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The Birmingham Times After an officer-involved shooting death of a 28-year-old Black man on Easter Sunday and calls from Black Lives Matter Birmingham to step down, Mayor Randall Woodfin said he will not resign.  Last month, Desmon Ray Jr. was killed by Birmingham Police on Easter Sunday when responding to a domestic dispute call in the 200 block of Ninth Avenue West.  On Monday, Black Lives Matter Birmingham called for the resignations of Woodfin and Police Chief Patrick Smith, stating their handling of the police killing of Ray is “unacceptable.”  During a virtual news co...

Special to the Birmingham Times “You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like to be considered for a future “Hello’’ column, or know someone, please send nominations to Erica Wright ewright@birminghamtimes.com. Include the couple’s name, contact number(s) and what makes their love story unique. AMARIO AND CHRISTINA BROWN Married: October 26, 2018 Met: January 2017, in Midfield at Piggly Wiggly. Amario was the produce manager and Christina was a frequent shopper. “I worked at the pharmacy next door and ...

Special to the Birmingham Times “You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like to be considered for a future “Hello’’ column, or know someone, please send nominations to Erica Wright ewright@birminghamtimes.com. Include the couple’s name, contact number(s) and what makes their love story unique. KENNETH AND ORLETTA RUSH Married: June 29, 2002 Met: Spring 1999, at Lee County Youth Center in Opelika, Ala. Orletta was a teacher there, and Kenneth was a Juvenile Probation Officer. Kenneth had nowhere to go but up. “The first time...

The Birmingham Times While working as a medical assistance instructor at Jefferson State Community College, Jessica Clark remembers one student 12 weeks away from graduating who stopped coming to classes. “I’m like ‘did she get sick’ because they can only miss so many days,” Clark recalled. “I was at McDonald’s one day in Roebuck and I ran into her and I didn’t recognize her but she recognized me. I asked her what happened and she was telling me her mom had just been diagnosed with Lupus… and put her dreams aside so she could take care of her family.”

The Birmingham Times A surge in fentanyl-related cases has pushed the number of drug overdose deaths in Jefferson County to record highs, prompting dire warnings from health officials concerned about tainted drugs. The number of Black people who have died from overdoses increased 72 percent in the first quarter of 2021, according to health officials. On Tuesday, the Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) along with representatives from other health entities held a press conference at the Guy M. Tate Building in downtown Birmingham addressing the rising number of fentanyl overdose deaths...