Bullets and Barriers: How One City Is Trying to Reduce Gun Violence
Birmingham, Ala., which had a record year for homicides, is trying to curb shootings by blocking streets. But the effort has ...
Woodfin: NIH cuts will starve Birmingham of ‘fuel for our growing bio-economy’
UAB administrators said the institution’s “research advancements would slow significantly” and “negatively impact jobs and ...
Woodfin joined by sheriff, district attorney and six legislators calling for Glock switch ban
Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway echoed the call on Feb. 10, 2025, of Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, left, for ...
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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Former Russian mayor and his wife murdered, reportedly by their own granddaughter
Former Samara Mayor Viktor Tarkhov and his wife were murdered roughly a month ago, multiple news outlets reported on Wednesday, February 5. The lead suspect in the killings is Tarkhov’s own ...
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JD Vance's half-brother running for Cincinnati mayor
The mayor's race hasn't featured a Republican candidate since 2009. Bowman, who grew up in Butler and Preble counties north of Cincinnati, moved back to the city with his wife and kids in 2020.
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Granddaughter suspected in disappearance of former Russian mayor and wife after allegedly posing as her grandfather in text messages
Authorities in Russia’s Samara are investigating the disappearance and likely murder of the city’s former mayor, Viktor Tarkhov, and his wife. The couple’s granddaughter has been arrested as a suspect ...
Birmingham Mayor's resilience office faces mixed reactions amid public safety concerns
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has announced the creation of the Office of Resilience and Sustainability, a move aimed at ...
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Mayor of Assolo and his wife poisoned by carbon monoxide
Two people are hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning. They are the mayor of Assolo Giuseppe Minnei and his wife. According to an initial reconstruction, the fumes would have come from a ...