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04/11/2025

Kamden Willis, 19, appeared in Jefferson County court Tuesday and was granted $300,000 bond on two reckless murder charges stemming from a crash that killed Treylen Floyd and Tristan Cox and injured six others in July.

Prosecutors say speed and alcohol were factors in the single-vehicle wreck.

Bond conditions include no contact with the victims’ families, monthly drug and alcohol testing and suspended license. Willis was released from the Jefferson County Jail around 4:30 p.m.

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03/11/2025

🚨BREAKING: Kamden Willis — the driver in the July crash that killed two Corner teens and injured six others — has been charged with two counts of reckless murder.

Court documents allege Willis was under the influence of alcohol and/or driving at a high rate of speed when his truck left Mt. Olive Road, killing Tristan Drake Cox (19) and Treylen Anderson Floyd (18).

He’s being held with no bond.

31/10/2025

UPDATE: Both Silas McCay and Hunter McCullouch, who were arrested yesterday in connection with the Oct. 19 Pinson mass shooting at “the Pit”, have been released from the Jefferson County Jail after each was charged with Assault 3rd Degree ($6,000 bond).

Steven Tyler Whitehead is charged with murder and three counts of attempted murder in the case and remains in custody at the Jefferson County Jail.

31/10/2025

BREAKING: Two more people have been arrested in connection with the deadly Jefferson County mass shooting at “The Pit.”

21-year-old Silas McCay and 19-year-old Joshua Hunter McCulloch have both been booked and charged with third-degree assault. Their bonds are set at $6,000 each.

McCay was one of the four people shot during the Oct. 19 shooting that killed 18-year-old Kimber Mills.

Steven Tyler Whitehead remains charged with murder and three counts of attempted murder in the case.

McCay’s mugshot has not yet been published.

30/10/2025

Update: Homewood PD tells me their tactical team executed a narcotics warrant at this location. Two people were detained with charges expected to be filed soon.

HAPPENING NOW: We’re here at an active scene in the 900 block of Pleasant Grove Road. I am told Homewood police are serving a warrant. Working to get more details.

30/10/2025

: Chief Pickett says a call came in about a person at a home, being violent and possibly involved weapons.
When officers arrived shots were fired, a person was hit.
No officers injured.
The person was transported to UAB, Pickett did not say their condition.
ALEA has taken over the investigation,

BREAKING: We are on the scene of an officer involved shooting on Brunson Ave. in Birmingham. We are waiting to be briefed by BPD.
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29/10/2025

28/10/2025

Authorities say a planned attack on Alabama synagogues was prevented, and the suspect from Needham in Choctaw County is now in custody.

The Birmingham Jewish Federation responded (excerpt): "Please be aware that while the investigation is ongoing and additional details may emerge in the days ahead, there is no credible threat to our community at this time. Our Secure Community Network (SCN) Regional Security Advisor, who serves our Birmingham Jewish community, has been in direct coordination with the FBI and law enforcement partners since the first alerts were raised."

CHOCTAW COUNTY, Ala. -- Authorities say they have prevented potential acts of violence targeting synagogues across the state and surrounding areas.The FBI, work

28/10/2025

I spoke with Pauline Ford today, founder of the Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization. Some of her family is still in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall, and she says the local Caribbean community is on edge. The nonprofit is already planning relief efforts to help those affected.

28/10/2025

‼️UPDATE: The motion has been granted, and the hearing has been continued to April 13, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

‼️DEVELOPING: Kahleb Collins Case

Another delay has been filed in the case against Wendy Bailey, the mother of Kahleb Collins, whose remains are believed to have been found earlier this year.

Bailey’s attorney has filed a motion to postpone her plea day set for Nov. 12, 2025, stating that the State has not yet provided discovery materials and the defense is still gathering records. The District Attorney is not opposing the delay.

Bailey was arrested in Dec. 2024, and she has never appeared in an open courtroom. Her arraignment in August was waived, and her hearings have been continued or canceled at least three times — in Feb., Mar., Apr., and now possibly Nov. 2025.

Nearly a year after her arrest, the case is still waiting to move forward, and there has yet to be a public court appearance from Wendy Bailey.

Meanwhile, her father, John Bailey, who is also charged in connection with Kahleb’s disappearance, is still scheduled to appear on Nov. 12, and no motion to continue has been filed for him as of now.

27/10/2025

Voters in unincorporated areas of Chelsea will decide Tuesday, October 28, whether to adopt zoning regulations.

The Shelby County Planning Commission has already approved a proposed zoning map — now it’s up to residents to vote “Yes” or “No.”

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(Map: Shelby County Commission)