BirminghamWatch
Sam Prickett
Investigative Reporter
United States
Birmingham-based journalist.
United States
Birmingham-based journalist.
BirminghamWatch
In some ways, Birmingham-based medical technology company AerBetic is attempting to imitate one of the most sensitive detection devices in nature: a dog's nose. "The idea came from diabetic alert dogs," said AerBetic co-founder Eric Housh, referring to canines trained to alert diabetic owners wh
With the help of a federal grant program, the Jefferson County District Attorney's office has begun to chip away at the county's massive backlog of untested sexual assault kits. About 175 of the county's more than 3,800 untested kits have been tested as of this month, with officials prioritizing
On their final day as city councilors, Lashunda Scales and Sheila Tyson addressed their colleagues during an otherwise uneventful council meeting, reflecting on their tenures before they move to a higher level of government. Scales and Tyson were technically elected to the Jefferson County Commi
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin's transition report, "The Woodfin Way," features assessments of most major issues facing the city's nascent administration. But during the March 15 presentation of those findings, one issue in particular drew murmurs of alarm from the crowd: the Transparent and Effic
It's been almost two months since Doug Jones took office as Alabama's first Democratic U.S. senator in more than 20 years, and the international spotlight that accompanied his surprising win has faded somewhat. Jones' December upset against far-right candidate Roy Moore, who had been the favorite
Over the Mountain Journal
By Sam Prickett Over the holidays, roughly 6,500 Alabama households received a notice in the mail that their medical debts had been purchased and forgiven by the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. Those letters were the culmination of a fundraising campaign undertaken by Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Mountain Brook, which commemorated its 70th anniversary by ...
By Sam Prickett The new executive director of the Birmingham Museum of Art plans to make accessibility, expansion and renovation priorities of his tenure - with a long-term goal of doubling the museum's attendance over the next five years. In mid-September, the BMA named Dr. Graham C. Boettcher its new executive director.
Weld for Birmingham
Interview with nationally recognized (and personal favorite) author George Saunders.
Cover story report on Fairfield's financial decline.
Profile of small North Alabama town preparing to have Google move in.