Opelika is developing a new a system of pedestrian and bicycle paths. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that the Opelika City Council recently voted to hire a Birmingham firm to develop a master plan for the path system. City Planning Director Matt Mosley says the aim is to create a network of paths that get people where they want to go….
Birmingham Police Department A Birmingham police officer is in critical condition after being shot while responding to a robbery call on Sunday. Birmingham news outlets report that the injured officer has been identified as narcotics Detective John Finke. Det. Finke was working as security at Church of the Highlands when he received the call about a robbery. ABC 33/40 reports…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – An off-duty Birmingham police officer was shot multiple times Sunday while responding to a report of a robbery. Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith told news outlets that the shooting happened Sunday morning in the Woodlawn community. The officer was working security at a church Sunday morning when the radio call came of a nearby robbery. Smith…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Health officials say the U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new pneumonia-like virus from China. Two new confirmed cases were announced Sunday – one in Los Angeles County in California and the other in Arizona. All of the U.S. patients had traveled to Wuhan, the Chinese city that is the center of the outbreak. Other…
NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California on Sunday, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball. The chopper went down in Calabasas, about 30 miles northwest of…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Saturday argued a robust version of one of the president’s favorite phrases to tweet: “read the transcript!” It was the first day of defense arguments in Trump’s impeachment trial, and the Senate gathered for two quick hours in a rare Saturday session. The White House lawyers had said it would be a…
Saturday morning in Downtown Montgomery, Delta Sigma Theta hosted a human trafficking forum. The forum was held to raise awareness about the different types of human trafficking that are happening across the nation, and in Montgomery. Dozens came out to learn of the different tactics used to traffic women, men and children, and how to recognize the signs of human…
Friday morning attorneys from the middle and southern districts of Alabama, along with multiple officers from various law enforcement agencies learned more about the signs of human trafficking. The training happened any AUM. Lecturers stress how often human trafficking happens, and how many people don’t know its happening in Alabama. Law enforcement, as well as local residents participated in the…
Almost every time I go to the movies I’m standing or sitting there as the credits roll wondering if there’s something else coming. Bonus features like bloopers, deleted scenes or a ‘where are they now’ sometimes play at the end of a movie after the credits roll. I’m always wondering if I should sit through all the closing credits to…
The City of Montgomery is welcoming a new restaurant to the city. Birmingham originated restaurant, Taco Mama, will soon be open for business. The restaurant will officially be open on Monday, January 27. The restaurant will be located in the Peppertree Plaza Shopping Center. Taco Mama is a Mexican style restaurant with several locations throughout the Alabama, Tennessee, and North…
