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Black Man Executed In Alabama Despite Concerns Over His 1998 Conviction
In 2020, a federal court ruled that Gavin's court-appointed lawyers were ineffective. Keith Edmund Gavin was put to death by the State of Alabama on July 18. Although he was convicted by a jury of his peers for fatally shooting William Clayton Jr, a delivery driver, during a robbery attempt in 1998, questions remained about Gavin’s representation during his trial. Gavin attempted a last resort handwritten appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to stay his execution, but it was rejected without comment nearly an hour before his execution.
Jefferson County unveils new baseball exhibit honoring history of Birmingham Industrial League
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Jefferson County Courthouse unveiled a brand new exhibit Tuesday morning outside of the Commission Chambers. This one-of-a-kind exhibit honors the history of the Birmingham Industrial League in six different display windows. Included in the display are trophies from Jack Swain, who won more championship trophies...
Sales Certificate program again named one of best in US by Sales Education Foundation
The Professional Sales Certificate program in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business has again been recognized as a “Top University Sales Program” by the Sales Education Foundation for 2024. The recognition appears in the foundation’s 2024 Annual SEF magazine. “We are very...
Tuscaloosa Police Identify Greensboro Woman Killed in Monday Wreck
Police in Tuscaloosa have identified the West Alabama woman who died in a single-car accident early Monday morning. As the Thread reported yesterday, police in Tuscaloosa were called to the scene of a single-vehicle accident off Hargrove Road around 8 a.m. Monday. A woman driving a 2006 Ford Explorer left...
Massachusetts man killed during motorcycle training exercise in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A man died after crashing his motorcycle during a training session at Barber Motorsports in Birmingham Monday. Abraham D. Schwartz, 41, was killed just before noon Monday while taking part in a two-day training school on the racetrack at Barber, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. Schwartz was originally from […]
Terry Saban reveals what she ‘will never forget’ about Alabama gameday experience
Terry Saban took a look back at her favorite parts bout being in Tuscaloosa on an Alabama football gameday during an interview with AL.com. Saban, better known as Miss Terry by the Alabama faithful, stood by Nick Saban’s side throughout the dominant years of the Saban era in Tuscaloosa.
Tropical fish found off Alabama coast as waters warm: ‘They’re everywhere you go’
From the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, rising water temperatures and more frequent heat waves are changing what’s found under the surface. In 2024, Advance Local Media newsrooms in Alabama, Michigan, New Jersey and Oregon set out to document the sudden changes remaking ecosystems, transforming the fishing industry, reshaping offshore recreation and altering what’s on local menus.
Church employee charged on embezzlement; allegedly spends $220,000 on TikTok
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — A former administrative assistant at St. Francis of Assisi University Parish Catholic Church in Tuscaloosa has been charged with embezzling money according to an announcement made by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Alabama Roots: Top 10 in NFL touchdowns
After running for 12 touchdowns for the Tennessee Titans in 2023, Derrick Henry will debut with the Baltimore Ravens this season seven touchdowns away from becoming the 26th player in NFL history to score 100. All but three of the former Alabama All-American’s 93 touchdowns have come on the ground....
Mobile Offers Lessons in Infrastructure, Innovation to Tuscaloosa Chamber
Leaders from several sectors of the Tuscaloosa metro drank from the proverbial firehose as the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama's Benchmarking Trip to Mobile continued Monday. Each year, the Chamber organizes an exploratory trip to cities roughly the size of Tuscaloosa, and the brightest minds in their governments, tourism...
Alabama position group rankings: Where the Crimson Tide fall within the SEC
Where the Alabama Crimson Tide position groups rank within the conference coming out of SEC media days. With SEC media days still fresh on the mind — and before we turn our attention to the start of camp next week — it felt like a good time to take stock of where Alabama stands within the conference as a whole.
An Alabama fall-off is wishful thinking
The fall-off, or at least the gradual decline, of the Alabama Football program has been widely anticipated across the college football landscape. Naturally, rival fan bases and media hope for the worst for the Crimson Tide following the retirement of Nick Saban. Even people affiliated with schools that have no connection to the Tide are rooting for the fall of the dynasty. They’ve watched Alabama win at an unprecedented clip for the last 15 years and they’re ready to see something new.
Second-Year Surge: Alabama players who could take the next step in Year 2
BamaOnLine looks at Alabama players who are entering their second years who could be poised for larger workloads this upcoming season. The post Second-Year Surge: Alabama players who could take the next step in Year 2 appeared first on On3.
Alabama Top Players And Others Of Interest
Here's looking at the CollegeFootballNews.com ranking of top 25 players at each position, and where Alabama players are ranked as well as others of interest – for instance, other Southeastern Conference players and/or players the Crimson Tide will play against in 2024. We linked to each of the positions and the overall Top 25 on the Bama247 board.
'There are cancer patients that depend on those donations': Blood donations needed now in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The American Red Cross is teaming up with UAB Hospital and the Birmingham Barons in hopes of filling a need for lifesaving blood donations. If you'd like to donate, there are two blood drives happening Tuesday, July 23. UAB Hospital Drive. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 3...
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