U.S. Treasury said prison construction is a “generally ineligible” use of American Rescue Plan funds, but has not intervened in Alabama's plans.
2022-07-01 11:46:56The program is designed to unify neighborhoods which have previously been displaced by discriminatory infrastructure decisions. The $1 billion initiative will fund projects that give people more access to their communities like paving more sidewalks, creating new greenways and adding public transportation.
2022-06-29 08:42:45Police, public works and youth programs were the biggest winners in the $517 million budget, the largest ever for the city.
2022-06-28 15:46:23World Games officials clarified that anyone will be able to walk through and access public areas around venues like Railroad Park, Linn Park, Protective Stadium and the new City Walk, despite those sites being behind security parameters.
2022-06-28 09:25:55The state is expected to go to the bond market on Tuesday, to provide financing for the construction plan. That money will be added to $135 million in state funds and $400 million in pandemic relief dollars that the state already agreed to put toward the construction project.
2022-06-24 10:34:01The ACLU of Alabama say it will continue its lawsuit to reinstate access to abortion.
2022-06-23 23:49:11That money will be added to $135 million in state funds and $400 million in pandemic relief dollars that the state already agreed to put toward the project.
2022-06-21 23:33:57Katie Britt won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama Tuesday, defeating six-term Rep. Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump took the unusual step of rescinding his initial Brooks endorsement.
2022-06-21 19:00:14Republicans will be choosing between Katie Britt and Roy Moore as their nominee for U.S. Senate. Democrats will pick a nominee for governor between Yolonda Flowers and Malika Sanders-Fortier.
2022-06-11 06:28:21Trump called Britt "an incredible fighter for the people of Alabama." The former president had originally backed U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in the race, but rescinded that endorsement in March after their relationship soured.
2022-06-10 06:45:38U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks faces Katie Britt in a runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on June 21.
2022-06-09 07:00:00Security parameters will be put in place, restricting access to otherwise public places. People without homes who use some of these public spaces for shelter will have to find other places to be.
2022-06-07 08:36:24Former President Donald Trump pulled his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in the Alabama Senate race. Brooks took to Twitter to encourage the president to change his mind.
2022-06-02 17:37:22Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced Thurmond’s appointment as police chief Thursday. Thurmond succeeds Patrick Smith who announced his resignation as police chief in January citing personal matters.
2022-05-25 00:07:16Alabama's Republican primary for U.S. Senate is going to a June runoff between Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks after neither candidate captured a majority of the vote.
2022-05-25 00:01:42Up against eight Republican challengers, Gov. Kay Ivey will move forward to the general election for governor in Alabama where a Democrat hasn't been elected to the office for a quarter-century.
2022-05-24 19:00:35Statewide races include governor, U.S. Senate, attorney general and secretary of state.
2022-05-23 15:41:02Nine Republicans are for governor in Alabama and six for an open U.S. Senate seat.
2022-05-23 09:38:43Republicans hold all statewide offices plus supermajorities in the state legislature. But Alabama Democrats are in a good position this year, according to the head of the Alabama Democratic Party.
2022-05-21 10:00:31The race was supposed to be a cake walk for Gov. Kay Ivey, who still remains favored to win a second full term. But right flank opponents are trying to make it a referendum on her conservative credentials.
2022-05-20 12:36:51The Alabama primary elections are May 24th. Do you know who's on the ballot? Check out the complete list and sample ballots.
2022-05-17 16:30:57Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin introduced a $517 million budget proposal, the largest in city history, during Tuesday’s city council meeting.
2022-05-14 16:20:28A federal judge in Alabama ruled to block part of a law that makes it a felony to provide gender-affirming care to minors on Friday. Families with transgender kids tell WBHM they are cautiously relieved.
2022-05-14 10:34:56The law made it a felony to prescribe gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke issued a preliminary injunction to stop the state from enforcing the medication ban, which took effect May 8, while a court challenge goes forward.
2022-05-13 11:26:33Jefferson County’s chief election official is warning that a new voting security measure will delay returns from the May 24 primary elections.
2022-05-07 10:21:20Barring a judge's order, a new law is set to take effect Sunday in Alabama that would outlaw the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender minors.
2022-05-06 10:00:00Since last fall, Birmingham city officials have sued or taken other measures to shut down the businesses.
2022-05-05 20:31:13A group of parents and doctors want the judge to stop the law from going into effect while a lawsuit continues.
2022-05-03 17:29:32President Joe Biden credited the assembly line workers at a Javelin missile plant in Troy for doing lifesaving work in building the antitank weapons that are being sent to Ukraine.
2022-05-03 16:17:37People on both sides of the abortion divide have been expecting the Supreme Court this summer to reverse the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. But many said the draft opinion was nevertheless stunning.
2022-05-02 11:43:28The new prison contact is part of a sweeping construction plan partially paid for by pandemic relief funds.
2022-04-28 11:50:48The Alabama Department of Corrections declined to release a copy of the contract. A spokeswoman said it needed to be redacted and that would take some time because it is a lengthy contract.
2022-04-21 09:08:02The new Alabama law makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans people under 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to help affirm their gender identity.
2022-04-20 10:16:11Councilors sparred Tuesday over the maps which were redrawn based on numbers from the 2020 census.
2022-04-19 11:26:30A year ago, Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the launch of the Birmingham Civilian Review Board to offer independent accountability for police. But the board doesn't seem to be active.
2022-04-12 09:31:30Alabama has become the first state to criminalize the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender people under age 19. So what do these laws mean?
2022-04-12 09:27:10The new law makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans youth under 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to help affirm their gender identity.
2022-04-10 08:00:00Alabama now has its own version of a Florida law derided by opponents as the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
2022-04-09 08:00:00Transgender kids and their parents say they feel attacked by a wave of Republican-sponsored legislation and policies aimed at trans youth. Bills have been introduced to ban gender-affirming care and block transgender children from using school restrooms or playing on sports teams that don’t match their sex at birth.
