Birmingham News

The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday chose Roderick Royal as council president, making him acting mayor.

David Arquette, left, and Courteney Cox Arquette pose together In this Aug. 31, 2009 file photo.

You can follow live updates from the Junior League Market , underway today at Cahaba Grand Conference Center .

A Birmingham police officer has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal wreck authorities said happened because he was drinking and driving while off-duty. James Kendrick, 36, of Birmingham, was booked into the Jefferson County Jail at about 2 p.m. today and was released on bond less than 20 minutes later, according to the Jefferson ...

Birmingham auto supplier Kamtek Inc., which used to be known as Ogihara, has landed a contract with the new Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin completed a Birmingham-area book signing where she was greeted by hundreds of fans chanting her name.

Royal lobbied for Council President, but hopes he does not have to serve as interim Mayor any longer than he must.

Jimmy Snow , candidate for mayor, was arrested for disorderly conduct Saturday night.

A Birmingham Mayoral candidate has been arrested. The Birmingham Police Department confirms to NBC13HD News that James Snow was arrested Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11:45pm CT.

SWBC's mortgage division has acquired the assets of six branches from a Birmingham, Ala.-based bank.

The title says she's going rogue, and more than one thousand Sarah Palin fans are cheered her on Monday night at Brookwood Malla s Books-A-Million. People from all over the country made their way to Birmingham, fighting the long lines and sleep deprivation, to get a glimpse of former Alaskan Governor, Sarah Palin.

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to the Fort Bragg Army post on Monday as thousands greeted her in a campaign-like gathering that tested military rules involving politicians.

Birmingham may be seeing welcome relief when it comes to crime, but not enough to sway its ranking in the CQ Press' annual city crime rankings released today.

Overall crime was down 12% through the end of September. Homicides had dropped 25% from the same point in 2008.

All visitors will receive half-price admission -- $6 for adults, $3.50 for senior citizens 65 years and older and children ages 2 to 12 years old -- for those bringing a non-perishable food item, per individual, to support the canned food drive.

Birmingham News analysis of the 2008-09 Alabama High School Graduation Exam shows that 130 public high schools either failed reading or were classified as "borderline" failing, based on 11th-graders' performance on the Alabama High School Graduation Exam.

Need something to go with your lunchtime reading? To celebrate Patron Appreciation Day, all Birmingham Public Library locations will give visitors free cake and coffee from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.

A concert by acclaimed new music specialists eighth blackbird nearly fills Samford University's Brock Recital Hall.

Birmingham mayoral candidate Jody Trautwein visited NBC13HD on Thursday, Nov. 19. Check out his interview with Andrea Lindenberg on our Midday newscast.

Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper spoke Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, to a crime victims group in Birmingham, telling them he understands their pain.