MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – More Alabama cities are implementing or considering a requirement to wear face masks in public places against the coronavirus. Montgomery and Birmingham and Jefferson County have orders in place requiring face masks in public places. The mayor of Selma on Friday issued a similar order. Tuscaloosa will vote on a mask ordinance Tuesday. The mayors of…
Courtesy: AP News/ Jay Reeves BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Confederate monuments are once again coming down in the South. Relics of the Old South have been removed from public display in at least three states amid continuing protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. In Alabama, crews working overnight took down a huge stone monument in a…
(AP Photo/Jay Reeves) BIRMINGHAM, Ala, (AP) — The mayor of Alabama’s largest city declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Monday after demonstrators smashed windows, set fires, and defaced Confederate monuments following a peaceful protest against the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Mayor Randall Woodfin appealed for calm in a city known for civil rights demonstrations that…
Photo Credentials: ABC 3340 In Birmingham, Protestors have destroyed a barrier placed by the city of Birmingham around a confederate statue in Linn Park, protestors used rocks to deface the statue. Currently, Birmingham police are on the scene. Stay with Alabama News Network for an update on this story as new information develops. Categories: Crime, News Tags: Birmingham, confederate statue…
A Birmingham man has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting that critically wounded a 1- year-old girl. According to Birmingham police, on Tuesday 20-year-old Larry Jackson Jr. was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on the charge and a count of discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. News outlets report that as of Tuesday the victim, Liberty…
Birmingham Police Detective Alfreda Fluker Credit: ABC3340 Birmingham police say one of their officers was arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing a woman in a slaying connected to a love triangle. Police took 39-year-old Alfreda Fluker into custody Saturday at her home in west Birmingham. Officers responding Friday night to an alert by the city’s gunfire detection system…
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (April 2, 2020) – The International World Games Association (IWGA) and Birmingham Organising Committee (BOC) have agreed to postpone the 11th edition of The World Games until 7th to 17th July 2022. The Games had originally been planned to take place from 15–25 July next year. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to move the Tokyo Olympic Games to July 2021 made a significant impact on the planning of The World Games in…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has cancelled a missing child alert for a 13-year-old Katherine Bonilla. The agency says the child has been located. Birmingham Police says the last time she was seen before being located was Tuesday at home. Categories: News Tags: Birmingham, missing teen, teenage girl
Authorities say 29-year-old Paighton Houston, of Trussville, died of an accidental drug overdose. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office says that Houston suffered from morphine and methamphetamine toxicity. Houston was last seen December 20, leaving a Birmingham bar with two men. Family members say she later sent a text to a friend saying she didn’t know who she was with and felt…
(Photo: ABC 33/40)BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Months of headaches for motorists are coming to an end as Interstate 59/20 reopens through Alabama’s largest city. Officials say the rebuilt Interstate 59/20 will be completely open by Sunday night in downtown Birmingham. A Texas-based contractor will earn a $15 million bonus for completing work early on the $700 million project. The original…
