Gadsden, Alabama Local - News Break (2024)

02/02/2023

Tickets available for Theatre of Gadsden's Toggle Awards

Tickets remain on sale for Theatre of Gadsden’s annual Toggle Awards, honoring the theater group’s top performances and technical efforts. The event is Saturday at the historic Ritz Theatre, 310 N. 27th St. in Alabama City. It begins at 5:30 p.m. with a pre-show gathering featuring music by...

02/02/2023

Northport man killed in early Wednesday crash, Alabama troopers say

A 25-year-old Northport man died in a single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning in Tuscaloosa County, according to state troopers. Troopers said that David J. Lancaster was driving a 2016 Ford F-250 around 1:40 a.m. when the crash occurred on Upper Columbus Road near Sam Sutton Road, about 2 mile...

02/02/2023

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss playing 2 shows in Alabama: How to get tickets

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are touring together in 2023, and their agenda includes two concerts in Alabama. The rock legend and the bluegrass icon are...

01/02/2023

Breaking: Greenetrack CEO Says Bingo Hall Will Permanently Close

Greenetrack CEO Luther Winn said Tuesday that his long-running Greene County bingo hall will close its doors permanently. Winn confirmed the news in a call with...

01/02/2023

‘My heart is hurting’: Birmingham high school senior mourned following deadly weekend shooting, suspect charged

Family, friends and classmates are mourning the death of a Parker High School senior who was fatally shot in Birmingham over the weekend. Jaylen Clark, 17,...

01/02/2023

Whataburger set to locate on East Meighan; city to offer tax incentives

Whataburger is coming to Gadsden. The City Council during its precouncil meeting on Tuesday discussed, and next week will consider, a measure authorizing Mayor Craig Ford to enter an economic development agreement with MWB Restaurants LLC to locate a Whataburger at 563 E. Meighan Blvd. That is in th...

31/01/2023

Argument between two 14-year-old Birmingham boys leaves 1 shot, 1 in custody

A young suspect has been taken into custody in a Monday-night shooting in west Birmingham that left another teen injured. Both the injured victim and the...

31/01/2023

Attorney General attempts to block Alabama prison inmates set to be released

The Attorney General has filed a suit to delay 369 inmates from being released from the Alabama prison system on January 31.

31/01/2023

Decomposed remains found in east Birmingham rubbish pile

An investigation is underway after human remains were found Sunday in an east Birmingham drainage ditch. A passerby made the discovery...

31/01/2023

Alabama mass prison release: State freeing 369 inmates under amended 2015 law

The Alabama Department of Corrections will be releasing nearly 400 inmates statewide on Tuesday. The mass release – which will put the early-release inmates under the...

31/01/2023

Cause of death for Rickey Smiley’s son, Brandon, not known; foul play not suspected

No foul play is suspected in the weekend death of comedian Rickey Smiley’s son. Brandon Jamaad Smiley, 32, was found unresponsive inside his residence by a...

30/01/2023

Report: Nick Saban reveals former starter asked for $500K, help getting girlfriend into law school

Nick Saban isn’t pulling his punches when speaking on the demands that college athletes are making regarding NIL deals. Indisputably, the combination of both NIL and the NCAA Transfer Portal have severely changed the recruiting game. Speaking at the 18th annual Alabama Football Coaches Association...

30/01/2023

Jalen Hurts breaks NFL record previously held by Cam Newton

Former Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts earned himself and his team, the Philadelphia Eagles, a bid to the Super Bowl after dominating the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. In that game, Hurts pushed through the line of scrimmage and scored rushing touchdown No. 15 on the season inclu...

30/01/2023

Birmingham native, comedian Rickey Smiley says son Brandon Smiley has died

Comedian Rickey Smiley announced Sunday that his oldest son Brandon Smiley has died, in a raw message shared via social media channels. In a brief video...

30/01/2023

Grieving community says goodbye to beloved teacher and pastor

A grieving community said goodbye to its beloved teacher and pastor on Friday.

29/01/2023

Gunfire in north Birmingham neighborhood leaves 1 dead

Gunfire erupted in a northern Birmingham neighborhood Saturday night, leaving one person dead. About 9:30 p.m., North Precinct officers were dispatched to the 3400 block of...

29/01/2023

Hoover schools cancel Black History Month author visit after parent complaint

In 2022, Hoover City Schools scheduled award-winning author Derrick Barnes to visit three elementary schools. But just before Barnes’ planned Black History Month appearances in February...

28/01/2023

15-year-old arrested in 2022 fatal shooting of man in southwest Birmingham neighborhood

A juvenile has taken into custody in the November shooting death of a man in a southwest Birmingham neighborhood. The 15-year-old boy was arrested in the...

