2022 – Page 10

Curtis Means, Alabama boy weighing less than a pound at birth, is world’s most premature surviving baby

November 30, 2022 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press An Alabama boy who weighed less than a pound at birth after his mother went into labor at only 21 weeks and one day of gestation has been certified as the world’s […]

Woman gets 17 years in prison in deadly street racing crash she blamed on victim; tears flowed in courtroom

November 30, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson Tears flowed on both sides of a Jefferson County courtroom Monday as a 24-year-old Birmingham woman learned her fate for a street racing crash that killed an innocent Jefferson County grandmother. Carmesia Flannigan, […]

Here are the states raising minimum wage in 2023; 4 at $15 or higher an hour

November 30, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Four states will have minimum wages at or above $15 an hour in 2023. Among states, the highest minimum wage will be paid in Washington, which will increase to from $14.49 to $15,74 […]

Birmingham Mayor Woodfin calls for banning guns in cities to help curb violence

November 30, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin this week called for more gun control in cities as a way to curb gun violence. “Can we at least regulate guns in cities?” Woodfin said on his Twitter […]

How may historic generational powershift in the U.S. House impact Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell’s leadership role?

November 30, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. She strode into the chamber two years before the man now positioned at the precipice of history. In 2013, the still-fresh U.S. Congresswoman representing Alabama’s 7th District—the […]

United Methodist split update: Clearbranch votes to go; Trinity Homewood stays

November 30, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison Clearbranch United Methodist Church in Trussville voted Monday to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church, joining 158 other North Alabama churches that have lined up asking to leave. Several more churches will likely […]

Children’s hospitals ask for Biden’s help as RSV, flu hits Alabama and US

November 30, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes As Americans head into the holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections. The Children’s Hospital Association, which includes Children’s of Alabama, […]

Man pleads guilty to murder of 62-year-old woman killed in Birmingham crossfire; ‘I lost something I will never get back,’ victim’s daughter tells court

November 30, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A Birmingham man pleaded guilty Monday in the 2020 killing of a 62-year-old woman who was caught in crossfire on the city’s east side. Lovelle Travis, 29, was set to go on trial […]

Retirement of Alabama’s Richard Shelby: What others are saying as iconic senator ends 36-year career

November 30, 2022 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, a Republican from Tuscaloosa, is retiring from the U.S. Senate when the 118th Congress is sworn into office on Jan. 3. Shelby, 88, was recently asked how Alabamians should […]

‘The Descendant Cookout’ provides food for thought on Africatown

November 30, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Lawrence Specker If the groundbreaking documentary “Descendant” served to introduce the world to the unique community of Africatown, a new series premiering Monday is an invitation to come on into the kitchen. “The Descendant Cookout” […]