Tag: HOMEWOOD

Sunday night, Homewood Police responded to the fifth floor of Brookwood Hospital for a possible shots fired call and found an male and adult female dead from gunshot wounds.

The Homewood Police Department announced that they have identified and arrested three juveniles in connection with the arson at that shut down the Homewood Walmart store on December 30.

The Homewood Walmart was closed early Tuesday morning following a fire authorities say was intentionally set in the homegoods section.

Homewood City Councilman Nick Sims posted an image on Thursday comparing ICE agents to Nazis.

A week after a crowded community meeting on public safety, the Homewood City Council had the City attorney draft an ordinance to address some of the most common public safety concerns around the growing homeless problem.

With felony arson, homeless encampments, recent arrests and Black Lives Matter protests escalating into disruptions of roadways and businesses, public safety is taking center stage in the runoff election for Homewood City Council Ward 3.

Officers were forced to defend themselves while attempting to arrest an individual with multiple outstanding arrest warrants who was stopped for riding a bicycle in and out of traffic.

A woman allegedly connected to a fire inside the Homewood Walmart during Black Lives Matter protest has been identified.

Residents of Homewood elected progressive candidates in three out of four city council positions in Tuesday’s election, but one ward, Ward 3, is heading to a runoff between John Manzelli and Chris Lane.

The scene on Friday afternoon was again loud and chaotic as Black Lives Matter protestors blocked traffic and disrupted businesses, shouting and chanting in downtown Homewood. The event resulted in six arrests by the Homewood Police Department for disorderly conduct.

“We will shut Homewood down for justice,” Black Lives Matter (BLM) Birmingham’s Wayne Taft Harris, Jr. said during a city council meeting.

As protests continue in the City of Homewood for the release of information related to an officer-involved shooting, which authorities say will come out following an investigation, Black Lives Matter Birmingham remains silent on the death of three-year-old Ke'Torrius "KJ" Starkes, Jr., days after his death.

Southern breakfast and Italian lunch or pizza. DeVinci's in Homewood is closing August 10.

Fraud, mismanagement, abuse, lack of policies and controls, understaffing and overspending are just some of the findings reported in the four financial audits that have led to major shakeups in Hoover, Helena and Homewood.

With qualifying now closed, the City of Homewood's City Council and Mayor's races are set. Three of the four council seats and the mayor's race are set to be head-to-head matches. The race for Ward 3 has four candidates.

Today, Samford University and Landmark Development temporarily withdrew their attempt to take over the Lakeshore Drive section of Homewood.

5 things to know about Magic City Acceptance Academy, one of the nation's first Charter Schools specifically catering to LGBTQ+ students and their allies in Homewood.

Oliver said he’s already spoken to colleagues, and the state legislature is poised to revisit the issue to address those openly flouting current laws and regulations.

Last year, Alabama’s ban on "divisive concepts" and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) went into effect.  One purpose of the bill is to protect students from coursework that advocates for or requires assent to a divisive concept.

Residents voted to change the form of government to council-manager last September. The change will take effect on November 3; however, the city is already preparing for the transition.

The referendum would mean one of the biggest changes in the history of Homewood. It would add a full-time city manager position and change the number of council seats from 11 to four.

Robert Burgett, the former finance director for the City of Homewood, was arrested Tuesday on felony theft by deception charges related to the alleged misappropriation of municipal funds.

The Homewood City Council moved forward in the process of creating a referendum to change the city’s model of government during its meeting on Monday night.

This week, the Homewood City Council’s Finance Committee officially recommended that the council change how the city government operates.

Two vacant office buildings in Homewood may soon become living communities for disabled and LGBTQ seniors.

The Homewood City Council is considering calling for a referendum so residents can consider remodeling their city government. 

In 2022, former Navy seal and law enforcement officer Jared Hudson narrowly lost to the incumbent Democrat Mark Pettway in the election for Jefferson County Sheriff. Now, Hudson is encouraging conservatives to get out and vote in a special election later this month that will determine which party holds the majority in the Jefferson County Commission.