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Alabama Pushes Ahead to Execute Disabled 75-Year-Old Who Didn’t Kill
UPDATE: Gov. Ivey has commuted Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton’s death sentence. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is scheduled to put 75-year-old Charles “Sonny” Burton to death Thursday for a 1991 killing during…
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Mysterious Book Appears in Birmingham Mailboxes, Carrying a 19th-Century Religious Message
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Residents across the Birmingham metro area have opened their mailboxes in recent days to find an unusual delivery: a free copy of a thick religious book titled…
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Cumulus Media Bankruptcy Adds Uncertainty to Birmingham’s Talk 99.5, Sports Stations
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Cumulus Media’s prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy is not expected to immediately change programming at its Birmingham radio stations, including conservative talk outlet Talk 99.5. Cumulus Media Inc….
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Coast Guard to Purchase Birmingham-Southern Campus for Training Center
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The U.S. Coast Guard has selected the former Birmingham-Southern College campus for a new training center, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt and other Alabama officials announced Wednesday. The…
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AI Factory Plan in Oxmoor Valley Tests Birmingham’s Appetite for Big Tech
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Dutch artificial intelligence infrastructure company is moving ahead with plans for a sprawling “AI factory” along Lakeshore Parkway in Birmingham, even as city leaders hit pause…
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Birmingham Grants $1.5 Million Incentive for 2026 Extreme Sports Festival at City Walk
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An international extreme sports competition is coming to downtown Birmingham after city leaders approved up to $1.5 million in lodging tax incentives to secure a stop on…
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