New prisons, A.C. Roper, unemployment benefits: Down in Alabama
Posted May 11, 2021 podcast:
This story didn’t happen in Alabama it was down in the Florida Panhandle but I know a lot of Alabama people frequently head that way.
(I know that because I was stuck behind a couple of y’all on I-65 over the weekend. And maybe a couple of y’all were stuck behind me.)
Walton County (Fla.) Fire and Rescue posted that around 7:30 a.m. Monday, lightning struck I-10 and kicked up a chunk of the asphalt, which went through the windshield of a pickup truck.
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Monday announced the formation of the cityâs first Civilian Review Board.Â
The review board, which came in response to recommendations from the Cityâs Public Safety Task Force, comes one year after widespread outrage at the death of George Floyd, who died after a Minnesota police officer kneeled on Floydâs neck for nearly 10 minutes. A jury is now deliberating the fate of that officer, Derrick Chauvin.
During his press conference on Monday, Woodfin noted the deaths of Floyd and other Black men and women killed by police including Birminghamâs Bonita Carter in 1979.Â
#JusticeForMajor: Birmingham police chief pleads for tips in shooting death of toddler Share Updated: 9:20 AM CST Feb 22, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 9:20 AM CST Feb 22, 2021
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Show Transcript good evening. First, I would like to take a moment to express my heartfelt condolences to majors mother, Miss Smith, their family and the community at large. Today, for me is a call for action, for help and, most importantly, a call for simple, decent humanity. 14 days ago, two year old Major Turner s life was taken away at the hands of a senseless gunman. All life s possibilities were stolen from Major, his family and the community as a whole. Majors mother was also wounded in this tragic night. She survived. However, it saddens my heart, even mawr, because there were other Children present who could have been affected by this gun violence. This is a call for action. This is a call for action because the person responsible
The Oakland County Child Killer Case Background
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Someone killed at least four children in Oakland County, Mich. between 1976 and 1977.
Investigators have been working for decades to determine who the serial killer is and if he is still alive. Those who knew the victims their families, friends, classmates, teachers, coaches and neighbors have been forever changed by what happened during the 13-month period from February 1976 to March 1977. In that time, the four children were abducted and murdered with their bodies left in various locations within or just outside Oakland County.
There were at least two other murder cases that investigators believe may have been victims of the “Oakland County Child Killer” or “The Babysitter Killer,” as some called him.