Central Alabama Water filed a motion Wednesday asking a Jefferson County judge to step aside from a lawsuit over fluoridation, citing his previous work both representing and opposing the utility when it was known as the Birmingham Water Works Board.
Former Walker County corrections officer Betty Jo Cooley, 59, has begun serving a 20-month federal prison sentence at FCI Pekin in Illinois after pleading guilty to falsifying records that concealed the assault of a jail inmate in 2024.
Growth, investment and the possibility of a major shift in education were at the center of Irondale Mayor James D. Stewart Jr.’s State of the City address Monday night.
The Birmingham City Council approved more than $31 million Tuesday to address things like flooding issues and interstate lighting. The money will come from surplus funds in the city’s 2024 budget.
The sound of a key turning in a lock represents something that wasn’t always guaranteed for women — a door that for years many couldn’t walk through alone.
Gov. Kay Ivey underwent a minor medical procedure Tuesday after experiencing discomfort on her left side for the past three weeks, according to her press office.