2022-04-08 17:01:38MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers approved sweeping legislation Thursday to outlaw gender-affirming medications for transgender kids and advanced a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity, a bill critics have dubbed "Don't Say Gay."
2022-04-06 14:07:49An Alabama Senate committee gave two bills affecting schools the go-ahead Tuesday as lawmakers aim to end the legislative session this week. One requires students to use the bathroom that matches their biological sex. The other bans teaching students “divisive concepts.”
2022-04-06 11:20:50With support for unions at its highest point since 1965, Democrats hope they can capitalize on that sentiment as they struggle to connect with voters on other issues.
2022-03-24 09:16:46Former President Donald Trump has rescinded his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in Alabama’s Republican primary for Senate, dealing a major blow to the congressman’s campaign.
2022-03-22 16:18:49The City of Birmingham pardoned all negligent traffic fines and parking violation tickets that were issued prior to January 1, 2011.
2022-03-18 13:35:51Jackson is the first Black woman to be nominated to the high court. But in Jefferson County, Black women already hold many judgeships in the court system.
2022-03-18 05:24:19The measure faced a questionable future just a week ago when a House committee failed to act on it.
2022-03-15 14:39:45More than $359 million in federal dollars flowed through the hands of Jefferson County and Birmingham city officials in the past two years.
2022-03-07 11:18:29Vice President Kamala Harris visited Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to commemorate a defining moment in the fight for equal voting rights.
2022-03-04 10:08:50Legislators also took up measures to improve math education and attack what's known as "period poverty."
2022-03-01 17:26:17The World Games ban was in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week.
2022-02-26 20:54:16More than 50 people showed up at Railroad Park Saturday for a rally in support of Ukraine. This comes days after Russia's invasion of the country.
2022-02-25 10:26:41Lawmakers also took action this week on a delay to a school reading requirement and a ban on transgender treatments for youths.
2022-02-25 09:58:00A year ago, below freezing temperatures collapsed Jackson, Mississippi’s water system, revealing longstanding cracks in its infrastructure.
2022-02-23 09:06:49The Alabama House of Representatives approved legislation ending the requirement for a person to get a permit in order to carry a concealed handgun in public.
2022-02-23 02:01:00The effort by Alabama legislators comes after the U.S. Supreme Court last year rejected a Virginia school board's appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban.
2022-02-18 10:37:12Lawmakers also advanced a so-called bathroom bill but delayed a bill increasing penalties for rioters.
2022-02-18 09:09:56Rep. Terri Sewell's voting bill collapsed in the Senate last month, but she is determined to press on. In March, Selma will mark the anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march.
2022-02-11 10:13:03Republicans also advanced a bill that would require jail time for those who participate in a riot, plus another banning certain therapies for transgender youth.
2022-02-08 15:01:18A divided Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use re-drawn congressional districts for the 2022 elections that a lower court found had improperly diluted the votes of Black residents.
2022-02-07 09:21:00The court's action came on an emergency appeal from Alabama, which challenged a decision by a three-judge federal court panel that included two Trump appointees.
2022-02-04 07:47:05Legislative committees passed both measures this week, but not before speakers at hearings expressed criticism of the proposals.
2022-02-03 15:02:53Two men who speak a rare language languished in Louisiana and Mississippi detention centers, they say, because they couldn't interview in their native tongue.
2022-02-02 14:24:22A jury has found that no defamation occurred in dueling lawsuits between former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and the woman who accused him of molesting her when she was 14.
2022-01-28 14:19:12A panel of federal judges ordered lawmakers to redraw congressional maps approved last year by Feb. 11.
2022-01-28 10:02:42An investigation led by Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald found the small Jefferson County town of Brookside targeted drivers to rack up fines and fees.
2022-01-25 09:47:09The judges wrote that Alabama should have two districts, instead of one, in which Black voters are a sizeable portion of the electorate.
2022-01-25 09:25:59Opening statements begin Tuesday in the defamation lawsuit filed by a woman who accused failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of molesting her when she was 14.
2022-01-21 12:45:08A plan to spend about $772 million is set for final passage as early as next week.
2022-01-18 14:57:14Alabama lawmakers will put the 2022 regular legislative session on hold to start a special session beginning Jan. 19, according to an announcement by Gov. Kay Ivey.
2022-01-13 17:08:16Legislators would use the special session to discuss appropriating COVID relief funds. We have more in our weekly legislative update.
2022-01-12 08:15:58Governor Kay Ivey called on state lawmakers to use pandemic relief money to expand broadband access, hospitals, and water and sewer infrastructure.
2022-01-10 16:07:36The COVID-19 pandemic will be an undercurrent to this year's legislative session. So too will the fact it's an election year.
2022-01-10 12:59:47The 2022 Alabama Legislative Session starts this week. But state lawmakers say there may be a special session on how to spend the state's remaining pandemic relief funds.
2022-01-07 10:25:51Guaranteed income programs are coming to three cities in the Gulf South including Birmingham, which is set to launch soon.
2022-01-06 11:00:57The City of Birmingham will host a warming station at the BJCC Thursday and Friday night in collaboration with One Roof, an agency dedicated to ending homelessness.
2022-01-05 15:12:57Almost a dozen of Alabamians have been arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
2022-01-03 19:52:50Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery on Jan. 11 for the 2022 legislative session. Here are some issues to watch as the session begins.
2022-01-03 09:39:00Legislative leaders say infrastructure projects — such as broadband and sewer projects — are expected to be a spending priority.
2021-12-30 09:12:33Worley also served as chair of the state Democratic party until ousted in a power struggle in 2019.
2021-12-28 09:18:40The Alabama Department of Corrections had been ordered to reach staffing targets by Feb. 2022, but the judge said that's clearly "out of reach."
2021-12-13 10:44:10The Alabama Heartbeat Act would prohibit medical providers from performing an abortion once cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks and before some women know they are even pregnant. The bill was filed ahead of the 2022 legislative session.
2021-12-07 16:36:36Gov. Kay Ivey announced the leadership change just two months months after Alabama lawmakers approved a $1.3 billion prison construction plan.
