Alabama Has Nation’s Highest Rate of Cervical Cancer Death
Alabama has the highest rate of cervical cancer death in the country. Black women in the state die from the disease at nearly twice the rate of white women. That is according to a report released today by Human Rights Watch, an international nonprofit.
Man Arrested In Connection With Thanksgiving Mall Shooting
Authorities have arrested 20-year-old Erron Martez Dequan Brown in connection with the attempted murder of 18-year-old Brian Wilson in the Thanksgiving night shooting at the Riverchase Galleria.
Expert: Active Shooter Situations Can Easily Confuse Police
Active shooter incidents can be difficult for police officers. Events unfold in seconds and often end tragically. In Hoover on Thanksgiving night at the Riverchase Galleria, police shot and killed 21-year-old Emantic “EJ” Bradford Jr. Initially, they said he was the gunman in a shooting that left two wounded. They then backtracked and said the real gunman is still at large. Police responding to such situations can find themselves in the midst of chaos.
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Protesters Say They Won’t Stop Until They Receive Answers About Emantic Bradford’s Death
About 65 people spent Monday night protesting outside the Hoover Police Department in hopes of pressuring them to release video of Emantic Bradford Jr.’s death.
Family of Black Man Killed by Officer Wants Answers
During a press conference Sunday, the family of Emantic “EJ” Bradford Jr. and attorney Ben Crump called on the Hoover Police Department to release available video footage of EJ’s death.
Protesters Demand Justice for Man Killed by Hoover Police
Protesters gathered Saturday at the Riverchase Galleria to demand justice for the killing of E.J. Bradford, who was shot by police on Thanksgiving night. Police hours after the shooting said Bradford was the shooter who wounded two people, but later said he was likely not the gunman.
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Galleria Mall Shooter Could be at Large
Hoover police issued a statement Friday night indicating the shooter who injured two people at the Riverchase Galleria mall in a shooting Thanksgiving night could be at large. Police shot and killed a 21-year-old Hueytown man who police say fled the scene of the shooting, but wasn't likely the one who fired shots injuring two people at the mall on that busy shopping night.
New Birmingham Bar Owner Named National “Bartender of the Year”
Laura Newman was named the 2018 “Bartender of the Year” by the U.S. Bartenders Guild. She’s the first woman to earn the title, and she’s opening a new cocktail bar in downtown Birmingham called Queen’s Park.
Shooting at The Galleria Leaves One Dead
A shooting at the Riverchase Galleria mall on Thanksgiving night left the gunman dead and at least two wounded on one of the biggest shopping days of the year.
Birmingham Council Approves Funds for Transit Authority, With Conditions
The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday to approve funding for the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority and a handful of other organizations, including the Birmingham Business Alliance, Create Birmingham and REV Birmingham.
Airline Lost Your Luggage? Here’s Where it Lands.
Airlines don't lose passenger luggage often. But it happens enough to keep the Unclaimed Baggage Center in business. That's a private company in Scottsboro that sells lost bags that aren't claimed for 90 days .
UAB Partners with Facebook to Fight Online Drug Sales
Computer forensics researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham recently partnered with Facebook on an initiative that could ultimately curb drug sales and drug-seeking behavior on the platform.
