Tag: crime
Miranda Holloway-Baggett Could be Alabama’s First Black Woman U.S. Marshal
By Warren Kulo | wkulo@al.com
President Joe Biden has nominated Miranda Holloway-Baggett to become the next U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Alabama, according...
Birmingham Lawmaker John Rogers to Resign, Plead Guilty in Federal Corruption...
By Hannah Denham | hdenham@al.com
After serving more than 40 years in the Alabama legislature, Rep. John Rogers will resign and plead guilty to federal...
With Homicides Down in Birmingham; Mothers Against Gun Violence Still Working
By Alaina Bookman | abookman@al.com
Angela Walker, CEO of Mothers United Against Gun Violence, is providing a new opportunity for Birmingham residents to support each other...
Using Forklifts, Vandals Break Through Walls at Goodwill Outlet in Birmingham
BY PAT BYINGTON
bhamnow.com
A popular Goodwill Outlet in Birmingham on Green Springs Highway was vandalized late Wednesday evening, causing more than $150,000 in damage.
According to Goodwill, the...
What Birmingham Leaders Are Saying About the 2023 Drop in Homicide...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham officials are cautiously optimistic after the city’s homicide rate dropped in 2023, which they hope is a step in...
Birmingham’s Drop In 2023 Homicides Mirrors National Trend
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
Birmingham’s homicide tally in 2023 dropped for the first time in five years after years of steady increases brought the deadly...
After 4 of His Players Died From Gunshots, Alabama Football Coach...
Alaina Bookman
AL.com
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide rate.”
Timothy Vakakes has seen...
After 5 Years Free, Alabama Inmate Says ‘It Feels Like a...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
During a trip to William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility, a prison located near Bessemer, AL, Eric Buchannon, evangelist, entrepreneur,...
The Black Cherry Tree Project to Host 2nd Annual Art Exhibition...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
When a diverse group of creative minds gathered this spring in various locations throughout the Birmingham metro area to highlight...
How Students at Birmingham’s A.H. Parker High School Found Way to...
By Alaina Bookman
AL.com
Alaina Bookman reports for the “Beyond the Violence” collaborative, a partnership between AL.com, The Birmingham Times and CBS42. Support her work here.
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