A Birmingham-area coffee company will have its first brick-and-mortar location this spring near Railroad Park. Whammy Coffee ...

Reginald Johnson, a local philanthropist and owner of a painting company, is launching a new initiative to enhance the ...

Damien McDaniel, charged in two Birmingham mass shootings, asked to be moved from state prison back to the Jefferson County ...

Local health resources are expanding with the addition of a Mobile-based company to the metro area. Sperity Health, a provider of health-focused data resources, is expanding its services into ...

A look into news from the metro area’s nonprofits and good works and philanthropic outreach from local businesses.

She has served in the British Army, worked as a bin lorry driver and is now a handywoman and TikTok star. But how does making ...

Richard Parker, mayor of the West Midlands, has appointed 12 experts to help him tackle unemployment and deliver his ‘Jobs ...

Ahead of the club's biggest game in years, The Athletic went behind the scenes to see the effect of their Tom Brady-backed ...

New developments in a deadly shooting in Birmingham’s Kingston community. Birmingham Police revealed the identity of the man ...

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Clash of celebrity owners, with Wrexham's Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney facing Birmingham under NFL legend Tom Brady. Ollie Rathbone gives Wrexham ninth-minute lead with superb ...

A "lively and happy" 12-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Birmingham has been named by police. Leo Ross died in hospital on Tuesday evening, hours after he was found injured near Scribers ...