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Birmingham Pivots to Library at Ramsay-McCormack Site, Leaving Landmark’s Replacement Unbuilt
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham is proposing a public library for the site of Ensley’s demolished Ramsay-McCormack Building, abandoning plans for a commercial development intended to echo the landmark that dominated the neighborhood’s skyline for more than 90 years. Mayor Randall Woodfin outlined the new proposal during a court hearing Thursday, Nov. 5, following years of…
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Man Charged With Murder in Kingston Shooting That Killed Woman, 22
BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham police have charged a 23-year-old man with murder in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old woman in the Kingston community on Wednesday night. Dylan Nash was charged with murder and with certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm in the death of Makayla May Riley, according to the Birmingham Police Department. Nash…
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Birmingham Sues to Demolish Three Southside Buildings, Citing Safety Risks
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham has sued the owner of three vacant properties in Five Points South, asking a judge to declare the buildings public nuisances and order their demolition at the owner’s expense, citing fires, repeated police calls and unsafe conditions. The lawsuit, filed Nov. 5 in Jefferson County Circuit Court against LPOTP LLC, also…
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Arrest Made in South Birmingham Homicide
BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham police have arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with a fatal shooting Sunday in south Birmingham. Simeon Wallace was taken into custody on Nov. 2 and charged with murder in the shooting of Brian Keith Lowe Jr. in the 1900 block of 2nd Avenue South, according to the Birmingham Police Department. Wallace…
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Juvenile Charged in Legion Field Shooting That Killed One
BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham police have charged a 17-year-old juvenile with murder in the shooting that killed one person and injured eight others outside Legion Field following the Magic City Classic on Saturday night, Oct. 31. The juvenile, whose name has not been released, was also charged with possession of a machine gun conversion device, according…
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UAB Men Open at Home Against Nicholls in Renovated Bartow
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — UAB men’s basketball plays its first home game of the season Friday when it hosts Nicholls at 6:30 p.m. CT at a newly renovated Bartow Arena, on ESPN+. The Blazers are 0-1 after a 99-78 loss at McNeese on Monday in the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon. Nicholls is 1-0. Friday…
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