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Alabama Health Officials Weigh Marijuana Rescheduling
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama health officials are weighing whether to follow the Trump administration’s move to reclassify marijuana, a decision that could leave the state’s drug laws further out of step with much of the country and with public opinion that increasingly views criminalization as outdated and harmful. The Alabama Department of Public Health’s State…
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Charles Gaines, Author of Birmingham Novel ‘Stay Hungry,’ Dies at 84
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Charles Gaines, the Alabama writer whose Birmingham-set novel Stay Hungry and bodybuilding chronicle Pumping Iron helped propel Arnold Schwarzenegger from the gym to the big screen, died July 21 at age 84. His death closes a long, varied career that tied together the worlds of literature, outdoor sport, bodybuilding and even the…
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Four Inmates Charged in Beating Death at Elmore Prison
ELMORE, Ala. — Four inmates at Elmore Correctional Facility have been charged with murder in the beating death of fellow prisoner Cason Helms, an incident advocates say underscores the deadly conditions inside Alabama’s prisons. Helms, 41, was killed in June after he was attacked by a group of incarcerated men at the central Alabama facility,…
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Fairfield Weighs Colocation Data Center as City Seeks Facts Over Fears
FAIRFIELD, Ala. — Fairfield city leaders are asking residents to focus on facts, not social media speculation, as the city considers a proposed colocation data center that officials say differs sharply from the massive hyperscale AI campuses drawing national scrutiny. The project, still in early stages, would bring a colocation facility to the western Jefferson…
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Jones Calls for Data Center Moratorium as Tuberville Doubles Down on AI Infrastructure Push
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones is pressing for an “immediate moratorium” on new data centers in Alabama, arguing that residents are being kept in the dark about projects that will reshape local power and water use, while U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville is embracing the facilities as a cornerstone of the state’s economic…
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Birmingham Zoo to Open New Axolotl Habitat
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Zoo is adding one of the internet’s most recognizable amphibians to its animal roster, opening a new axolotl habitat to the public Wednesday, July 22. The exhibit features axolotls, a species of salamander native to Mexico that is known for its feathery external gills, permanent aquatic life stage and wide,…
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