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By Carter Dewees For The Birmingham Times Growing up as the youngest of six siblings in Birmingham’s Collegeville community, Derrick Ervin had one hero—his dad. “He would wake up at two in the morning and [after work] be back in the community by six in the evening to organize a team-sports event,” said Ervin. His father was his “Superman,” an important figure in Collegeville community and the representation of what manhood meant to Ervin. He would watch his dad get up in the early hours of the morning to drive a truck and return later in the day to coach and mentor children. When ...

Today in 1875,the first Kentucky Derby was run– the winner was "Aristides." Today in 1881,Frederick Douglass was appointed recorder of deeds for Washington, D.C. Today in 1932,the U.S. Congress changed the name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico." Today in 1938, Congress approved Vinson Naval Act,which funded a “two-ocean navy.” Today in 1973,the Senate opened its hearings into the Watergate scandal. Today in 1978,Philips announced the coming of the compact disc. Today in 1993,the first computers using Intel's new microprocessors, the Pentium, were unveiled. Today in 1996,President Clinton si...

Evan Miller, youngest person ever sentenced to life without parole in Alabama, must remain in prison Updated Apr 27, 2021; Facebook Share Evan Miller, the Alabama prisoner whose plea before the U.S. Supreme Court gave hope to others across the nation of one day getting paroled for murders they committed as juveniles, won’t get that chance himself. Lawrence County Circuit Judge Mark Craig on Tuesday afternoon re-sentenced Miller to life without parole for his capital murder conviction in the 2003 brutal slaying of Cole Cannon. Miller was 14 years old at the time. The hearing was held via Zo...

Evan Miller, youngest child ever sentenced to life without parole in Alabama, must remain in prison AL.com 29 mins ago Kent Faulk, al.com Evan Miller, the Alabama prisoner whose plea before the U.S. Supreme Court gave hope to others across the nation of one day getting paroled for murders they committed as juveniles, won’t get that chance himself. Lawrence County Circuit Judge Mark Craig on Tuesday afternoon re-sentenced Miller to life without parole for his capital murder conviction in the 2003 brutal slaying of Cole Cannon. Miller was 14 years old at the time. The hearin...

Alabama lawmakers press Jeff Dunn to reveal more about cost of new prisons Updated Jan 27, 2021; Posted Jan 27, 2021 Facebook Share Alabama legislators sought more information today from Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn about negotiations with private developers to build three new prisons, but Dunn revealed nothing new about the talks or prison plans. The commissioner said he expects Gov. Kay Ivey to make announcements on the negotiations “very soon,” although he was not specific about the timing. Dunn made a presentation and answered questions during the Legisla...