2021-12-07 10:49:02Lynda Blanchard and Tim James are joining the 2022 Alabama governor's race against incumbent Kay Ivey, county commissioner Stacy Lee George, and pastor Dean Odle.
2021-12-01 15:16:48Hundreds of demonstrators for and against abortion rights protested in front of the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of a monumental hearing on Wednesday.
2021-11-29 13:09:28The Alabama Department of Corrections will resume visitations on Dec. 4 after nearly 20 months. But there will be a number of restrictions.
2021-11-29 12:31:10The executive director of Jefferson County's Committee for Economic Opportunity was fired after allegations of financial inconsistencies.
2021-11-23 19:30:41Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin began his second term Tuesday, continuing his tenure as the city’s 30th mayor.
2021-11-22 18:41:35An estimated 327,000 people across the country could see a pay increase under a new Department of Labor rule announced Monday in Birmingham.
2021-11-19 09:34:41Food maker J.M. Smucker, known for its peanut butter and jelly products, is bringing a manufacturing and distribution plant to McCalla.
2021-11-17 10:00:19Alabama state prosecutors say Mike Hubbard's apologies for his crimes are insincere, citing emails and phone calls made by the former House Speaker.
2021-11-16 15:14:15The NAACP, Greater Birmingham Ministries, and others filed a lawsuit this week against Alabama's new legislative and congressional districts. They say the redistricting allows for racial gerrymandering.
2021-11-15 14:45:17Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tracie Todd faces an ethics trial in Montgomery this week. Roughly five years ago, Todd ruled that Alabama's capital punishment law was unconstitutional.
2021-11-10 11:18:49A slowed rollout to federal aid, tedious applications and non-cooperative landlords are just some of the issues renters are now facing a few months after the CDC’s eviction moratorium ended.
2021-11-09 13:08:09The investigation, opened Tuesday, is looking into the Alabama Department of Health’s and the Lowndes County Health Department’s wastewater disposal and infectious disease and outbreak programs.
2021-11-08 13:31:18Some people who live in apartments or operate a business around the Birmingham area have complained about trash piling up this fall. It’s reasonable to assume the city should be picking up that garbage, but that’s not the case.
2021-11-05 15:20:49The governor's actions cap a weeklong special session that ended late Thursday night.
The Birmingham City Council has delayed approving an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would allow several city police officers to act as officers for the federal agency’s Homeland Security Investigations division.
2021-11-03 10:47:28Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation on Tuesday aimed at protecting employees who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by setting out an easy process to claim a religious or medical exemption.
2021-11-03 08:00:21On Thursday, the Jefferson County Commission is set to consider approving $500K to help bring the United States Football League to Birmingham next year.
2021-11-01 08:09:52Gov. Kay Ivey joined a lawsuit filed late Friday by Alabama and other states challenging the vaccine mandate on federal contractors.
2021-10-29 11:23:30Once revered as the “Football Capital of the South,” Legion Field has lost some of its luster in the last 15 years.
2021-10-26 07:15:29With over half of its members new and millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief funding, the new Birmingham City school board is ready to tackle education with a fresh perspective. WBHM talked to incoming, outgoing and returning members about what Birmingham teachers, students and residents can expect.
2021-10-25 16:20:45Starting this Tuesday, the makeup of the Birmingham City Council changes when it swears in three new members.
2021-10-25 14:20:46State legislators will meet Thursday for their second special session of the year. This time they'll vote on new legislative maps following the 2020 census.
2021-10-20 10:59:51Birmingham leaders officially opened the city's Real Time Crime Center Tuesday, a project intended to give the Birmingham Police Department new technological tools to help resolve crime more quickly.
2021-10-15 09:02:29At the October meeting, the Alabama state board of education cemented its ban on critical race theory into policy. But, attendants of the meeting reacted in disapproval.
2021-10-13 09:17:39The Birmingham Public Library Board of Trustees has delayed a proposed vote to shut down four library branches after receiving criticism from city leaders, including Mayor Randall Woodfin.
2021-10-12 09:08:34The Birmingham City Council has revoked the business license of Club Euphoria, an Ensley nightclub deemed a “nuisance” by the surrounding neighborhood.
2021-10-07 11:21:42A review by BirminghamWatch of federal records listed about 321 applicants from Jefferson County who received millions of dollars under the Paycheck Protection Program. These applicants identified themselves as religious organizations.
2021-10-06 11:13:45Two incumbent city councilors and one incumbent school board member were unseated during Birmingham’s municipal runoff election Tuesday.
2021-10-05 12:32:24Jefferson County Commissioners are deciding between three proposed maps for redistricting.
2021-10-01 16:45:02The action caps a special legislative session that lasted only five days.
2021-10-01 12:07:43The UAB Blazers will play Saturday, the first event in Protective Stadium.
2021-10-01 07:00:19With medical marijuana now legal in Alabama, some farmers are eager to get plants in the ground, but licenses to grow marijuana won’t be available until September 2022. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission wants to move up licensing so farmers can plant seeds earlier.
2021-09-30 10:13:32There's been an overwhelming amount of drama in Tarrant over the last year, a small town with less than 7,000 people. Many believe the tensions are rooted in racism and Tarrant’s changing demographics.
Economy
2022-09-29 08:00:00The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that between 2018 and 2021, Regions was charging overdraft fees on some ATM withdrawals as well as some debit card purchases, even after the bank told the customers they had enough funds to cover the transactions.
2022-09-16 08:25:36A century ago, U.S. Steel was one of the companies involved in Alabama's convict lease system. The steelmaker has a mixed record on acknowledging that history.
2022-08-30 08:00:00Federal labor officials fined the United Mine Workers of America union $13.3 million for, among other things, property damage at the picket lines.
2022-08-08 08:00:00Fired up by a labor movement that’s seen big union victories recently, dollar store workers are organizing in their own way to improve work conditions.
2022-07-18 12:15:30General store owners in the Gulf South are — once again — looking for new ways to get by as high inflation becomes the latest threat to their businesses.
