ENSLEY, Ala.— For more than a century, Ensley High School stood as a pillar in its neighborhood, a landmark of Birmingham’s once-thriving industrial heart. Founded in 1901 to serve a community built around the massive U.S. Steel and American Cast Iron Pipe Company plants, the school’s three-story brick building, designed by architect David O. Whilldin,…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The East Lake Branch Library, a cherished architectural landmark in Birmingham’s East Lake neighborhood, is set to reopen its doors Monday following extensive renovations that honor its nearly century-long history and safeguard its distinctive design. Originally established in 1914 in a modest 25-by-50-foot room on the second floor of the East Lake…

WASHINGTON — A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives directing the National Institutes of Health to study “Trump Derangement Syndrome” has drawn widespread criticism for its apparent frivolity and political posturing, with Alabama’s own Rep. Barry Moore among its co-sponsors. The measure, H.R. 3432, dubbed the “Trump Derangement Syndrome Research Act of…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh is stepping down as president of the Alabama Public Service Commission to take on a key role within the Trump administration. She will become Alabama’s state director for rural development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a position that highlights Alabama’s outsized influence in national agricultural policy and its…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Water Works Board’s decision to offer new contracts to senior managers just as it faced being shut down or dissolved has set off a wave of skepticism and concern among city officials and residents, who question whether the move was motivated by self-preservation rather than public interest. The board’s actions…