FedEx Packages Found + Birmingham Zoo Lion Dies: The Week In News

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Some sad news led headlines this part week in the Birmingham metro, as the Birmingham Zoo announced that its 16-year-old African lion, Kwanza, died.

Also in the news this past week was the bizarre discovery in Blount County of more than 300 undelivered FedEx packages discarded in a ravine.

Read those stories and a few others that made headlines on Patch this past week:

Hundreds Of FedEx Packages Found Discarded In Blount County

Between 300 and 400 undelivered FedEx packages were discovered in a ravine in Blount County Wednesday.

Miles College Cancels $3.9 Million In Student Loans

Using the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, Miles College will subsidize $3.9 million of federal student loans for all full-time students enrolled in the Spring 2022 academic semester.

Lion At Birmingham Zoo Dies At The Age Of 16

Kwanza, the zoo's 16-year-old African lion, died after battling health issues including kidney disease and lymphoma.

4 Arrested After Protest At Galleria Over EJ Bradford Death

Three years after the Thanksgiving Day shooting death of EJ Bradford by a Hoover police officer, protesters at the Riverchase Galleria were arrested Friday.

Birmingham Shootings Result In 3 Homicides

The Birmingham Police Department is investigating three homicides that occurred Monday and Tuesday.