28/01/2023

162-Pound Aligator Gar Smashes Alabama State Fishing Record

No this isn’t a clip from Jurassic Park. This prehistoric-looking river monster is a real fish. A really damn big one too. The 162-pound Alligator Gar just smashed the Alabama state record for the fish. Keith Dees was actually out bass fishing with his sun Huntley when they inadvertently bumped in...

27/01/2023

Birmingham domestic shooting suspect nabbed after foot chase, Taser strike

A morning shooting in northern Birmingham left a woman injured and a man in custody. North Precinct officers were dispatched just before 8...

27/01/2023

Woman Dies After Being Sucked Into Airplane Engine

An airline worker died on New Year's Eve after being sucked into an airplane engine while working. Now, the family of Courtney Edwards, 34, is trying...

27/01/2023

Birmingham H2K gang member pleads guilty to federal G***k switch charge

A man described by authorities as a known Birmingham gang member has pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge. Tavares Trevon Nelson, 20, entered his guilty...

26/01/2023

Clay Elementary student brought gun to school, authorities say

An investigation is underway after a Jefferson County elementary student brought a gun to school Wednesday morning, officials said. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the...

26/01/2023

Jamea Jonae Harris’ Story Is Not Unique, And That’s A Huge Problem

The 23-year-old mother was shot and killed after reportedly refusing the advances of Darius Miles, 21, the now-former University of Alabama basketball player charged with Micahel Lynn Davis, 20, in her death.

26/01/2023

Giant Prehistoric Fish Caught in Alabama Smashes Record

"When he hit the boat, we cut up like two schoolgirls, like nobody is going to believe this happened," fisherman Keith Dees...

25/01/2023

Worker who died after being pulled into plane engine was warned, report states

An airline worker who died in December after being sucked into a plane's engine was repeatedly warned about the engine and told not to get close, an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board found. The incident happened shortly after an American Eagle flight from Dallas landed at Mon...

25/01/2023

How Alabama Basketball is Handling Success, Battling Complacency

Nate Oats said this team has the best internal competitiveness he's ever seen that pushes each other to get better.

25/01/2023

Alabama football: 3 perfect coordinator pairings to replace Bill O’Brien, Pete Golding

Nick Saban needs to replace both of his Alabama coordinators with Pete Golding and now Bill O’Brien taking other jobs. And once again, Nick Saban will...

25/01/2023

As Jefferson County drug deaths continue to break records, coroner’s office begins daily overdose tally

Seven people have died from suspected drug overdoses in the past 48 hours in Jefferson County as drug deaths continue to soar countywide. The Jefferson County...

25/01/2023

Look: 2 Big Names Floated For Next Alabama Coordinator

Alabama football is looking for a new offensive coordinator after Bill O'Brien left on Tuesday to take the same role with the New England Patriots. O'Brien...

25/01/2023

Alabama 6-year-old beaten to death was brother of infant killed in 2019

A young boy who died in east Alabama last week was fatally beaten, according to court records. Jessie Taylor McCormack, 6, died Friday at Children’s of...

25/01/2023

After fatal police shooting in Gadsden, family seeks answers

Chelsea Stewart watched on Jan. 6 as police agencies from across Etowah County converged outside her parent’s home on a short residential street in Gadsden. Officers...

24/01/2023

Calera man ID’d as pedestrian struck, killed on I-65 in Hoover

A Shelby County man has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck on Interstate 65 in Hoover. Hoover 911 received a call...

24/01/2023

Alabama community loves deaf Waffle House cook who taught his co-workers to use sign language

Even though companies with workplaces that make accommodations for disabled workers are happier and more profitable, there is still a huge discrepancy in workforce participation between deaf people and those who can hear. According to Deaf People and Employment in the United States, 53% of deaf peop...

24/01/2023

Authorities ID 12-year-old boy who died in weekend Jefferson County shooting

A young boy who died in a weekend shooting in eastern Jefferson County has now been identified. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the boy as...

24/01/2023

26-year-old woman killed in weekend Birmingham crash

A woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday in Birmingham. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office...

24/01/2023

Shooting outside west Birmingham store leaves teen boy wounded

A late-night shooting outside a Birmingham business left a teen boy shot. Shot Spotter alerted Birmingham police at 11:29 p.m. Sunday to...

24/01/2023

Murder charge dismissed against last defendant in 2019 death of Willoe Watkins

The murder charge against a 34-year-old woman in the horrific 2019 death of 20-year-old Willoe Watkins has been dismissed. Watkins’s remains were found July 29, 2019....

23/01/2023

Archibald: Time to call BS on the ‘Bible Belt’

This is an opinion column. I had this Bible Belt thing all wrong. I used to think it was just a swath of Southern land where...

23/01/2023

2 charged in shooting at Birmingham’s Sun Inn motel that injured 9-year-old girl and her father

Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting at a west Birmingham motel that injured a 9-year-old girl and her father. Police Sunday night...

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