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Longtime gay softball league threatens to leave Birmingham if MLB youth academy opens at George Ward Park

Friday, February 15 - 4:53 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

The New South Softball League, which hosts a 50-team national tournament at the park, said logistics wouldn't work if the academy is constructed. [Read More]

Birmingham airport cuts ribbon on sensory room for people with autism

Friday, February 15 - 2:17 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

The room, in Concourse B, will make air travel less overwhelming for those with sensory processing issues. [Read More]

Homewood sues state over failed local amendment

Thursday, February 14 - 4:51 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

The city claims renumbering "Local Amendment 1" to "Local Amendment 2" in Homewood on Election Day caused confusion and was illegal, and is calling for... [Read More]

Sewell to kick off district-wide tour with Bessemer town hall meeting

Wednesday, February 13 - 5:02 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

The congresswoman is kicking off a tour of all the counties in her district with a stop in Jefferson County on Tuesday. [Read More]

Birmingham leaders blindsided by councilor's effort to woo Oakland Raiders

Tuesday, February 12 - 4:30 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

"I am a big fan of the wheeler dealer of the council, but when I read a press release -- of which I knew nothing... [Read More]

Woodfin pushes to name Birmingham Crossplex after Larry Langford

Tuesday, February 12 - 12:55 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

"We believe it's fitting for all the work he did and for bringing this to life for our community and the benefits it's had in... [Read More]

State contributed $1.1 million in incentives to Fairfield steel project

Monday, February 11 - 2:26 PM Birmingham News - William Thornton, Howard Koplowitz

U.S. Steel announced today it was restarting an electric arc furnace project, creating 150 jobs. [Read More]

JeffCo Housing Authority breaks ground on remaining Spring Garden renovations

September 21, 2018 - 4:19 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

The development, near Tarrant, had been plagued by mold and was the subject of a dispute between the authority and its then-co-owner. [Read More]

Roy Moore calls on GOP to 'take a stand' and support Kavanaugh amid sex abuse allegation

September 19, 2018 - 5:49 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

"I think they need to do what their conscience dictates. They know what's happening," said Moore, who is no stranger to such allegations. [Read More]

Doug Jones fears GOP will make a 'spectacle' out of Kavanaugh sex assault claim hearing

September 19, 2018 - 3:45 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh should not be questioned behind closed doors, the senator said. [Read More]

Chad 'Chig' Martin and Christopher Countryman seek write-in votes for governor

September 16, 2018 - 7:00 AM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

Two candidates seeking votes as write-in candidates for Alabama governor: Enterprise country singer/business owner Chad "Chig" Martin and Dothan activist Christopher Countryman. [Read More]

Teen charged with murder in Auburn shooting

September 9, 2018 - 11:51 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

The 17-year-old suspect was charged as an adult in the shooting that killed Evan Mikale Wilson. Four others were injured in the early Sunday incident... [Read More]

Man dead in apparent suicide at Muscle Shoals Hospital

September 9, 2018 - 8:17 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

The 79-year-old man reportedly entered the hospital and shot himself in an elevator on the fourth floor. [Read More]

Conditions of victims in UAB bus crash in Winston County improve

September 9, 2018 - 6:35 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

There are no longer any patients listed in serious condition. [Read More]

Fairhope man killed in single-vehicle crash in Chambers County

September 9, 2018 - 5:41 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

Curtis Robinson Glaize, 24, died after his truck left the roadway on Alabama 77 and struck a tree. [Read More]

Man arrested in May murder of Mobile girlfriend

September 9, 2018 - 11:58 AM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

Stephen Davis Jr. spent months at a Louisiana rehabilitation hospital after he was stabbed by his girlfriend's brother to stop the attack. [Read More]

Maddox accuses Ivey campaign of lacking substance on issues in governor's race

September 6, 2018 - 6:11 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

"If the worst thing that you can say about me is that I voted for Hillary Clinton, I think you're in the wrong race for... [Read More]

'Never Trump' Sen. Jeff Flake says Doug Jones last candidate he backed

August 29, 2018 - 4:42 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

The Arizona senator disputed a claim by the president that he endorsed a home-state senatorial candidate who refused his backing. [Read More]

Pro-life group labels Doug Jones 'pro-abortion extremist' over Planned Parenthood vote

August 24, 2018 - 9:58 AM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

Doug Jones voted against an amendment to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood, drawing the ire of Susan B. Anthony List. [Read More]

Doug Jones: 'Push a pause button' on Kavanaugh nomination

August 22, 2018 - 5:08 PM Birmingham News - Howard Koplowitz

Sen. Doug Jones says the convictions and guilty pleas of the president's former campaign manager and ex-personal lawyer dictate that the Senate hold off on... [Read More]

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