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Demetrius Jackson Jr. sentenced to 26 years in connection to Riverchase Galleria shooting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Demetrius Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 26 years in prison for reckless manslaughter and three second-degree assault charges stemming from a shooting incident at the Riverchase Galleria in 2020. In February, a jury found Jackson guilty of reckless manslaughter and three counts of second-degree assault in...
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U.S. Department of Education says UAB, not UA, facing probe for ‘race-based segregation’
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) changed a Friday press release on Monday morning to say that the University of Alabama at Birmingham is under investigation by the OCR for allegedly offering “impermissible race-based scholarships” and engaging in “race-based segregation.” The press release originally said the University of Alabama was under investigation. The release was changed to say UAB at 7:30 a.m. Central Time on Monday. No explanation for the change was given. The press office at the department is “temporarily closed,” according to its outgoing voicemail message on Monday morning. Legal counsel at UAB...
AL.com
Man found shot dead in Birmingham road is city’s first homicide in 1 month
A man was found shot to death on a Birmingham road, the city’s first homicide in one month. West Precinct officers were dispatched at 7 p.m. Saturday to a report of a person down at the intersection of Avenue E and 16th Street in Ensley. Police arrived to find...
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A small Alabama farming community bands together after a devastating tornado: ‘It’s heartbreaking'
As he surveyed the twisted metal beams scattered across his fields, Gordo farmer Tim Brown said he has had “better Sunday mornings.”. The area was one of several across the state struck by severe storms and tornadoes Saturday night. Brown Family Farm, located on Highway 159 just north of...
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Woman fatally shot in Hoover neighborhood, brother charged with murder
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Hoover Police say they have taken a man into custody after a woman was shot multiple times Saturday morning. The incident happened in the 700 block of Jasmine Way. At 8:10 a.m., the Hoover 911 Center received several calls from someone in the area reporting multiple...