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Opinion | Birmingham can solve its own problems if Montgomery steps back
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Here in Alabama, cities aren’t allowed to set a local minimum wage. Or regulate concealed carry. Or tax self-driving cars. Or, like I wrote about yesterday, decide to use ranked-choice voting to elect city councilors. Really, cities can’t do much. The technical...
Birmingham Water Works considering selling part of water system back to the city of Moody
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Water Works could soon sell part of its system back to the city of Moody, depending on the price set by a new study and the recommendation of the BWWB’s leadership. The Water Works Board voted this week to hire consulting firm Raftelis...
First Alert Weather: Threat for rain and storms Saturday afternoon and evening
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - First Alert AccuTrack Satellite and Radar is showing us mostly cloudy with a few isolated light showers in our area. Heavy rain and storms continue to affect areas to the south. This activity has helped stabilize the atmosphere further north. The Storm Prediction Center is still...
Jasper poultry plant accused to violating federal child labor laws
JASPER, Ala. (WBRC) - A chicken plant that says it is Walker County’s largest employer is accused of employing underage workers. Mar-Jac Poultry in Jasper is accused of hiring minors to work in the plant, which is a violation of federal labor laws. Attorneys for the Department of Labor...
Helena Hollow hosts inaugural Mother’s Day rodeo
With guests jam packed into the stands, residents of Helena donned their blue jeans and cowboy boots for two nights of family fun at Helena Hollow’s inaugural Mother’s Day Weekend Rodeo on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11. The post Helena Hollow hosts inaugural Mother’s Day rodeo appeared first on Shelby County Reporter.
First Alert: Flood risk continues
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Since Thursday night, there’s a swath where 4-7″ of rain fell within parts of Smith, Jasper, Clarke, and Choctaw (AL) counties. To no surprise, flash flooding was the result... and there were numerous reports of flooded roads & even water rescues. Sadly, the rain...
Episode 4: Rebuilding Black Baseball
Birmingham is about to host its first-ever regular season Major League game at Rickwood Field. The San Francisco Giants will play the St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field as a tribute to the Negro Leagues. But that doesn’t come without its challenges. On this episode, host Roy Wood Jr....
From the big screen to the BJCC: 'Disney On Ice' is in Birmingham through Sunday
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Through Sunday, the BJCC is hosting "Disney On Ice Presents Frozen and Encanto." During the show, audience members will enjoy ice skating and aerial acrobatics performed by characters like Anna, Elsa, Mirabel and others. Ashley Green performs in the show. She describes the performance as a...
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