Tag: crime
Birmingham Firefighter Jordan Melton Dies 5 Days After Shooting
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham firefighter Jordan Melton passed away Monday evening after being shot on-duty last week by an unknown suspect inside Fire...
Two Birmingham Firefighters Shot on Wednesday Expected to Recover
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Two Birmingham on-duty fire fighters who were shot on Wednesday are out of surgery and expected to recover, according to...
Birmingham Council President: City’s Conflict Resolution Programs Not Working
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
After recent domestic and gun violence deaths in Birmingham, City Council President Wardine Alexander told Mayor Randall Woodfin that city’s...
OP-ED: Urgent Moment to Reverse National Crime Trends
By Andrew M. Cuomo and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
America 2023: tumultuous times. Yes. Yet, amidst the greatest domestic challenges of American history, our...
Bryan Stevenson, EJI Open New Health Clinic For Ex-Inmates, Vulnerable Populations
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The Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery AL has opened a new health clinic that will provide free health screenings and services to people released...
Birmingham Mayor Woodfin: Two Shooting Deaths in Kingston Community ‘Not Reflection...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Following two recent murders and dozens of shots fired in an East Birmingham neighborhood, Mayor Randall Woodfin said on Monday...
Birmingham-Area Students Among Those at Rally Calling for End to Gun...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
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...
Birmingham Urban League to host Gun Violence Awareness Day on Sat.,...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Urban League (BUL) will host its first National Gun Violence Awareness Day on Saturday June 3 from 12-2...
Tora Washington on Coping After Loss of Daughter to Gun Violence
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address Birmingham’s...
‘Mother’s Day Will Be a Complete Lost … I Don’t Have...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address Birmingham’s...
