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Saturday, August 16th, 2025
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Good morning, Birmingham. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 16th of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ YMCA of Greater Birmingham cut the ribbon on its renovated Northeast Community YMCA in Roebuck and opened expanded services including affordable housing + healthcare, education, mental health care and sports facilities. Community partners like Habitat for Humanity, Christ Health Center and Impact Family Counseling helped build the project to support families in a struggling neighborhood. Bham Now
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ On March 18, 24-year-old barber Terence Bernard Summers Jr., a father of three, was fatally struck on I-59/20 near Academy Drive when a large industrial chain detached—his family and their attorneys now seek to hold the driver responsible. AL.com
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A new video shows former deputy Joseph Snow allegedly attacking a female inmate in Blount County—she later filed a $3 million lawsuit while officials said the FBI and district attorney are reviewing the incident. 6 WBRC News
- ➤ Parker High School assistant football coach Demetrice Beverly was shot and killed at Lakeshore Ridge Apartment Complex—investigators stated that suspect De' Corlion Robinson faces charges of murder and possession of a machine gun conversion device, and the school will honor Beverly next week at Legion Field—. WVTM 13
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Travel writer Cherith Glover Fluker released her book Secret Birmingham: A Guide to The Weird, Wonderful and Obscure on Aug. 1 — detailing hidden gems like Oak Hill Cemetery and Vulcan Park along with other local treasures. She will host book signings this fall — including a session on Saturday, Aug. 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at House Plant Collective to share more about the city's history. The Birmingham Times
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Nine candidates are in Birmingham’s mayoral race, including incumbent Mayor Randall Woodfin and challengers with plans for public safety, affordable homeownership, economic growth, and school improvements—Election Day is set for August 26. They are making final pitches as voters prepare to choose the next mayor. ABC 33/40
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ UAB Medicine’s $156.7 million Rehabilitation Pavilion — featuring 134 beds, therapy gyms, and sweeping views — will open Tuesday, Aug. 19 on Seventh Avenue South to offer advanced inpatient care. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Monday, Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. as Dr. Nguyen said the facility will help patients heal and regain independence in Alabama, Mississippi, and the Florida Panhandle. WVTM 13
- ➤ Beau Armistead of Sojourn Counseling in Vestavia Hills is being honored today for raising funds to provide trauma therapy for those who cannot pay. His annual Run, Ride, Rumble event raises money so that over 800 clients receive effective therapy—using EMDR, brain spotting, and micro neurofeedback for mental and physical healing. ABC 33/40
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