2022-07-08 08:00:00In Her Hands, a guaranteed income initiative for women, is launching soon in Cuthbert, Georgia and its surrounding counties. Here’s how it’s coming together.
2022-07-06 16:22:13For years, Farish Street has been viewed as a failed business district. But Black business owners are working to shift the narrative of the historic street.
2022-06-05 08:00:00The successful, 11-to-1 vote happened weeks after a former shift supervisor that led the unionization effort was fired by higher management.
2022-05-31 13:13:52As 2022's economic woes continue, more people are using vanpools as a cost-effective way to get to work. It’s also helping out their employers.
2022-05-27 12:46:14Workers at the downtown Birmingham coffee shop cast a near-unanimous vote to become the first Starbucks location in the state to say yes to forming a union.
2022-05-17 11:53:22Starbucks stores in Birmingham and New Orleans could be the next to unionize. Those leading the efforts sit down to discuss why and what they've learned so far.
2022-04-29 08:00:00A successful guaranteed income program in Jackson, Mississippi could offer insights to cities in Alabama and Louisiana as they launch their own pilots.
2022-04-22 08:00:00Amtrak is making its final pitch for a Gulf Coast passenger train line. The private companies that own the tracks the trains would run on, however, oppose it.
2022-04-01 08:00:00As the strike in Alabama drags on, coal miners say it’s not just about the money. They’re also fighting for their dignity.
2022-03-21 12:00:15The added expense affects people in Alabama’s Black Belt differently, including road trippers, commuters and even those who can’t drive.
2022-03-10 13:57:52Experts say activating unused oil wells could temper the rising costs of gas, but consumers should not expect prices to get anywhere near their COVID low.
2022-02-28 11:14:03A Family Dollar in York, Alabama is one of the few shopping options in town. But it's shuttered due to a warehouse rodent infestation.
2022-02-16 13:34:42Mississippi wants to move full steam ahead with plans to restore the passenger rail, but Alabama worries the line will disrupt the freight rail.
2022-01-13 11:04:52Louisiana and Mississippi rank at the bottom nationally when it comes to the percentage of tech jobs in the state workforce. Alabama sits in the middle of the list, mostly because of Huntsville’s Research Park.
2022-01-11 14:05:00A federal labor board says Amazon workers at a facility in Bessemer will re-vote next month on whether to unionize.
2021-12-17 09:29:58Updates to SNAP, TANF and the Child Tax Credit have helped families in the Gulf South, but not everyone has been able to access the improved benefits.
2021-12-15 14:04:52Experts hail changes like the Child Tax Credit and increases in SNAP benefits as historic. But were recipients better off after getting them?
2021-12-09 09:49:43Southern ports report higher traffic, but problems on the ground keep them from being a true solution to the supply chain tangle.
2021-10-27 09:36:13New data shows about $910 million meant to prevent evictions had yet to be used by the end of September in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.
2021-10-18 14:41:07Wages have gone up as restaurants try to hold onto their staff amid a record number of people quitting their jobs in the U.S., especially in the South.
2021-10-11 12:03:50Charities in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana say giving people money is faster and gives them back agency. But experts say cash alone can’t solve all the problems after a storm.
2021-10-08 12:05:11The oldest football rivalry among historically black colleges has made its way to Birmingham. Tuskegee University and Morehouse College will have their first game in the Magic City.
2021-10-01 12:07:43The UAB Blazers will play Saturday, the first event in Protective Stadium.
Health Care
2022-09-29 17:29:48Suicide is a leading cause of death in women, and mood and anxiety disorders make perinatal risks more complicated. Dr. Fortney’s work is focused on this issue.
2022-09-15 12:06:13Survey numbers from 2021 show that roughly five percent of people in Alabama's prisons are housed in isolation for at least 22 hours a day for 15 days or more.
2022-09-07 08:00:00Health officials gave out monkeypox vaccines and encouraged everyone — not just the LGBTQ community — to take the virus more seriously at the annual festival.
2022-08-26 12:55:50The woman, who was denied an abortion after her baby was diagnosed with a lethal anomaly, is asking her state lawmakers to make the change in a special session.
2022-08-23 13:51:42Nancy Davis' story underscores a new reality: Even the few legal abortions are hard to get when that access is now in the hands of hospital administrators.
2022-08-12 15:21:02Health officials will soon begin offering intradermal vaccinations, reaching more people with less vaccine.
2022-07-25 09:42:57It’s time for Alabamians who do not want to catch COVID to put their masks back on. That was the advice from the Alabama Department of Public Health this week as cases continued to increase across the state.
2022-07-06 10:34:26The Yellowhammer Fund has temporarily stopped funding abortion care for people in Alabama, amid legal concerns for clients and staff.
2022-06-29 16:27:48Officials plan to treat as many people as possible at on site medical tents. They say the biggest concern is heat-related illness.
2022-06-26 11:49:03Alabamians took to the streets this weekend after elective abortions became a felony in the state on Friday.
2022-06-24 10:34:01The ACLU of Alabama say it will continue its lawsuit to reinstate access to abortion.
2022-06-24 09:19:52The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. Here’s what the decision means for the Gulf South region.
2022-06-08 08:00:00As the U.S. moves toward a post-Roe world, our digital world will need to change with it. A cybersecurity researcher explains why for the Click Here podcast.
2022-05-19 14:57:47The NAACP’s and SPLC’s federal complaint claims that Mississippi didn’t equitably spend its federal COVID-19 relief funds, leaving out communities of color.
2022-05-03 20:21:18While nothing officially changes until the Supreme Court delivers its decision, advocates on both sides of the issue are preparing for an end to legal abortion.
2022-04-27 10:01:23Scientist are puzzled over cases of hepatitis showing up in otherwise healthy children. Nine cases have been found in Alabama.
2022-04-21 19:00:00Transgender medical treatment for children and teens is under attack in many states, but it has been available for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations.
2022-03-29 20:58:44The COVID-19 health emergency could end soon; tens of thousands of new mothers could lose their healthcare coverage unless legislators take action.
