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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Six people were shot to death in Birmingham over the weekend,...

Black Lives Matter Birmingham has no confidence in police chief either. This comes after the FOP called a special meeting Wednesday night to vote. Learn more a...

AROUND HASTINGS: St. Johns County farmers start harvesting potatoes Nancy Quatrano Some of the farmers in the Hastings/Spuds/Elkton agricultural area are currently harvesting their potato crops a bit earlier than usual due to good crop growth and industry demand. A good number of the farms grow LaChipper potatoes. They are white-skinned and do well with our winter growing conditions. Sebagos are a traditional Florida variety that’s getting increasingly more difficult to find, but longtime residents and growers appreciate the unique flavor and texture of this white-skinned potato.    In th...

‘Not full justice’: Black Alabama leaders on Derek Chauvin guilty verdict AL.com 1 hr ago Howard Koplowitz, al.com The guilty verdict Tuesday against Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd that sparked nationwide protests last year was welcomed by leaders in Alabama’s Black community, even though they said “full justice” was not possible because Floyd is dead. “Today’s guilty verdict is accountability, but it is not full justice,” said Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin. “The Floyd family was given the accounta...

Family demands answers in fatal Birmingham police shooting: ‘I just want to see my baby,’ grieving mom says Updated Apr 14, 2021; The grieving parents of a 28-year-old man who police say died in an Easter Sunday armed confrontation with Birmingham police are demanding answers in the slaying. His father, Desmon Ray Sr., and mother Lashonda Wilson held a news conference Wednesday outside police headquarters. They were joined by their attorneys Johnathan F. Austin and Richard Rice. The family said they have not been allowed to see their son’s body since he was fatally shot by police and h...