Government

A review of court records in Winston County shows criminal prosecutions over trash debt have spanned decades. The Southern Poverty Law Center says the practice is illegal and immoral.

The widow of an airman from the Birmingham area killed on a combat mission in the Middle East said it took a viral social media post to get clarity from the Pentagon related to her husband’s benefits.

As developers build large data centers across Alabama, residents have been asking government officials lots of questions. And they're often skeptical of the responses.

The Birmingham City Council passed new regulations for data centers in June, despite public opposition and calls to make the ordinance tighter.

The city’s new strategy aims for a 10% annual reduction in homicides and nonfatal shootings through 2031, combining targeted policing, community intervention and youth programs.

Without air conditioning, many of Alabama’s imprisoned residents suffer in the summer swelter. Their loved ones on the outside suffer, too.

One study estimated that two-thirds of the counties in the state qualify as legal deserts, meaning they have less than one attorney per 1,000 people.

After a family died in a house fire this spring, the city is ramping up promotion of a 12-year-old program that provides and installs free smoke alarms.

The boutique hotel and condo development moves forward after a contentious public hearing over its height and impact on the surrounding historic neighborhood.

The suit argued the state unlawfully seized control of Birmingham Water Works, a public utility it claimed the city's residents own.