In 2025, AL.com’s “Beyond the Violence” project, in partnership with The Birmingham Times, examines how Birmingham can become safer, healthier and happier. RESTORE, a Birmingham juvenile re-entry ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A successful city-led youth intervention program in Birmingham is expanding to serve even younger participants, as city leaders aim to prevent crime before it starts. The Birmingham ...

A Jefferson County initiative has led to an 85% drop in youth murder charges, supported by $200,000 in microgrants for ...

As the state has faced recurring storms over the years that have affected large swaths of our housing stock, many homeowners have come to rely on a backstop that, in the future, may not be as readily ...