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Polls open for voting in Birmingham at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Tuesday, as Birmingham voters cast their ballots for mayor, city council and school board.


Trudy Hunter Wants To Tackle Education, Poverty

For Trudy Hunter, a law school grad and a social worker from southwest Birmingham, this run for the city’s top job has been 10 years in the making. She says she wrestled with God about whether to step out on faith and run.

Patricia Bell Wants a Better City For Future Generations

Patricia Bell, no relation to William Bell, has run for mayor several times. But she isn’t discouraged. She's one of 12 candidates vying for the office in Tuesday's election. The community activist and marketer says the city still needs good leadership.

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Innovate Birmingham Aims for a Generational Economic Boost

Birmingham Business Journal editor Ty West explains about the new economic initiative Innovate Birmingham.

High Technology Could Solve Solar Mysteries During Eclipse

Cutting-edge imaging technology from a Birmingham nonprofit could take advantage of the August 21 eclipse to solve solar mysteries. The telescopic camera system will fly almost 10 miles high on two revamped bombers that tag-team as they chase the moon’s shadow.

SPLC to Secretary of State: Reinstate Inactive Voters by Next Month

The Southern Poverty Law Center on Friday asked Secretary of State John Merrill to reinstate the 340,000 Alabama voters that have been placed on inactive voter lists before the September […]


UAB Opens New Football Offices and Practice Facility

UAB Blazer fans celebrated Friday as university and community leaders cut the ribbon on the football team’s new operations center and Legacy Pavilion. The $22.5 million  facility is a major milestone […]

In Birmingham, Debate Over Confederate Monuments Renewed After Charlottesville

Birmingham has a complicated relationship with racism. Some of the most notable events from the Civil Rights era took place in the city. Now, there's renewed debate about the fate of the city's Confederate monuments.

Bell Calls Birmingham’s Revitalizing Neighborhoods the Next Challenge

Birmingham Mayor William Bell has been a Xerox marketer and a probation officer, but since 1979, he’s been somewhere in local government. Voters will decide Tuesday during municipal elections whether he'll continue to serve in his position. After almost eight years as mayor, Bell tells WBHM’s Sherrel Stewart he wants to do it again.

Republicans Prepare for Battle in Senate Runoff

Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald discusses this week's U.S Senate primary and next week's municipal election in Birmingham.

State Sues City Over Confederate Monument

The City of Birmingham and its mayor are being sued by the state for allegedly violating an Alabama law that protects historic monuments. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a lawsuit today after […]

Some Voters Required to Verify Information at the Polls

An attempt to update the state’s voter rolls left some Alabama voters confused and angry at the polls in Tuesday’s US Senate primary. Those whose status was bumped to "inactive" were permitted to vote after they verified their information.