Joseph D. Bryant

Thousands of travelers along Interstate 65 heading to Pelham and Helena are familiar with the dreaded exit that leads past an industrial “tank farm,” railroad tracks and a tight bottleneck ahead during peak hours.

Mayor Tonja Baldwin told AL.com that city services are still operating as Lipscomb contends with the aftermath of a state bingo raid that closed a gaming hall and froze all city assets until Dec. 2.

A team of Birmingham public works employees, a claw-armed refuse truck and two police cars descended upon a warehouse to dismantle a longtime homeless camp just across the street from Railroad Park.

Birmingham's largest hotel by day is known as the Sheraton, but by nightfall it transforms into the new ‘Herato' hotel to thousands of motorists heading west along I-20/59.

Today’s announcement comes a day after the final visit from acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su to Birmingham.

A long legal fight over who has daily control of a Birmingham-area small town was finally decided by the Alabama Supreme Court.

As the legal battle over bingo comes to an end, leaders in a tiny west Jefferson County town are turning their attention to other ways to survive.

Fish and wildlife officials and environmental advocates are examining what caused the death of about 200 fish near a popular recreational area in Helena.

But a proposal to introduce mixed use commercial and residential development there has spurred pushback from thousands of Hoover residents.

Plaintiffs say the Jefferson County commission’s current unfairly dilutes Black voters' influence.