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Birmingham building's 1950s advertising mural will remain visible

Birmingham Design Review Committee had approved covering up the mural. »

Hundreds gather to reflect, rejoice in Pleasant Grove (slideshow, video)

The 'God of This City' commemoration event included singing, music and prayers, not to mention watery eyes as the city marked the one-year anniversary of the storm and looked to the future. »

Forecast: Warm, sunny weekend ahead for Birmingham area

Saturday's high temperature will be near 85 with a low around 63. »

Arrest made in fatal Thursday morning double shooting in Birmingham

Edward Lee Burrough, 32, was being held on $75,000 bond in the death of Luther Lee Harrell, 39, of Bessemer. »

National disabilities health center to open in Homewood in about a month

The center is moving from Chicago. »

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Sewer creditor trustee repays money taken from Regions Bank account, Commission President Carrington says

Bank of New York Mellon transfers $585,000. »

Arrest made in Southside sexual assault, knife attack

Wyndell Hamner, 24, of Birmingham is being held on bonds totaling $580,000 on charges of attempted murder, kidnapping, rape and burglary. »

Vintage advertising mural on Birmingham building will be saved, report says

Online publication reports new method found to preserve building »

Attorney for burglary defendant: Shooting of Summer Moody was intentional

BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- An attorney for one of the teenagers charged with burglarizing a Baldwin County fishing camp in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta said today that the shooting of a 17-year-old girl in their group was intentional. »

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John Lyda announces candidacy for Hoover City Council

Lyda is an operations manager for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. »

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Walter Gonsoulin Jr. named Fairfield schools superintendent

The Fairfield school board voted unanimously to hire the 42-year-old from the Starkville, Miss., school district. »

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Panoramic view of Cherry Avenue, post-April 27 destruction and today

Some progress is showing in the Birmingham neighborhood. »

Today's business headlines: Major renovations planned for Eastwood Festival Centre, HealthSouth's earnings rise

Scrushy's lawyers withdraw »

Eastwood Festival Centre sold to Canadian investors

Canadian entrepreneur says he will invest "millions" in improvements »

The Reverend James A. Anthony, age 69; today's Birmingham obituaries

Read today's obituaries from The Birmingham News. »

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