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Birmingham

Alabama Tornadoes: USS may launch 350 homes in Birmingham’s storm-torn Pratt City

May 21, 2012

USS may build 350 home development in Birmingham’s Pratt City.

More suspicious fires burn in Birmingham

May 20, 2012

Birmingham firefighters are investigating at least? 14 suspicious fires since Thursday and they are all abandoned homes and businesses. Investigators say the fires could all be connected and they are looking for an arsonist.

Retired federal judge blasts direction of U.S. Supreme Court

May 20, 2012

Once a guardian of civil rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has been rolling back those protections, said retired U.S. District Judge U.W. Clemon Sunday night, delivering the keynote address at the 2012 Law Enforcement and Civil Rights Conference presented by the Federal Bureau of …

Developer of Westin eyes former Regions headquarters for hotel in Birmingham

May 20, 2012

Atlanta-based National Ventures Group has approached Birmingham Mayor William Bell and city business leaders with a proposal to build a $30 million hotel catering to business travelers

Marshall County to get $8.6 million cancer care center

May 19, 2012

The center, which will be affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Care Network, will offer medical and radiation services along with nutrition and support counseling for cancer patients and their families, The Sand Mountain Reporter reported.

Alabama jobless rate fell to 7.2% in April

May 19, 2012

Birmingham-Hoover metro jobless rate fell to 5.9% in April

Birmingham woman's wish of owning a home comes true

May 19, 2012

Between yesterday, and next Thursday, nine homes will be built in Birmingham.? It’s happening through Habitat for Humanity and Alabama Power.

U.S. Postal Service processing center closing in Tuscaloosa

May 18, 2012

There are extremely tough times for the U.S. Postal Service. It’s losing billions of dollars a year. To cut costs—the postal service is closing 140 postal service processing centers across the country. Two of those are in Alabama, …

Basketball tryouts to begin in Birmingham

May 18, 2012

Basketball tryouts for Birmingham Blitz to begin.

UA System fund nears $977 million in value

May 18, 2012

BIRMINGHAM | With a portfolio focused on high-quality, reliable investments, the climb toward recovery of the University of Alabama System’s endowment slowed this year, but it continues on a steady pace within a volatile global market.