🌱 BPD Investigates 4 Weekend Homicides + UAB Waives SAT/ACT

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First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a shower in the p.m.. High: 73 Low: 64.

Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. Birmingham Police Department is currently investigating multiple homicides that happened over the weekend. Four homicides all occurred in Birmingham within a 48-hour span, including two double shootings on Sunday (57th Street and Avenue P and 6th Avenue and 9th Street North), and a Saturday morning shooting at 33rd Street in Ensley. Community members with information pertaining to these cases are asked to contact the Birmingham PD Homicide Unit at 205-254-1764. (Birmingham Patch)
2. A shooting victim reportedly crashed his bullet-riddled car outside of a Birmingham fire station on Monday afternoon. Birmingham Fire and Rescue said a man who had been shot in the back drove up to Station 25 on Wilson Road SW and crashed. Firefighters helped the shooting victim until he could be taken to UAB with life-threatening injuries. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
3. The University of Alabama at Birmingham has announced that it will be waiving the requirement for students to submit standardized scores through the fall of 2024. In 2020, UAB launched a pilot program making SAT and ACT score submission an optional part of the admissions application. Officials say they will study admissions data over the next two years, adding that 60 percent of UAB's 2021 test-optional enrollees were from underrepresented backgrounds. (WIAT - CBS42.com)

Today in Birmingham:

• Beginning Tai Chi At Springville Road Regional Branch Library (9:30 AM)
• Homeschool STEAM Week At Birmingham Central Library (9:30 AM)
• Virtual: DNA Testing For African Ancestry Session, Hosted By Birmingham Public Library (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Birmingham Zoo is holding its annual flash sale for 2022 Summer Zoo Camp registration. Register between Feb. 26 and 27 to receive 15 percent off Zoo Camp registration. Current members will receive an additional Flash Sale discount on top of the 15 percent off. (Facebook)
• Don't miss the Birmingham Public Library's virtual "Read-In for Justice" event, streaming live this Saturday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. on the Library's Facebook Page. The theme is "Black Health and Wellness." (Facebook)
• Want to bring your grilling skills to the community and support a great cause? Register for Habitat For Humanity Greater Birmingham's Grill to Build event, happening Saturday, Apr. 2, 2022! Compete for cash prizes and bragging rights! Get the details here. (Facebook)

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— Kayla Harrison

About me: Kayla Harrison is a Writing Arts professor, as well as a freelance writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. In her free time, you can find her listening to podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.