Here are some of the stories that made headlines during the week of October 15-20 in Birmingham.
The countdown from 1,000 days began Friday, as the city anticipates the 2021 World Games in Birmingham.
After a four-year run, and amidst criticism over this year's festival, the producers of SlossFest have decided to discontinue the festival.
Getting students to nurture their creative sides is DISCO's mission, and what Brian Connell has been tasked with doing.
The Alabama School of Fine Arts will host its annual open house Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.
Four Birmingham residents, including an 18-year-old arrested earlier this year, have been charged in a south Alabama double murder.
Do not miss a score in Birmingham metro high school football this weekend with the Patch Scoreboard.
National political video website Now This has made a surprise party for an Alabama custodian an internet sensation.
The victim in the Pratt City shooting was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Light rain will be scattered over the metro area through the rest of the week, and temperatures will drop by the weekend.
The 33rd Annual Tuxedo Function in the Junction will be held this Saturday, October 20, beginning at 11 a.m. at Erskine Hawkins Park.
Carly Miller as a new member of the Birmingham Parks and Recreation Board, replacing Bernard Kincaid’s expired term.
It's Homecoming Week at UAB, and the Blazers will honor young patients with their uniforms against North Texas Saturday.
The case against 17-year-old Rodrick Hodges will now go before a grand jury after a judge;s decision last week.
Protesting the NFL's kneeling athletes, an Athens store owner refuses to sell any Pepsi products that don the NFL logo.
A 37-year-old husband and father was shot to death Sunday morning outside a west Birmingham grocery store.
In addition to the Category 4 storm that swept through Alabama, several other stories made headlines in the Birmingham metro this week.
Detectives say granddaughter was tied up while the suspects stabbed elderly couple to death.
An altercation between a 16-year-old male and a 16-year-old female at Gardendale High School resulted in the female student being stabbed.
After a year of testing the program, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office will use the cameras on a permanent basis.
One victim was pronounced dead on the scene after a shooting in 18th Street in Ensley early Thursday morning.
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Thousands of residences and businesses are still without power as Hurricane Michael descended on Alabama and Florida's last week.
As the lower portion of the state sees heavy storms, rain in Birmingham is expected to clear by Thursday with a sunny weekend ahead.
Former Auburn great and NFL All-Pro Carnell "Cadillac" Williams will coach Birmingham's running backs.
Several school systems in the southern part of the state will close Wednesday due to Hurricane Michael.
A teen was shot in Dolomite, and the suseoct finally surrendered to police after a five-hour standoff.
Of an estimated 79,000 customers who lost power from Hurricane Michael, about 35,000 are still without power.
Reports of traffic issues, full hotels are becoming prominent as Hurricane Michael heads toward Florida.
Expecting power outages and flooding from Hurricane Michael, Gov. Kay Ivey has declared a State of Emergency in Alabama.
A burglary in north Jefferson County this past weekend resulted in the arrest of a man and woman by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
Hurricane Michael will have major impact to southeastern Alabama cities such as Dothan, Eufaula and Troy.
Headlines this week included the resignation of a local college president, Amazon breaking ground and a dead animal at the fair.
Anyone wishing to apply for positions to city boards and committees can attend an orientation session Oct. 12.
William "Bill" Myers died Wednesday in his home in Homewood. He served as Birmingham's police chief and on the city council in the 1980s.
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the case of arson at a Lakeview apartment building.
Doug Jones implied in a press conference Thursday he is still open to changing his mind on Brett Kavanaugh, but that is unlikely.
Several key match-ups are this week, including a slate of games scheduled for Thursday night.
The $325 million project, expected to be completed before peak holiday shopping season in 2019, will employ at least 1,500.
After the resignation of president Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith last week, Birmingham-Southern College has tapped an interim president.