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New vintage market brings shopping, music, and tattoos to bustling Birmingham neighborhood
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (315+ words) Urban Supply, a growing entertainment district in Birmingham's Parkside neighborhood, is set to host its inaugural Vintage Market on Saturday from 4 to 10 p.m. The free, all-ages event will feature over 50 vendors offering a mix of vintage clothing, accessories, jewelry, handmade goods…...
Gross misconduct proven against former Sussex officer
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (226+ words) Gross misconduct has been proven against a former police officer who falsely claimed to have viewed CCTV submitted as evidence to a criminal trial. Sussex Police said former Det Con Jessica Newey would have been dismissed had she not resigned,…...
Alabama’s largest water system can stop adding fluoride after judge reverses course, ends lawsuit
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (679+ words) A Jefferson County Judge on Thursday lifted his restraining order against Central Alabama Water, ending a legal challenge to the utility that began when it stopped adding fluoride to drinking water. The hearing before Judge Frederic Bolling lasted more than…...
Alabama gay bar opening new location where 4 died in Birmingham mass shooting
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (256+ words) Almost a year after the failed opening of Opulence Drag Lounge & Taqueria at the former site of the Hush Lounge, Kyle Richardson is again looking to bring a queer space to Five Points South. Richardson, owner of popular Tuscaloosa gay…...
Central Alabama Water argues none of its plants have system capable of effectively providing fluoride in water supply
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (243+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) " Central Alabama Water, the main organization that handles water for five counties across the area, is asking that a temporary restraining order demanding that fluoride be brought back to the water supply be dismissed. CAW has also…...
Man shot, killed in Birmingham’s North Titusville neighborhood identified
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (67+ words) Man shot, killed in Birmingham's North Titusville neighborhood identified'Yahoo BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) " A man who was fatally shot in Birmingham's North Titusville neighborhood was identified Wednesday. Gadsden man killed in Trussville crash identified Derrick Blackmon, 45, of Birmingham, sustained gunshot wound…...
Two cleared after people smuggling case dropped
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (417+ words) Two men accused of running boat trips to bring migrants into the UK have been cleared after prosecutors dropped the case in the third week of their trial. Tony Williams, 60, of Lydford, north Devon and Monet Roberts, from London, had…...
Alabama water system ordered to add fluoride: Judge slams ‘blatant disregard’ for law
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (583+ words) A Jefferson County judge has ordered Central Alabama Water to immediately resume adding fluoride to the state's largest water system until he hears arguments in court. The order this afternoon from Judge Fred Bolling is a victory for the city…...
Judge issues temporary restraining order as Birmingham fights Central Alabama water to keep fluoride in water
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (387+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) " A judge has filed a temporary restraining order to keep Central Alabama Water from shutting fluoride out of its water supply, at least for now. On Monday, Circuit Judge Frederic Allen Bolling allowed a motion from the…...
What is the Barbecue Capital of Alabama?
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (946+ words) In 2024, in our ongoing quest to rank everything that has anything to do with Alabama barbecue " from the tastiest ribs and the top pulled pork sandwiches to the best barbecue restaurants and the old barbecue joints we miss the most…...