The UA Board of Trustees has recommended returning a huge donation from Hugh Culverhouse Jr.
A 39-year-old man has been charged with capital murder in the death of his wife Sunday in McCalla.
From chemistry to criminal justice, UAB Summer Camps offer a wide array of topics for teens.
The Birmingham Barons will begin a 10-game homestand after Memorial Day, including the Rickwood Classic.
The Jefferson County Health Department inspected 168 restaurants in May of 2019, with seven scoring an 85 or below.
Check out the big news stories on Patch from the week of May 19-25 - from national stories to local.
As expected, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Friday to stop Alabama's controversial abortion ban.
John K. Mitchell, convicted of felony burglary in 2017, escaped a south Alabama work release center Thursday morning.
A bill that would allow Alabama voters to decide on a statewide lottery will not get out of the House of Representatives.
A brick that hit a car after an 18-wheeler hit a Birmingham bridge injured a child when it shattered a car's windsheld.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office will partner with One Place Family Justice Center to help victims of violent crimes.
An episode of the animated children's show "Arthur" that portrays a same-sex wedding will not air on Alabama Public Television.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s investigators arrested 26 year old James Leanard Matthews for allegedly dealing drugs in the Pratt City area.
A man who was at East Lake Park to sell a cell phone was shot, and his girlfriend was injured by shattered glass.
Take a look back at the big headlines in the Birmingham metro area for the week of May 13-19.
Two men were killed in separate homicides Thursday night, bringing the total homicides in Birmingham in 2019 to 42.
In addition to Red Mountain Theatre Company's new campus near Railroad Park, a hotel and retail development is in the works as well.
BioLife Plasma Services announced that they are opening a new plasma donation center on Lakeshore Parkway.
Average rent for Birmingham real estate rose nearly 4 percent in April of 2019.
The Birmingham Airport Authority on Thursday named Ronald F. Mathieu the new CEO of Alabama's largest airport.
With skyrocketing college costs in recent years, a handful of Alabama schools have opted not to increase tuition.
A 63-year-old man was killed Tuesday while walking on train tracks near Irondale.
The Alabama Senate approved a near-total ban on abortion 25 to 6 after a four-hour debate.
A woman dubbed the "Porch Pirate" for stealing items off porches in Jefferson County has been arrested.
Two women were found shot in their car in an Ensley neighborhood over the weekend
As the state Senate passed a medical marijuana bill, Alabama seems to be loosening its marijuana laws.
Major headlines on patch this week included a controversial bill in Montgomery and a search for an escaped inmate In Shelby County.
The likely passage of Alabama's abortion bill in the Senate leaves many wondering what happens next.
A truck driver waiting to enter the gates at ACIPCO was shot during an apparent robbery Friday morning.
One man is dead and another in jail after a fight in a Birmingham apartment Wednesday.
From art shows to jazz brunches, there are plenty of opportunities to take your mother somewhere special for Mother's Day.
Two people were killed, including an 84-year-old woman in separate homicides over the weekend.
A shooting Monday morning at the Morton Simpson Village complex ended with one victim dead.
Legion FC D-League merges six local youth clubs, addressing key developmental need for boys and girls.
Find out if your airport is a soaring success — or if that's hardly the case.
Here are some of the stories that made headlines on Patch during the week of April 29-May 5.
This Sunday is Cinco de Mayo, and Birmingham offers plenty of places to celebrate the holiday.
May has several anniversaries from Alabama history, including the publishing of the state's first newspaper.
Three shootings Wednesday night are under investigation by the Birmingham PD and Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
A bill making it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion passed in the Alabama House of Representatives this week 74 to 3.