HOOVER, Ala. — Trader Joe’s has announced plans to open a new location in Hoover, Alabama, by 2025, marking the retailer’s second store in the Birmingham metro area. The new Trader Joe’s will be located at 1771 Montgomery Highway, taking over the former Bed Bath & Beyond space. City officials, including Mayor Frank Brocato, collaborated…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Wendell Corey Hines, a 54-year-old inmate at William Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, was found dead Wednesday night, marking yet another death in Alabama’s troubled prison system. Hines’s death follows a string of fatalities within the state’s prisons, reflecting a crisis in conditions that advocates warn is reaching emergency levels. Within the…

BESSEMER, Ala. — Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, facility is set to hold a third union vote, as a federal judge ruled Wednesday that the company violated labor laws during earlier elections. The decision follows years of efforts by the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU) to unionize the warehouse, claiming Amazon suppressed previous attempts through…

MCCALLA, Ala. — The J.M. Smucker Co. celebrated the grand opening of its new $1.1 billion Uncrustables manufacturing facility in McCalla, Alabama, today, marking a major expansion for the brand and a transformative moment for the Birmingham region. As the largest plant of its kind globally, this facility will specialize in producing Smucker’s popular frozen…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In a landmark victory, Democrat Shomari Figures has won Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District, marking a significant shift in the state’s political landscape. Figures, a former aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, defeated Republican Caroleene Dobson in a race that flipped a traditionally Republican seat. The victory is historic on…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court has denied immunity to Birmingham police officers involved in a high-speed chase that resulted in the death of a young girl. This decision allows the lawsuit against the officers and the city to proceed, marking a significant stance on police accountability. The city of Birmingham argued for immunity,…