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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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. -
Lead in pipes can leech into the water, and federal regulators say there is no safe level of lead in drinking water. Lead is particularly harmful for kids. -
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke to University of Alabama law students Thursday as part of a lecture series. -
Central Alabama Water’s laboratory stopped testing drinking-water samples for safety, and another lab is now performing those tests. -
The decision came Friday during a hearing on two cases challenging state laws that restructured the Birmingham Water Works Board, now operating as Central Alabama Water. -
The hearing, which is open to the public, will take place at Friday afternoon at the Robert S. Vance Courthouse in Birmingham. -
Attorneys said they expect a judge to respond this week to a request for a temporary restraining order that could undo recent actions at Central Alabama Water. -
Crowds gathered at Railroad Park in Birmingham Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protests in which participants rallied against Trump administration policies.
