Soon after a 7 p.m. curfew went into effect in the city of Birmingham Monday night, demolition crews arrived at the 52-foot-tall Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Linn Park and began work to remove the structure from where it stood since 1905.
The calmer night came as many cities intensified their curfews, with authorities in New York and Washington ordering people off streets while it was still daylight.
Voters across America were forced to navigate curfews, health concerns and National Guard troops after election officials dramatically reduced the number of in-person voting sites to minimize the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted a field interview and detained two subjects on Park Ridge Drive. The subjects were subsequently released.
Dozens of volunteers, including comedian Roy Wood Jr spent Monday cleaning up after vandals smashed the windows out at Adams Eye Care along historic 5th Avenue North.
Former University of Alabama standout and 2-time NFL pro bowl player Marcell Dareus is giving back to the Birmingham, AL community, hosting a mobile food pantry to to help with the central Alabama food bank. Marcell talks about his big event.
The man charged with kidnapping and murdering 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard in October 2019 is appearing in a Lee County courtroom to face his capital murder charge.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday he opposes use of the Insurrection Act, which would allow President Donald Trump to use active-duty military forces for law enforcement duties in containing street protests.
Former University of Alabama standout and 2-time NFL pro bowl player Marcell Dareus is giving back to the Birmingham, AL community, hosting a mobile food pantry to to help with the central Alabama food bank. Marcell talks about his big event.
Birmingham City Schools students began the first of several in-person graduations Tuesday, but there are still safety precautions in place because of COVID-19.
Charges against four people arrested in the toppling of a Confederate statue in Montgomery have been dismissed because of legal errors, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey.
Businesses around Birmingham are in recovery mode now after some weekend protests turned violent causing thousands of dollars in damage. The Alabama and Lyric Theatres were among more than a dozen businesses damaged in the heart of downtown Birmingham Sunday night.
