Jefferson County and Helena officials are talking about raising the speed limit on Morgan Road between Helena and Bessemer to 55. The JeffCo Commission votes Thursday. Read more.
The city hopes to help about 500 people avoid eviction if it gets the grant as well as fund technological upgrades and computers for the Police Department. Read more.
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza after months of lobbying from local pro-Palestinian groups. In a joint statement released Wednesday, four of those groups called the measure “lukewarm,” saying it failed to add important context about the bloodshed in that region. Read more.
Kelvin Datcher will find out by the end of the month whether he’ll face a Republican opponent in the Oct. 1 general election for House of Representatives District 52 or be named to the position early. Read more.
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, joining a growing number of cities that have pleaded for cessation of hostilities. Read more.
UPDATED — Kelvin Datcher greeted more than 100 supporters at Hemings in Thomas Jefferson Tower Tuesday night after he defeated Frank Woodson for the Democratic nomination to be the District 52 representative in the Alabama Legislature. Read more.
Saying homicide suspects often are protected by a culture of silence, Woodfin announced a new tip line to go after criminals where they live. Read more.
Voters are headed to the polls today to determine which Democrat — Kelvin Datcher or Frank Woodson — will be the Democratic nominee to fill the Alabama House of Representatives District 52 seat recently left vacant after former Rep. John Rogers resigned and pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Read more.
The benevolence of a neighboring county will likely result in greater safety for Jefferson County residents when dangerous weather is moving in. Read more.
Fortune telling and palmistry found their way into the discussion of the Jefferson County Commission’s committee meeting Tuesday via a request to give commercial zoning to a property in Oak Grove. Read more.