2022-03-29 10:22:31Event organizers say they're following guidance from local health officials, who say it's impossible to predict COVID case numbers this summer.
2022-03-14 09:03:50March 13 marked two years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Alabama. Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson said we're in a good place now, but there's concern of another surge.
2022-03-11 16:07:54On the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, take a look back at the Gulf States Newsroom’s coverage of the infectious disease’s impact on the Gulf South region.
2022-02-25 10:00:00New Orleans is in full celebration mode with Mardi Gras just days away, but where does COVID fit into the equation? The city’s health director has answers.
2022-02-24 12:10:07The vaccination drive against COVID-19 in the U.S. is grinding to a halt, and lagging demand is especially stark in conservative corners of the country where many people weren't interested in the shots in the first place.
2022-02-09 18:56:42In the Gulf South, Mississippi has spent around $90 million on temporary medical staff. Louisiana has spent nearly $250 million.
2022-02-05 08:14:07Facilities are under strain and federal assistance only goes so far.
2022-02-03 09:31:55COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 may be available in the U.S. as early as March, but there are several hurdles still to clear.
2022-01-20 10:16:23Researchers hope genetically modified pig kidneys could potentially provide a life-saving solution for thousands of people who die every year waiting for a transplant.
2022-01-18 11:26:00COVID-19 hospitalizations are now twice as high in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama as they were two weeks ago, contributing to now record hospitalization numbers nationwide.
2022-01-14 16:31:49The omicron variant leads to fewer hospitalizations and deaths, but the variant is infecting more people than any previous surge.
2022-01-05 13:39:12Alabama is among the bottom of states for media health providers per capita. That has people looking online and other places to find help.
2022-01-04 14:37:27During a media call Tuesday, State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said Alabama is seeing the highest new daily case numbers of the pandemic.
2021-12-29 11:55:23The city will expand its mandate in 2022 to include children 5 and older. The city health director said “there was no good scientific or educational reason to wait.”
2021-12-21 11:52:21The state's top doctor says caseloads are manageable, but officials are concerned.
2021-12-16 12:39:28Alabama has confirmed its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to the state health officer.
2021-11-22 16:15:41Hosting a family gathering for Thanksgiving but worried about COVID transmission? Health officials offer these tips for a happy, safe holiday.
2021-11-18 12:44:10Alabama ranked toward the bottom in the nation for maternal and infant health outcomes in an annual report put out by March of Dimes, an organization that promotes maternal and infant health across the United States through research, education and advocacy.
2021-11-17 21:40:07A new analysis from research foundation Commonwealth Fund shows that health care access and outcomes are poor for people of color across the nation, and even worse in Gulf South states.
2021-11-17 09:13:34At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Lowndes County was one of the hardest hit places in Alabama. So when the vaccine became available, doses were rushed to Lowndes and other Black Belt counties by the federal government.
2021-11-10 14:47:19Curtis Means was born 132 days premature on July 5, 2020 with a twin who didn’t survive. Weighing only 14.8 ounces at birth, the boy is now healthy and 16 months old.
2021-11-08 11:49:55As pharmacies and health care providers begin rolling out the Pfizer COVID vaccine for 5 to 11-year-olds, appointments and waitlists are filling up.
2021-11-04 12:04:44Data acquired from health departments across the Gulf South show that among 12 to 17 year olds, Black teenagers are getting vaccinated at roughly one and a half times the rate of white teenagers.
2021-11-03 16:46:57Over 400,000 kids in Alabama aged 5 to 11 are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, after the CDC approved Pfizer’s low-dose vaccine for kids. Several families in Jefferson County told WBHM they’re eager to get their shots and move towards normalcy.
2021-11-01 09:34:20COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black residents in the Gulf States are surpassing that of Black residents in the U.S. Health officials say building trust has been key to reaching this point.
2021-11-01 08:09:52Gov. Kay Ivey joined a lawsuit filed late Friday by Alabama and other states challenging the vaccine mandate on federal contractors.
2021-10-22 13:27:44Kids between the ages of 5-11 years old might be able to get vaccinated in the near future. Here’s why it would be a game-changer for the Gulf States, and how they’re preparing for the shot’s rollout.
2021-10-12 16:08:36Officials with Jefferson County and UAB Health System announced the new clinic will cost between $55 and $65 million and will replace the old Cooper Green Mercy Hospital on 6th Avenue South in Birmingham.
2021-10-05 09:53:26Feelings of anger and frustration are bubbling up for many people in Alabama, 18 months into the coronavirus pandemic. A psychologist from the University of Alabama at Birmingham explains how to manage it.
Education
2022-09-09 10:00:00Parents’ school safety concerns carry more weight this year after the mass shooting in May at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. School resource officers in Hoover are adjusting by placing a greater emphasis on mental health.
2022-08-19 10:38:01At the Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School, students, parents and teachers are excited as they prepare for the school’s take off on Monday.
2022-08-12 10:46:52This is the first school year that third graders who do not read at grade level by the end of the school year must be held back in that grade, rather than passed on to fourth grade. The Alabama Literacy Act was passed several years ago, but its implementation was delayed because of the pandemic.
2022-08-08 12:46:40When the kids are away, the custodial and maintenance staff in schools work all summer long. One custodian told WBHM about what it takes to keep the kids happy and healthy as they trade sunshine for fluorescent lights.
2022-06-13 07:00:12Fernando Colunga says it’s important to understand how food is grown and the culture it comes from. He’s a farming and cooking instructor at Jones Valley Teaching Farm in Birmingham and is passionate about teaching the significance of food to young people.
2022-06-03 11:38:58Not every student who starts school lives to graduate. It’s estimated nearly 2,000 children and teens die from gun violence every year in the United States. This week Birmingham City Schools awarded diplomas to the families of some of those lost students.
2022-05-27 06:00:00WBHM’s education reporter Kyra Miles, along with two Report for America colleagues at al.com, worked with students at Birmingham’s Ramsay High School to create podcasts.
