Tag: gun violence
“I’m tired of having candlelight vigils. There’s a culture of violence...
-Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales speaking on the tide of local violence at an event demonstrating how to stop bleeding wounds, according to a...
Heartbroken: Moms Lose Children to Violence in Birmingham, Find Support in...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address...
Mother on Death of Child: ‘I Won’t See, Touch and Hug...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address...
Birmingham’s Tragic and Historic 2022 Homicide Toll, By the Numbers
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
Birmingham ended 2022 with the families and friends of 144 homicide victims left grieving.
The year was deadliest in recent history and...
After City’s ‘Toll of Violence’ in 2022, Mayor Woodfin, Area Clergy...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
More than a dozen pastors from across the Birmingham metro area on Friday joined Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and other...
An Emotional Mayor Woodfin Speaks on 12-Year-Old Killed While Sleeping
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Following the shooting death of a sleeping 12-year-old girl, an emotional Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin struggled to speak about the...
UAB Adds Surgeons to Handle Surge of Gunshot Wounds
AL.com/The Birmingham Times
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 up...
The Activist: Eric Hall, Black Lives Matter Birmingham
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham, known as a cradle of civil rights history, today still contains numerous strong voices pushing for change locally...
Police Chief Weighs in on Causes and Solutions as Birmingham Homicides...
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
This is another installment in a Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series on Gun Violence in the city.
Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond,...
As Homicides Escalate, Birmingham Times, AL.com Launch Joint Series on Gun...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
First in a series
Earlier this year, Yasmine Wright, a 10th grader at Wenonah High School, left her job at...
