Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announces $1,000 reward for arrest of Glock ‘switch boys’
Woodfin said the Crime Stoppers program would facilitate $1,000 rewards for the arrest of people caught in posession of gun ...
‘Putting serious heat on yall’: Birmingham Mayor shares warning after state glock switch ban
Governor Kay Ivey put pen to paper Wednesday to make Glock switches illegal. The device can be deadly and was found at ...
Should Birmingham hire a crime czar? Woodfin says he’s considering
AL.com’s “Beyond the Violence” project, in partnership with The Birmingham Times, examines how Birmingham can become safer, ...
Birmingham gearing up to expand hospital intervention program
We’ve seen the benefits and the good work in the trauma unit," said Uche Bean. "Our goal is to do an assessment of the good ...
5 takeaways from Mayor Randall Woodfin’s Reddit AMA: ‘I believe in what’s still left to do'
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin Friday said in an online post that he decided to run for a third term as he felt he had not accomplished all he had set out to do when he first sought office. “I never ...
Birmingham mayor warns violators after Alabama bans gun conversion devices
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Wednesday outlawing Glock switches and other gun conversion devices, an approval ...
Birmingham targeting 4 areas to reduce crime: Now, it wants to hear from you
This is another installment in AL.com’s series “Beyond the Violence," which explores solutions that could make Birmingham ...
Birmingham advances crime commission recommendations with new strategies
Mayor Randall L. Woodfin updated the Birmingham City Council on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, regarding the progress of ...
6 tipsters will split $50,000 reward for deadly mass shooting outside Hush lounge in Birmingham
Crime Stoppers on Friday announced the agency’s largest payout to date.Chairman Frank Barefield said the six tipsters among ...
Birmingham’s plan to tackle crime, homicides is evolving after a violent year. Will it work?
Birmingham ended 2024 with 152 homicides, the highest number of killings in the city ever, breaking the record of 148 set in ...