Fairfield native Cleve Eaton, a member of the National Jazz Hall of Fame, died Sunday.
A 27-year-old Birmingham man was killed in a shooting Friday afternoon. A suspect is in custody.
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The Birmingham Public Library will be providing kits via curbside pickup so kids can make these magical creatures at home.
Gov. Kay Ivey extended the COVID-19 state public health emergency by another 60 days.
Dr. Lauren Kole says she generally recommends lotion or cream sunscreens over the sprays.
Mary Anne Ellis from the Southern History Department gives her take on this book about baking.
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Professional soccer in Birmingham will move forward as planned, as the Legion FC season begins July 15.
A newly released study shows Alabama among the top 5 states where COVID-19 spread fastest in June.
A man was killed in west Birmingham Wednesday afternoon during a drive-by shooting, police say.
This session will focus on race and social injustice.
The organization is "one of the most powerful forces for science in America," Louis Justement said.
The clinic sites will recruit patients from minority communities and other underserved populations.
The number of patients hospitalized in Alabama for COVID-19 topped 775 in Wednesday's report.
Beginning this fall undergraduates will be able to earn credits toward bachelor of science degrees in cancer biology or entrepreneurship.
The establishment of the unit is the first step in a larger plan to assist the community in managing and mitigating the pandemic.
University of Alabama at Birmingham neonatologist Colm Travers, M.D., was the principal investigator.
A child suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound in a shooting in Birmingham Wednesday afternoon.
The Birmingham Police Department wants to remind citizens that fireworks and celebratory gunfire are illegal within the city limits.
The Birmingham Barons will not play a game in the 2020 season, after an announcement by Major League Baseball Tuesday.
Dr. Cheri L. Cannon will lead the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments.
Jennifer Hancock from the Central Library provides her take on the popular YA novel that became a hit movie.
The advisory board was made up of African Americans and white community members living in Beaufort, South Carolina.
He will serve as president-elect for the 2021-2022 term before becoming president.
Gov. Kay Ivey's "Safer at Home" order was set to expire July 3, and will now be extended.
A 22-year-old woman was shot and killed Friday in north Birmingham, and police are still searching for a suspect.
The UAB Trauma Burn intensive care unit is the winner of the 2020 Tweety Lasker award from Hand in Paw.
"Mild-mannered bookseller Malcolm Kershaw’s life is about to take an interesting turn."
All Birmingham Public Library locations will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day.
Colm Travers, M.D., was a principal investigator and an assistant professor in the Division of Neonatology at the University of Alabama.
Avondale Regional Branch Library ’s celebration of Gay Pride Month draws to a close on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
The National Council of Teachers of English recently selected Tonya Perry as its fourth director of Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars.
A judge sentenced an Ensley man to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to carjacking and firearms charges.
Alabama has reported more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks as the state tops 900 deaths.
The initiative will be supported by $30 million of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Funds.
University of Alabama at Birmingham experts say kids can learn through everyday activities like meal planning.
Two men have been arrested after a shooting early Saturday morning in Fairfield.
A man died after being shot in Ensley Friday night following a verbal altercation.