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  • Birmingham Nonprofit Says $60,000 Skid Steer Stolen from Fountain Heights Park Project

    Birmingham Nonprofit Says $60,000 Skid Steer Stolen from Fountain Heights Park Project

    April 3, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Birmingham nonprofit renovating abandoned tennis courts at Fountain Heights Park says a skid steer worth about $60,000 was stolen from the job site, slowing work on…

  • Birmingham to Spend $2 Million on Interstate Lighting in Dark Stretches

    Birmingham to Spend $2 Million on Interstate Lighting in Dark Stretches

    April 2, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham is set to devote $2 million to an interstate-lighting project aimed at brightening long-standing dark stretches on two of the city’s most heavily traveled highways, including…

  • Jury Awards $70M to Alabama Man in Tyson Chicken Plant Spill Lawsuit

    Jury Awards $70M to Alabama Man in Tyson Chicken Plant Spill Lawsuit

    April 1, 2026

    HANCEVILLE, Ala. — A Walker County jury has awarded more than $70 million to an Alabama man who said a Tyson Farms wastewater spill caused a flesh-eating bacterial infection, turning…

  • Right-Wing Sites Blast ABC 33/40 Anchor for Quoting Muslim Brotherhood Founder on Air

    Right-Wing Sites Blast ABC 33/40 Anchor for Quoting Muslim Brotherhood Founder on Air

    March 31, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Conservative outlets criticized a Birmingham television anchor for closing a newscast with a quote attributed to the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, calling it inappropriate amid ongoing…

  • Juvenile Citically Wounded in Sunday Shooting

    Juvenile Citically Wounded in Sunday Shooting

    March 30, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A juvenile male suffered life-threatening injuries after a shooting Sunday evening in Birmingham’s Ensley neighborhood, police said. Officers responded at 6:21 p.m. to the 200 block of…

  • Birmingham Statues Sport Pink Tutus

    Birmingham Statues Sport Pink Tutus

    March 29, 2026

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Someone has draped pink tutus over several of Birmingham’s public statues in recent days, turning landmarks such as Miss Fancy in Avondale Park and the Storyteller fountain…

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The Birmingham Free Press

The Birmingham Free Press was established in 1997 as an independent news and entertainment source. We publish a variety of books, magazines, and comics, along with our flagship, broadsheet newspaper.

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