birmingham news
This particular portal features all the latest breaking Birmingham news, collating headlines and stories from a variety of sources, including global TV networks, major newspapers, news wires, and our own dedicated journalists. [...] Iron and steel production were a natural for Birmingham; underground lay abundant key ingredients—coal, iron ore and limestone. [1]
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Fantastic weather for the high school games tonight and tomorrow night; temperatures will drop from the mid 70s at kickoff into the mid 60s by the final whistle. [...] Some Birmingham School Board members admit they took campaign contributions from the two law firms now on retainer, but they say that has no bearing on their decision to keep the law firms under contract even though the system recently hired an in-house attorney. [2]
The Birmingham News is the principal daily newspaper for Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and the largest newspaper in Alabama. [3]
WRAPPING A DRY MONTH: We wrap up the month of September with another day of sunshine for Alabama with comfortable temperatures; most places will see a high at or just over 80 degrees this afternoon. [2]
Founded in 1871 at the crossing of two railroad lines, the city blossomed through the early 1900s as it rapidly became the South’s foremost industrial center. [1]
Advance, owned by the Newhouse family, also owns two other Alabama newspapers, the Press-Register in Mobile and The Huntsville Times. [3]
Get today’s news, classifieds (careers, autos, real estate, etc.), sports, and complete local coverage from The Birmingham News, exclusively on our affiliated Web site, al.com! [4]
A majority of the Jefferson County Commission voted Wednesday to approve a $763 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year, one day after voting down a similar budget. [5]
The rain deficiency for the year is 3.54″, and it will grow in coming days since a very dry airmass will stay in place for at least the next 7 days. [2]
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted two former members of the Birmingham Police Department for using unreasonable force during a January 2008 arrest. [5]
At the time, the city of Birmingham was only 17 years old, but was an already booming industrial city and a beacon of the “New South ” still recovering from the aftermath of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. [3]
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Birmingham News.Net is part of an international network of news sites, dedicated to the major regions, countries and cities of the world. [1]
Sources:
[1] Birmingham News.Net
[2] WBMA/WCFT/WJSU 33/40
[3] The Birmingham News - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Birmingham News
[5] WBRC 6