Hoover Trench Collapse; Roby Won't Run In 2020: The Week In News

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Alabama will not be represented in Washington by Martha Roby after 2020, according to an announcement she made this past week. Roby said she will not seek a 6th term representing District 2 in the United States House of Representatives.

That was just one of the big stories that made headlines on Patch this past week. In a tragic work site accident, two men died when a trench they were digging in Hoover collapsed. Hoover firefighters worked for more than two hours to get them out of the eight-foot trench.

Here are some of the stories that made headlines this past week on Patch:

House Fire In Wylam: Mother And 4-Year-Old Child Dead

A house fire early Thursday morning in Birmingham claimed the lives of a 24-year-old woman and her 4-year-old child. Two children were injured as well.

Birmingham Golf Pro Receives PGA Honor

Eric Eshleman, the Director of Golf at the Country Club of Birmingham, has been named the recipient of the 2019 PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award.

Hoover Trench Collapse: Deceased Workers Identified

The two men were digging an 8-foot trench on Twin Pine Circle, just across Preserve Parkway from The Grove, when it collapsed on them, burying them roughly seven feet underground.

Martha Roby Will Not Seek Re-Election In 2020

In an announcement that likely did not shock GOP insiders, Rep. Martha Roby said Friday she will not seek re-election in 2020.

Mayor's Operating Budget Passes Vote Of Birmingham City Council

Mayor Randall Woodfin's budget proposal for the coming year passed the Birmingham City Council Tuesday by a 7-1 vote.