Authorities need help identifying decomposing body found in Bush Hills Community The remains were found at a home on Eufaula Avenue Tuesday afternoon. (Source: WBRC) By WBRC Staff | April 8, 2021 at 11:07 AM CDT - Updated April 8 at 12:03 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying remains found inside a vacant home in the Bush Hills Community.
The body was found Tuesday afternoon at a home located at 1438 Eufaula Avenue.
A nearby resident said a homeless man, who had not been seen for several months, was known to sit on the front porch of the house and was known by the nickname “Jerry Wayne”.
Weekend celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day focuses on virtual events
Updated Jan 18, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021
Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his I Have A Dream speech. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) - . GettyGetty
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A weekend of events tied to Monday’s national holiday celebrating civil rights leader Martin Luther King will mostly be virtual this year to avoid spreading coronavirus.
The Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, an interpretive center for the civil rights movement, held a virtual event commemorating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, several annual MLK events will go virtual for 2021. Here’s a look at virtual and in-person events happening around Birmingham. As a reminder, City of Birmingham offices, except for police, fire and 911, will be closed on January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
2021 MLK Day 5K Drum Run – Birmingham
Sat., January 16
This year’s fifth annual race will not be in person. Instead, organizers are encouraging participants to run a 5K on their own on Jan. 16 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Participants should then report their run time to organizers.