2022-05-24 18:30:55Avis Williams transformed Selma, Alabama’s schools during her five years as superintendent. Now, she’s set to lead New Orleans’ all-charter school system.
2022-05-20 07:00:00Alabama passed its own so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law in April following states like Florida. It bans discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in K-5 classrooms.
2022-04-22 13:48:51Lavender Graduations, or Lavender Celebrations, are ceremonies that honor LGBTQ college graduates and their accomplishments. UAB has hosted an annual Lavender Celebration since 2017, but this year’s took on new meaning with new laws targeting transgender students.
2022-04-07 15:24:39This week, officials released an update to the annual Kids Count Data Book which measures the well-being of kids in Alabama. Advocates are hopeful spending on children's healthcare and education recently approved by state lawmakers will improve indicators.
2022-04-05 08:57:54"In Quarantine with Anne Frank,” helps students learn to talk to each other about discrimination.
2022-03-15 15:50:29Roughly 70% of students at Birmingham City Schools ranked below their grade level in math, and 40% of students ranked below their grade level in reading.
2022-03-09 13:00:56Parents could get about $5,600 per kid in state money to use for other schooling options. The proposal is currently in a legislative study committee. But experts told WBHM school choice brings up concerns around equity.
2022-03-07 18:03:21The Vestavia Hill City Schools along with the superintendent and the city face a lawsuit alleging they’re improperly withholding public information on COVID-19 masking and safety protocols. The lawsuit was filed by two parents last month.
2022-02-17 16:22:16As Mississippi lawmakers plot how to keep more teachers in the state, educators warn the state’s bill targeting critical race theory could drive them away.
2022-02-11 13:37:52Angie May wants art to reach everyone who visits the Birmingham Museum of Art. As the associate director in learning and engagement, she heads inclusive and innovative initiatives to open art history to younger generations.
2022-02-10 14:34:38A teacher at Mountain Brook High School allegedly led students in a salute that mimics how Nazis raised their arms in World War II. A Jewish student in the class complained and his family says they’re now receiving death and arson threats.
2022-02-08 16:27:41Historically Black colleges and universities in multiple states, including Alabama, have received bomb threats this month.
2022-01-28 15:29:18Some Birmingham City Schools employees staged a sickout this week to bring attention to their concerns with how COVID-19 is being dealt with in their schools.
2022-01-26 12:18:52Critical race theory is a hot-button issue for politicians in the Gulf South. Alabama and Mississippi are attempting to pass new laws prohibiting it.
2022-01-07 12:24:13As students across Birmingham return to classrooms after the winter break, schools must contend with the COVID-19 omicron variant. With cases surging, WBHM heard from some parents who are frustrated with the response from school leaders.
2021-12-10 10:00:10As public schools adjust to all in-person classes, educators have found value in welcoming accessible field trips through virtual tours.
2021-11-26 13:11:12The Birmingham Board of Education has approved a bid for Woodlawn High School's new football stadium. It could be built by fall 2022.
2021-11-23 06:48:52Jim Reed has collected books and writings for more than 40 years and believes books keep memories alive.
2021-11-15 14:01:22Fifth graders could be required to pass a new math test to advance to the sixth grade. One lawmaker is proposing legislation for the 2022 Alabama Session.
2021-11-10 15:13:28The Birmingham Board of Education rejected the bid to build a stadium and fieldhouse on the campus of Woodlawn High School. This comes just months after the ceremonial groundbreaking.
2021-11-09 16:15:42Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded the Birmingham Promise a $1.8 million grant specifically to support internships and apprenticeships for Birmingham City Schools seniors.
2021-11-03 16:46:57Over 400,000 kids in Alabama aged 5 to 11 are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, after the CDC approved Pfizer’s low-dose vaccine for kids. Several families in Jefferson County told WBHM they’re eager to get their shots and move towards normalcy.
2021-10-26 07:15:29With over half of its members new and millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief funding, the new Birmingham City school board is ready to tackle education with a fresh perspective. WBHM talked to incoming, outgoing and returning members about what Birmingham teachers, students and residents can expect.
2021-10-20 09:11:59The face of homeschooling is changing and diversifying. In just a year, the number of Black families has increased five-fold— and for more reasons than COVID-19. Several families told WBHM they see homeschooling as a way to protect their children from educational racism.
2021-10-15 09:02:29At the October meeting, the Alabama state board of education cemented its ban on critical race theory into policy. But, attendants of the meeting reacted in disapproval.
2021-10-13 09:17:39The Birmingham Public Library Board of Trustees has delayed a proposed vote to shut down four library branches after receiving criticism from city leaders, including Mayor Randall Woodfin.
2021-10-07 15:01:38This year, Birmingham City Schools gave students the choice to take a break during the fall intersession or stay in school for extra academic support and enrichment.
Science and Technology
2022-09-26 19:53:03At Sauta Cave anywhere from 200,000 to 500,000 gray bats emerge to feast on insects. It’s thought to be the largest emergence of bats east of the Mississippi River, a spectacle that draws curious onlookers from across Alabama.
2022-01-20 10:16:23Researchers hope genetically modified pig kidneys could potentially provide a life-saving solution for thousands of people who die every year waiting for a transplant.
2021-12-27 10:55:05The pioneering Harvard biologist and Alabama native developed a fascination with ants as a teen that continued through his life.
2021-12-20 03:02:55Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi will receive $100 million from the infrastructure bill to expand internet access, but each will have different priorities.
Arts and Culture
2022-09-22 09:54:36AL.com columnist John Archibald brings his columns to the stage with the debut of his first play, "Pink Clouds." It premieres Saturday at Red Mountain Theatre.
2022-09-08 19:19:47According the American Federation of Musicians, The World Games changed the contract for orchestra performers after the fact, causing payments to musicians to be reduced by about one-third.
2022-09-02 14:22:02Perry is an Ivy League professor in New Jersey but a Southerner at heart. She was born in Birmingham, but today she teaches African American studies at Princeton University. In her latest book she argues to truly understand the United States start with the American South.
