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Judge Orders Collegeville Religious Encampment Cleared After Months of Neighborhood Concerns
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Jefferson County judge has ordered a traveling religious group led by Phalander Boyd, known to followers as “Lando,” to leave a Collegeville property after finding its encampment violated Birmingham zoning and habitability rules and constituted a public nuisance. Circuit Judge Charles “Chuck” Price II ordered Boyd, other defendants and anyone staying…
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Alabama Prisons Move to Ban Tobacco, Raising Questions about Withdrawal and Care
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s prison system will begin phasing out tobacco products next month, a change the Department of Corrections says will reduce secondhand-smoke exposure and fire risks but that also raises questions about nicotine withdrawal, contraband and whether incarcerated people will receive sufficient help to quit. The Alabama Department of Corrections announced Tuesday that…
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Iowa Man Faces More Than 100 Charges in Winston County Turtle Case
WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. — An Iowa man faces more than 100 charges after authorities accused him of taking protected turtles in Winston County, putting a small Alabama native at the center of an unusual wildlife case. Aiden Throndson was charged with 20 counts of violating protections for flattened musk turtles by taking or capturing them,…
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Birmingham to Seek Applications for Next Poet Laureate
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The city of Birmingham and Create Birmingham will begin accepting applications Aug. 17 for the city’s next poet laureate, a two-year appointment that carries a $5,000 honorarium and calls for public programming, civic appearances and poetry projects across the city. Applications for the 2027-28 City of Birmingham Poet Laureate are due by…
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Alabama Votes Under New Map Today
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Voters in parts of Alabama return to the polls Tuesday for special congressional primaries reshaped by the state’s long-running redistricting litigation, including contests affecting Jefferson County voters in the Birmingham area. The election is being held in Alabama’s 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th Congressional Districts after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the…
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After Islamic Academy Fight, Hoover Eyes Christian School Workaround
HOOVER, Ala. — The Hoover City Council is scheduled Monday to consider removing a 7.33-acre church property from the city limits, a move requested so Trinity Presbyterian Church and Heritage Academy can open a K-8 Christian school at 7160 Cahaba Valley Road. Ordinance 26-2709 would de-annex the property, meaning it would no longer be governed…
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