BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama man who spent 24 years in prison for rape is in jail again in connection with another rape that happened months after his release. 71-year-old Willard Smith, of Brent, was jailed on June 22 on multiple charges with bonds totaling $90,000. Smith is accused of rape and sodomy at knifepoint. The crime was reported…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Landing, an apartment rental company created by the founder of Shipt, is moving its headquarters from San Francisco to Birmingham. Gov. Kay Ivey announced the move Thursday morning. She said it will create 816 full-time jobs. Landing uses a membership model to rent furnished and unfurnished apartments inflexible leases. All contents © copyright 2021 Associated Press….
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The city of Birmingham has filed suit asking the owners of an apartment development to accomplish what local authorities haven’t been able to do: Stop violence in the complex. A lawsuit announced Friday by the city demands that Birmingham’s Valley Brook Apartments owners be required to take steps to reduce gun violence and other illegal activities….
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Birmingham employees could soon have a bonus coming to thank them for their work during the coronavirus pandemic if city and council officials agree to the pay adjustments. Mayor Randall Woodfin sent a message to employees Friday announcing his plans. The mayor’s office says Woodfin will present the proposal to the Birmingham City Council on Tuesday…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s largest city will let its COVID-19 face mask requirement expire in what officials say is a step toward returning to pre-pandemic normalcy. The city of Birmingham says the rule will end after Monday. The change comes at a time when fewer patients are hospitalized statewide with the illness caused by the new coronavirus than since…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Police in Alabama’s largest city shot and killed a man who wounded four officers as they tried to carry out a search warrant at his apartment. Birmingham Police Sgt. Rod Mauldin says it happened Sunday. The man was suspected of killing a man and a woman during an argument about a dog earlier in the day….
A Birmingham organization took in 38 guns at a no-questions-asked gun buyback event over the weekend. Saturday’s event was held by a chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. According to reports, the group offered Walmart gift cards in exchange for guns. The value of the cards varied, based on how many guns were turned in. Twenty-four handguns and 13…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – An 88-year-old man and his 95-year-old wife have been identified as the victims of a Birmingham house fire. Eunice Johnson Grubbs, and her husband, John Fletcher Grubbs, were identified Monday by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office as the two victims discovered in the fire. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service officials say firefighters began to put out…
Birmingham will issue blanket pardons for more than 15,000 people with misdemeanor marijuana convictions dating back to 1990. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the pardon program on Tuesday, April 20, which is a day that many associate with marijuana use. The pardons from municipal court convictions are automatic. Many people have a hard time finding work because of drug convictions,…
First lady Jill Biden speaks at a virtual event with military families from around the world as part of the White House initiative to support military and veteran families in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) First Lady Jill Biden will be…
