September 2024

Career Development Services to Host 2024 Career Week

September 24, 2024 Bouldin 0

Career Development Services to Host 2024 Career Week Alabama A&M University will welcome hundreds of recruiters as Career Development Services hosts the Fall 2024 Career Week October 1 – October 4. The week of events […]

Birmingham 5 Points South mass shooting: $100,000 reward offered; 2 victims had faced murder charges

September 24, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson As the search continues for the gunmen sought in the weekend mass shooting in Birmingham’s Five Points South that killed four and wounded 17 others, authorities on Monday announced reward money of up […]

North Alabama operation nets 10 arrests in child trafficking sting

September 24, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Authorities in Limestone County said 10 men were arrested last week following a joint operation focused on men seeking sex acts with children. The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office and the Athens police conducted […]

4 men in Gulf Shores arrested for stealing palmetto berries: Why do people want them?

September 24, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Patrick Darrington On Wednesday, four men were arrested in Gulf Shores and could face federal charges for illegal activity. The alleged crime? Harvesting approximately 2,000 pounds of palmetto berries. According to Fox10 News, tourists were passing […]

Alabama mom of 3 killed in domestic shooting ‘loved caring for others;’ help sought for family

September 24, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A 36-year-old woman killed in a weekend domestic shooting left behind three children, and friends are trying to raise money for her burial and for help with the kids. “Ashley Marie Leonard was […]

Will Ainsworth claims ‘HIV rate is soaring’ because of migrants: Is that true?

September 24, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Patrick Darrington & Howard Koplowitz Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth has claimed that a federal immigration program is leading to a rise in HIV cases within Alabama. Is this claim true? The migrant crisis: NYC voters […]

Archibald: Birmingham is under siege. Who is to blame?

September 24, 2024 Bouldin 0

By John Archibald This is an opinion column. Murder for hire, the police say. Over a beef, maybe, that led to a week of terror in Birmingham and on its streets. One killing after another, inside […]

Federal appeals court upholds Alabama policy on gender designation on driver’s licenses

September 24, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes A federal appeals court on Friday upheld an Alabama policy requiring people to show proof of “gender-reassignment surgery” before the sex designation can be changed on their driver’s license. New MKE flag? Common Council votes […]

Alabama’s love-hate relationship with red-light cameras: A closer look

September 24, 2024 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Katherine Smith not only brought joy and happiness to those she met, but she was also a queen. Smith was a Mardi Gras queen crowned in 2017 by the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association. Her sudden […]

ALABAMA NAACP EMPHASIZES ITS’ 72ND ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION

September 24, 2024 Bouldin 0

Alabama State Conference National Association for the Advancement of Colored People The Alabama State Conference of the NAACP is basking in excitement with its’ 72nd Annual StateConvention, from Wednesday, September 26th – Saturday, September 28th, […]