2022-04-05 14:32:38The Gulf States Newsroom, a collaboration among public radio stations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, is teaming up with Back Pocket Media to put on a live storytelling event on Tuesday.
2022-03-25 14:39:44Hamilton discussed touring after a pandemic break, Southern food, and his return to The Magic City.
2022-03-21 10:11:50Birmingham's Abigail Barlow is up for a Grammy this year with her writing partner Emily Bear for their work on the 'Bridgerton Musical'.
2022-02-08 12:32:03The Birmingham Public Library Board will swear in new board members Tuesday afternoon, making a majority of the appointees first timers.
2022-02-02 12:14:20The play is centered on a group of Black college students at the fictitious McMillian University, a small, mostly-White Christian college in Birmingham.
2021-12-20 14:32:04Birmingham's first 150 years contains powerful history. But it was also home to tens of thousands of people.
2021-11-23 06:48:52Jim Reed has collected books and writings for more than 40 years and believes books keep memories alive.
2021-10-29 11:23:30Once revered as the “Football Capital of the South,” Legion Field has lost some of its luster in the last 15 years.
2021-10-15 06:00:54Sierra Hull's list of achievements includes a three-time mandolin player of the year by the International Bluegrass Association. The mandolinist and singer/songwriter takes a reflective look at her life on her latest album.
2021-10-08 12:05:11The oldest football rivalry among historically black colleges has made its way to Birmingham. Tuskegee University and Morehouse College will have their first game in the Magic City.
2021-10-08 05:00:00The COVID-19 pandemic halted performances last year, but now, live concerts are back.
2021-10-01 12:07:43The UAB Blazers will play Saturday, the first event in Protective Stadium.
Environment
2022-09-30 10:56:00As natural disasters and extreme weather become more frequent in the Gulf South, a new report hopes to be a road map to providing more climate-adapted housing.
2022-09-06 09:53:03Local nonprofits have been delivering water directly to some residents, but the groups are still working on scaling up to dealing with a problem that stretches across the city.
2022-09-03 18:01:15Football is a way of life in Jackson, Mississippi. So are boil water notices. The latest water crisis has not stopped fans from filling the stands to support a local college team.
2022-09-01 02:00:00Industrial plants in Birmingham have polluted the air and land in its historic Black communities for over a century. In an epicenter of environmental injustice, officials continue to fail to right the wrongs plaguing the city’s north side.
2022-06-13 07:00:12Fernando Colunga says it’s important to understand how food is grown and the culture it comes from. He’s a farming and cooking instructor at Jones Valley Teaching Farm in Birmingham and is passionate about teaching the significance of food to young people.
2022-03-02 14:20:19The Alabama Supreme Court has sided with environmentalists who say the Birmingham Water Works Board is not abiding by a court order to protect land around Lake Purdy and parts of the Cahaba River.
2021-11-19 15:11:01Black residents of Southeast Louisiana, dedicated to fighting air and soil pollution in their own neighborhoods and towns met with EPA Administrator Michael Regan on his “Journey to Justice,” listening tour, sharing their stories and frustrations.
2021-11-08 12:55:57An Alabama man has set a new record by being the oldest person to hike the Appalachian Trail.
2021-10-01 07:00:19With medical marijuana now legal in Alabama, some farmers are eager to get plants in the ground, but licenses to grow marijuana won’t be available until September 2022. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission wants to move up licensing so farmers can plant seeds earlier.
Religion
Crime
2022-08-01 15:36:55An expert explains how issues from staffing to healthcare to climate change have contributed to a recent rise in deaths in prisons across the Gulf South.
2022-07-18 16:33:04The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations says 34 arrests were made for commercial sex and six arrests for human trafficking during The World Games, which ended Sunday in Birmingham.
2022-06-17 12:16:58Police say the suspect is a 71-year-old white male who occasionally attended the church. They haven’t released a motive but said he used a handgun.
2022-06-16 22:36:50The shooting occurred Thursday evening at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills.
2022-05-20 10:24:39WBHM’s Mary Scott Hodgin talks with Brittany Brown of the Gulf States Newsroom about issues plaguing Alabama and Mississippi prisons.
2022-05-11 10:11:13U.S. marshals and sheriff’s deputies led an 11-day manhunt for an Alabama murder suspect and jailer who were heavily armed and preparing for a shootout when they were captured.
2022-05-10 08:46:39Jailer Vicky White was pronounced dead at a hospital after murder suspect Casey White gave up without a fight in Evansville, Indiana. The fugitives had spent more than a week on the run through three states.
2022-05-06 10:00:00Since last fall, Birmingham city officials have sued or taken other measures to shut down the businesses.
2022-05-02 12:04:25An arrest warrant has been issued for a jail official who disappeared while escorting a prisoner last week.
2022-04-28 10:49:48Advocates in New Orleans work to curb gun violence by focusing on prevention and community needs over policing and aim to spread it across the Gulf South.
2022-04-26 18:48:43The Gulf States Newsroom’s Brittany Brown details the Department of Justice’s report on the Mississippi State Penitentiary, and what comes next.
2022-04-19 11:26:30A year ago, Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the launch of the Birmingham Civilian Review Board to offer independent accountability for police. But the board doesn't seem to be active.
2022-01-24 11:54:14Tracking Birmingham's homicides for 2021 should have been straightforward. Here's why it wasn't.
2021-12-22 07:00:35This holiday season, many incarcerated people in the Gulf States are seeing their loved ones for the first time since March 2020 due to COVID restrictions.
2021-10-20 10:59:51Birmingham leaders officially opened the city's Real Time Crime Center Tuesday, a project intended to give the Birmingham Police Department new technological tools to help resolve crime more quickly.
Race and Culture
2022-09-13 17:19:31"Dear Denise" follows Lisa McNair's life in a series of letters to the sister she never met. Lisa recounts her experience growing up in the first generation of African Americans after legal segregation.
2022-09-02 15:03:40As a new college football season kicks off, a brighter spotlight will be put on HBCUs in the Gulf South, thanks to the influence of “Coach Prime.”
