Jefferson Co. faces 3-year backlog in murder trials as city leaders push for solutions
While the city itself has little control over how quickly cases move through the courts, Woodfin said leaders are advocating for solutions at the state level.
A rare bipartisan coalition in Alabama pushes ban on machine gun conversion devices
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bipartisan coalition of mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement in Alabama endorsed a public safety package on Thursday that would ban the devices that convert semi-automatic ...
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With more than half of recommendations underway, Birmingham gets first update on crime commission report
It's been over a month since the Birmingham crime commission released its first report aimed at combatting gun violence and other crime across the city. Mayor Randall Woodfin has released his first ...
What would NIH funding cuts mean for Alabama? 5 things to know
Planned funding cuts by the National Institutes of Health’s, the United States’ leading medical research agency, could impact Alabama health care, jobs and future medical breakthroughs.
Katie Britt vows to work with RFK Jr. after NIH funding cuts cause concern in Alabama
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks during the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing titled "A Review of Disaster Funding ...
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AL GOP senator urges Trump admin 'to not hinder' research schools as cuts threaten economic juggernaut
Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) on Saturday vowed to work with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the ...
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Professor Receives $600,000 Mellon Foundation Grant to Expand Nonprofit Providing Job Skills, Hope to Young People in Detention Centers
English professor Randall Horton, Ph.D., who founded Radical Reversal, said the Mellon grant will give young people in a detention center in his home city of Birmingham, Alabama, and youths living in ...
Woodfin's track record: A closer look at crime, safety and accountability
As Birmingham experiences its deadliest year in decades in 2024, questions loom over Mayor Randall Woodfin's efforts to curb ...
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In wake of mass shootings, Alabama lawmakers eye ban on Glock switches and public safety bills
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers are supporting a ban on Glock switches and other conversion devices that make ...
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BLOTTER - Tehama/Glenn counties jails Felony/DUI bookings
Coby Paul Rudy Lopez Elvert, 21, of Willows was arrested by a Glenn County sheriff’s deputy Jan. 21 on W. Sycamore Street in Willows and booked into the Glenn County Jail on $30,000 bail and ...