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Birmingham Police Chief Issues Statement on Tyre Nichols of Memphis
By Adrian Sainz
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the...
Jefferson County (AL) Sheriff: New Mental Health Care Center a ‘Game...
The Birmingham Times
State and local leaders on Tuesday cut the ribbon at the Craig Crisis Care Center in Birmingham which will offer assistance for...
Birmingham Mayor Woodfin Outlines a ‘Pattern’ of Recent Homicides in City
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said this week that a number of recent homicides in the city have followed a “pattern”...
As Homicides Rise to Historic Levels, Birmingham Police Face Staffing Crisis
By Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com
This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide rate.” Sign...
Holiday Season Routinely Sees Rise in Human Trafficking
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
Federal prosecutors said the fight against human trafficking, a crime that harms some of the most vulnerable...
Meet the Director of Miles College’s New SBA Women’s Business Center
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Olivia Cook, executive director for Miles College’s new Center for Economic and Social Justice, said her life was changed about...
Alabama A&M mourns death of Birmingham native and cheerleader
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama A&M University is mourning the death of Chi McDade who passed on Thursday night.
McDade was a member of the cheer...
Mayor Woodfin: Homeless Will Not Be Displaced During TWG 2022
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
With less than 10 days remaining before the start of The World Games (TWG) 2022, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin fired...
Birmingham Mayor Woodfin Pardons Over 750,000 Traffic Tickets. Here’s Why
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
All minor traffic tickets received before 2011 have been pardoned and “offer a new day” for many residents across the...
How the embattled town of Brookside unites Democrats and Republicans in...
The Birmingham Times
If global sporting events (The World Games 2022) and a new stadium (Protective Life) have united citizens in the regional so has...