2022-09-02 14:22:02Perry is an Ivy League professor in New Jersey but a Southerner at heart. She was born in Birmingham, but today she teaches African American studies at Princeton University. In her latest book she argues to truly understand the United States start with the American South.
2022-09-01 14:23:23The Colony, Cullman County’s only Black community, has a rich history of resilience and self-made success. Its current residents are working to continue it.
2022-08-30 06:01:56Michael Jennings, a longtime pastor at Vision of Abundant Life Church in Sylacauga, Ala., says he was doing a neighborly deed of watering his out-of-town neighbor’s flowers, per their request, when a police officer showed up.
2022-08-25 16:39:06City and state leaders hope the mural gives visitors to Birmingham’s airport a memorable introduction to the city’s history within the civil rights movement.
2022-07-08 16:49:07Among the 17 honorees for the Presidential Medal of Freedom award, two of them are civil rights leaders: Fred Gray and Diane Nash.
2022-06-15 05:00:24The discovery of the ship on an Alabama river bottom has fostered a renewed hope for descendants of the Clotilda's captives, and the community they founded called Africatown.
2022-04-21 05:00:16The Equal Justice Initiative addresses America's history of racial violence at a time when state lawmakers nationwide have been trying to limit teaching about divisive topics in public schools.
2022-03-04 10:03:46In 1970, the campus was the scene of a violent shooting by police that left two young men dead, many others injured and campus changed forever.
2022-02-10 14:34:38A teacher at Mountain Brook High School allegedly led students in a salute that mimics how Nazis raised their arms in World War II. A Jewish student in the class complained and his family says they’re now receiving death and arson threats.
2022-02-08 16:27:41Historically Black colleges and universities in multiple states, including Alabama, have received bomb threats this month.
2022-01-26 12:18:52Critical race theory is a hot-button issue for politicians in the Gulf South. Alabama and Mississippi are attempting to pass new laws prohibiting it.
2021-11-12 09:11:18The relationship between food and civil rights goes much deeper than sit-ins at lunch counters or bake sales that funded boycotts. A discussion about the intersection between the two was the main dish at a conference in Birmingham last month.
2021-11-11 13:04:50Black farmers and their families once owned and worked on thousands of acres of land in Louisiana’s Iberia Parish. The land has shrunk over the last several decades, and some, like Eddie Lewis III, say it stems from racist policies.
2021-11-04 12:04:44Data acquired from health departments across the Gulf South show that among 12 to 17 year olds, Black teenagers are getting vaccinated at roughly one and a half times the rate of white teenagers.
2021-10-08 12:05:11The oldest football rivalry among historically black colleges has made its way to Birmingham. Tuskegee University and Morehouse College will have their first game in the Magic City.
Weather
2022-03-24 09:06:20Killer tornadoes hit the Southeast far more than they do in Kansas, Oklahoma or Texas. An Associated Press analysis shows that nearly 89% of tornado deaths since 2000 have happened from Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana east.
2022-02-15 10:41:56Jefferson and Shelby counties experienced flooding in October 2021. The federal applications for flooding relief close soon.
2022-01-06 11:00:57The City of Birmingham will host a warming station at the BJCC Thursday and Friday night in collaboration with One Roof, an agency dedicated to ending homelessness.
Sports
2022-09-02 15:03:40As a new college football season kicks off, a brighter spotlight will be put on HBCUs in the Gulf South, thanks to the influence of “Coach Prime.”
2022-08-02 10:20:49Bill Clark has had to overcome some serious hurdles during his career at UAB, as well as in his personal life. He not only resurrected a football program that had been neglected—and then out-right killed—he’s also been fighting through what he’s called a serious injury since childhood.
2022-07-18 18:00:10Germany finished the Games with the most golds with 24. The United States had the second most with 16. Italy won the most medals overall with 49.
2022-07-14 16:48:16Check out highlights as the international competition turns to its final stretch.
2022-07-11 13:15:31Sunny Choi is a New York corporate professional by day and a top-ranked, back-spinning, floor-flipping b-girl off the clock. She medaled this past weekend at the World Games.
2022-07-11 12:19:26The first weekend brought competitions in sumo, breaking and karate.
2022-07-07 07:00:29Thousands of athletes from around the world have gathered in Birmingham to compete in The World Games. The eleven-day competition is a chance for non-Olympic sports to shine.
2022-04-13 14:40:56The Alabama Crimson Tide coach is confident his program will thrive in this new era of college football, but he's concerned about the sport overall.
2022-04-01 13:42:35The World Games are expected to attract tens of thousands of people to Birmingham this summer. Experts say that’s likely to increase human trafficking. Here's what you can do.
2022-03-30 15:27:04The World Games was originally set to come to Birmingham July 2021, but the coronavirus pandemic delayed the large event for a year.
2022-03-28 12:16:43In about 100 days, Birmingham will host the World Games. It’s an international competition for non-Olympic sports. Some are more well-known and others you’ve probably never heard of. One of those more obscure sports is korfball. It was created in the Netherlands, but WBHM found the sport has some interesting ties to Birmingham.
2022-03-01 17:26:17The World Games ban was in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week.
2022-02-24 15:23:08Medals for the World Games, which will take place in Birmingham in July, were unveiled by city leaders and games organizers Wednesday at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
2022-01-25 12:28:19The Birmingham Stallions will play the New Jersey Generals in the United States Football League's first game on April 16.
2022-01-10 23:17:37The Alabama Crimson Tide lost the College Football National Championship to the Georgia Bulldogs: 33-18.
2021-12-08 11:13:13Alabama authorities are investigating after former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. died in custody following a high-speed chase that resulted in his arrest and then a fight involving officers in the county jail where he was being held.
2021-12-03 08:41:17The Birmingham Squadron will face the Mexico City Capitanes Sunday at the newly renovated Legacy Arena.
2021-11-30 20:42:16Two teams will take the field in downtown Birmingham Wednesday for the girls flag football high school state championship.