Olivia McMurrey
General Assignment ReporterOlivia McMurrey's multimedia storytelling has encompassed a wide range of topics as well as local, regional and national perspectives. She has special interest in labor, economic, education and environmental reporting, and her work has won national and regional awards. Olivia earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a past president of Alabama Media Professionals and currently chairs the organization’s News Literacy Committee.
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Two people have died in the jail recently. Eric Hall, an activist with Black Lives Matter Birmingham Grassroots, spoke about the issue during Tuesday's city council meeting. -
Birmingham is the number one metro area for young professionals when looking at hiring rates for college graduates in their 20s, affordability, and wages, according to a recent report. -
While city officials said they got it right with Birmingham’s first rules specifically for data centers, residents said the framework leaves too much uncertainty and too little public oversight. -
Republican officials celebrated Tuesday night’s decision that allows the state to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s election. Opponents of the map said they’re worried. -
Water board leaves door open for rate increase; CEO says utility has capacity to supply data centersDuring a rate-setting workshop, the board over the Birmingham area’s financially challenged water utility made no decisions, but the utility’s CEO said it is able and eager to supply AI data centers. -
Resident groups and local-government offices have sprouted across the Southeast in response to increases in extreme weather and temperatures. A focus in Birmingham is on marginalized communities. -
Birmingham’s little-known commercial port on the Black Warrior River will be getting a big boost, thanks to a U.S. Department of Transportation grant. -
Participants in Birmingham's 1963 Children's Crusade are speaking out about the U.S. Supreme Court's reinterpretation of the Voting Rights Act. -
The Birmingham City Council postponed a vote on regulating data centers Tuesday after a related protest and lengthy public hearing at City Hall. -
Zaylin McAnelly is one of the youngest survivors of the storm system that struck Alabama 15 years ago, spawning 62 tornadoes on a single day and taking 252 lives.
