Tag: alabama
DC Blox Birmingham opens flagship data center in Titusville
By Michael Tomberlin
Alabama NewsCenter
DC Blox has opened its flagship hub data center in Birmingham, the first of what could become a $785 million investment...
YWCA Central Alabama Selects Industry Vet as New CEO
ywcabhm.org
LaRhonda Magras, Ed. D. has been elected CEO of YWCA Central Alabama and the appointment is effective September 1, the Board of Directors announced Tuesday.
Magras,...
Celebrating Chris McNair: Father, Friend, Husband and Legend
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Jewell Christopher (Chris) McNair was remembered on Friday as a remarkable man whose love and forgiveness were stronger than one...
Alabama Senate passes ban on abortion, with few exceptions
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s Senate passed a near-total ban on abortion Tuesday, sending what would be the nation’s most stringent...
Fed’s report condemning Alabama prisons: State vows action
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama authorities vowed Thursday to begin the monumental task of fixing their troubling prison problems, responding to...
Coach Nick Saban’s fireside chat with Boy Scouts yields sage wisdom
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama News Center
Nick Saban had just told nearly 2,200 people how he ultimately became a football coach when Jeremiah Brown stepped to...
Birmingham Iron roster filled with players who have Alabama connections
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
On the final day of its first-ever, league-wide training camp in San Antonio, Texas, the Birmingham Iron professional football team of...
Alabama mall shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama on Saturday were searching for a gunman whom they believe was responsible for shooting two teenagers at...
In Stunning Vote, Two City Councilors Unseat Jefferson County Commissioners
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Jefferson County voters on Tuesday night replaced both Democrats on the five-member county commission, electing two sitting Birmingham City Councilors...
Danny Carr wins Dem Primary; will face Mike Anderton, incumbent Republican,...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Danny Carr, once interim Jefferson County district attorney (DA), on Tuesday took one step closer to getting the job permanently...