Birmingham Boys Choir sings Sunday at Shades Crest Baptist

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- In preparation for another international tour, the Birmingham Boys Choir presents its 35th annual spring concert on Sunday, May ...

Prom they never had

BIRMINGHAM - AL - Students who didn't get the chance to go to prom 50 years ago got their prom Friday night. Organizers began setting up the Boutwell Auditorium around 2pm for the 300 plus attendees. The 1963 prom was canceled for black students, after many young people took part in civil rights protests. Bernetta Everhart remembers that time, "This is my great day, and it ...

REV Birmingham shoots for $1M in capital campaign

REV Birmingham was formed last year when Operation New Birmingham and Main Street Birmingham merged, and has already been a big player in the recent redevelopment projects in downtown Birmingham, like loft renovations and plans for light installations near Railroad ...

Outdoor athletes converge on Ala park for race

PELHAM, Ala. (AP) - Hundreds of athletes are converging on Alabama's largest state park for a major competition this weekend. About 1,000 pro and amateur athletes will be at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham beginning Saturday for the XTERRA Southeast Championship. The triathlon includes a one-mile swim, a 20-mile mountain bike ride and a 10k off-road run through woods just a few miles ...

News Minute Here is the latest Alabama news from The Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has reinstated a $3.2 million malpractice verdict awarded to the estate of a Montgomery woman who died in 2005 after being treated at the Baptist East Emergency Room in Montgomery. Lauree Durden Ellison had visited the Baptist Medical Center-East emergency room, operated by the Health Care Authority for Baptist Health. She was initially released ...