Your Week in Review for April 30, 2023

SUNDAY, APRIL 30

Woman stabbed to death in Center Point, shots then fired into victim's mother's home

Four people are injured in Birmingham from the shooting. Their injuries are non-life threatening. Read more here.

Immunity rejected for officer after overturned conviction

An Alabama judge has rejected a former police officer’s claim that he should be immune under self-defense laws from a new trial on murder charges. Read more here.

MONDAY, MAY 1

Suspect named in stabbing death of Center Point woman

A warrant has been issued against 50-year-old Contrell Montresez Burks for the murder of 40-year-old Erica Williams, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Read more here.

Birmingham's latest exhibition driving incident caught on camera by visitor

The video shows around a half-dozen hot rods spinning tires and doing doughnuts at an intersection. The incident happened at Messer-Airport Highway and Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. Read more here.

TUESDAY, MAY 2

Vestavia Hills church shooter pleads guilty to killing three; avoids death penalty

Robert Findlay Smith was charged with capital murder after three people were shot and killed at St. Stephens Episcopal Church. Read more here.

Man wanted in deadly Center Point stabbing arrested in Louisiana

According to jail records, 50-year-old Cortrell Montresez Burks was taken into custody Monday in Bossier City. Read more here.

Ex-Raider Ruggs taking plea deal, prison in fatal DUI crash

His plea deal is expected to send the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick to state prison for three to 10 years. Read more here.

Six taken to hospital, including three children, after crash on Pinson Valley Parkway

Multiple people were taken to the hospital after a major crash in Jefferson County Tuesday afternoon. Read more here.

Woman found shot inside Birmingham apartment after welfare check

Police said 59-year-old Monica Lynn Nichols was found unresponsive and pronounced dead. Read more here.

State of Ohio halts all bets on Alabama baseball games following ‘suspicious wagering’

Late Monday night Ohio gambling regulators instructed the state's licensed sportsbooks to halt all betting on college baseball games involving the Crimson Tide following suspicious wagering activity that was detected on Alabama games against LSU this past Friday night. Read more here.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

Man arrested for voyeurism inside Riverchase Galleria

Police say an investigation began which led them to believe the man had taken several photos underneath the skirts of female shoppers without their knowledge or consent. Read more here.

Two injured when car crashes into house

Two people were taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a house in north Birmingham Wednesday night. Read more here.

Fire destroys recycling center in Avondale

The cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation by Birmingham Fire and Rescue. Read more here.

THURSDAY, MAY 4

Casey White pleads guilty to escape with Vicky White, murder charge dismissed

Casey White has pleaded guilty to an escape charge stemming from an incident last summer which sparked a national manhunt. Read more here.

UA fires head baseball coach as team connected to 'sports wagering activity'

The University of Alabama has fired head baseball coach Brad Bohannon after questions arose when multiple states banned betting on the team's games. Read more here.

Police officer arrested, accused of planting evidence in Cherokee County

The Centre Police Department said Michael Kilgore was charged with criminal conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime-distribution. Read more here.

Avondale cancels Ted Nugent concert after community concerns over 'transphobic comments'

Avondale Brewing Company posted a statement to social media Thursday afternoon saying it has made the decision to cancel a concert featuring Ted Nugent, just three days after the venue announced the event. Read more here.

FRIDAY, MAY 5

Man arrested after person stabbed multiple times in Tuscaloosa

Deputies with the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office responded to a home in the 1400 block of Gingerwood Lane around 10:00 p.m. Read more here.