Your Week in Review for April 9, 2023
SUNDAY, APRIL 9
Two crew members taken to hospital after Norfolk Southern train derails in Walker County
Norfolk Southern said 11 cars and the lead locomotive derailed. The company also said the locomotive rolled onto its side and spilled diesel fuel and engine oil. Read more here.
MONDAY, APRIL 10
$30,000 reward offered for information in Easter 2021 homicide
The Birmingham Police Department and the FBI held a news conference on April 10, 2023 in relation to a two-year-old homicide. Read more here.
Woman charged with murder in Saturday shooting
According to the Homewood Police Department, Tayla Roxann Roland of Birmingham has been charged in the shooting death of 25-year-old Kaziya Nykysha Page. Read more here.
TUESDAY, APRIL 11
Two men arrested for August 2021 shooting
22-year-old Cedrick Lamon Woolverton and 27-year-old Angelo Terry Smith are charged in the shooting death of 33-year-old Maurice McCauley. Read more here.
Rail car transporting vehicles catches fire in Birmingham
Birmingham Fire and Rescue crews responded to the incident at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and 31st Street SW. Read more here.
Alabama's AG's Office confirms raid of Jefferson County bingo halls
The doors are closed at Super Highway Bingo and Moe's Charity Bingo on Bessemer Super Highway in Brighton after a notice taped on the businesses' doors declared them a public nuisance. Read more here.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
Gov. Ivey announces construction on Birmingham Northern Beltline to restart soon
Gov. Kay Ivey announced construction will soon begin on a 10-mile stretch of road as a part of the Birmingham Northern Beltline. Read more here.
Body of missing man located in Gadsden
The Gadsden Police Department said 20-year-old Bryan Jeremiah Stamps was reported missing by a family member on April 7. Read more here.
Two arrested in connection to shooting death of 16-year-old girl in Birmingham
The Birmingham Police Department said 27-year-old Arnold Laterrant Fuller, of Midfield, and 22-year-old Daemar Marco Martin, of Birmingham, were both charged with murder. Read more here.
Advocates urge U.S. Supreme Court to review Cullman County's bond policy
In Cullman County, The American Bar Association filed a brief earlier this month urging review of the county's bail system which it argues has two different systems for those who can afford bond and those who can't. Read more here.
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
Woman struck and killed by own car at Birmingham hospital
The incident happened in a parking lot at Ascension St. Vincent's Hospital shortly after noon Wednesday. Read more here.
Former Walker County deputy pleads guilty in 2019 death of 14-year-old boy
Former Walker County deputy Blake Hudson has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2019 death of 14-year-old Austin Aaron. Read more here.
FRIDAY, APRIL 14
5-year-old killed in Bessemer wreck
According to the Jefferson County Coroner, Jamarious Roper was in the rear driver's side seat of a 2014 Nissan Altima that was hit in the driver's side by another vehicle. Read more here.