Magdala Louissaint

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Magdala Louissaint

Pulling up for Peace is an event coming to the Titusville neighborhood on Thursday. This is just one of the many ways the City of Birmingham and several organizations hope to meet young people and form relationships that may help keep them out of trouble. On March 21, peace was interrupted in the Titusville neighborhood. Dorian Jackson, 20, was shot and killed. A 16-year-old is charged as an adult in Jackson's death.

1 week ago | ktvz.com | Magdala Louissaint

By Magdala LouissaintClick here for updates on this story    FAIRFIELD, Alabama (WVTM) — The question about what will happen to baseball legend Willie Mays’ childhood home in Fairfield is being asked again. Willie Mays’ son, Michael, wants to give the community an answer. “If you look at pictures of the property, say two months ago and the way it is now, it’s getting the attention that it clearly was not. That’s a good thing,” Mays said.

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Magdala Louissaint

The question about what will happen to baseball legend Willie Mays' childhood home in Fairfield is being asked again. Willie Mays' son, Michael, wants to give the community an answer. “If you look at pictures of the property, say two months ago and the way it is now, it's getting the attention that it clearly was not. That's a good thing,” Mays said. Last Thursday he was late to a meeting with the Fairfield land bank authority. His flight was delayed.

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Magdala Louissaint

The University of Alabama student, Alireza Doroudi, who was detained by ICE earlier this month, has a new bond hearing scheduled this week. He'll have to sit in a Louisiana detention center a little longer. On Monday, a federal immigration judge is requesting more information from both parties before they can make a definite decision on Doroudi's case.

2 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Magdala Louissaint

Birmingham police leadership isn't only hosting trainings for new potential officers looking to prove themselves, but there’s some familiar faces like Jamarius George and Silburn Smith are also freshening up their skills. Late last month, BPD rehired 5 officers who left and came back. “Everything that's going on with the new chief. The amount of officers that's coming back too, well, that's getting employed with the city, and all the good incentives that's going on,” George said.