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Groundbreaking is expected soon on a $15 million family fun center in the neighborhood of West End of Birmingham. The building will be a 20,000 sq. ft. city-owned facility featuring a skating rink, jump park, e-sports center, bowling alley, food court and more, according to the city.

The Birmingham Police Department is moving quickly to establish a new officer recruitment and retention plan after gaining approval from the City Council. The goal of the plan is to prioritize the hiring of 172 patrol officers to achieve staffing targets in police precincts and coverage in neighborhoods.

Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin and the Birmingham Police Department have presented their recommended officer recruitment and retention plan. The city reports the plan will prioritize the hiring of 172 patrol officers to achieve staffing targets in police precincts and coverage in neighborhoods.

The United States Department of Agriculture is distributing the oral rabies vaccine in parts of Alabama through Oct. 20. The action is a continuation of a decades-long program to reduce raccoon rabies and the associated public health risks from rabies exposures.

The Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex is inviting the public to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the BJCC Concert Hall and Theatre. A commemoration is planned for Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the plaza outside the Concert Hall.

The 2028 Division I Men’s Basketball First and Second Rounds will be hosted by the Southeastern Conference and the city of Birmingham. This championship will take place at Legacy Arena at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) in the Magic City on March 16-19, 2028.

Food Truck Friday in Birmingham is tuning pink with a focus on purpose and passion on Friday, Oct. 4 in front of City Hall. Organizers say the goal of the event is to bring more attention to the fight against breast cancer at the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

A federal program that provides aid and promotes justice for crime victims is extending support to the Birmingham community in the wake of a mass shooting outside Hush, a lounge in the Five Points South district.

Five schools in Alabama are being recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools. The federal accolade recognizes public and private elementary, middle and high schools based on overall academic excellence or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

The search continues for the gunmen involved in a weekend mass shooting at Hush Lounge in Five Points South. Police say they believe the shooters targeted at least one of the victims when they opened fire. Carlos De’Juan McCain and Roderick Lynn Patterson Jr., who both were killed in the shooting, were separately charged in past Birmingham homicides.