Stadium Concept Approved; UA Releases Emails: The Week In News

BIRMINGHAM, AL - In the Birmingham metro this past week, some positive news came out of the Birmingham Design Review Committee meeting, as the design concept and site plan for Protective stadium - the new 45,000-seat stadium slated for downtown Birmingham - were approved. This was just one of the top news stories covered by Patch during the past week, a week that saw the UA School of Law drama continue, and an all-night police chase resulted in an arrest.

Here are some of the stories that made headlines on Patch during the week of June 9-16:

UA Releases Emails Detailing Culverhouse Conflicts

After several days of national media reports that University of Alabama donor Hugh Culverhouse Jr. was given back his $21 million donation because of his opposition to the Alabama Legislature's abortion ban, the University of Alabama System released emails between school officials and Culverhouse detailing a history of meddling by Culverhouse and demands that his money be returned.

Suspect In All-Night Manhunt Faces Multiple Charges

A manhunt that lasted all through Monday evening into Tuesday morning resulted in the arrest of a suspect who has bow been charged with multiple offenses.

Design Concept Approved For Birmingham's Protective Stadium

The design concept and site plan for Birmingham's downtown stadium were approved by the Birmingham Design Review Committee.

Mississippi Fugitive Found At Birmingham Gas Station

A fugitive from Mississippi who was accused of kidnapping his niece was found asleep in his car at a Birmingham gas station Thursday. The man was found just before noon when witnesses reported a young girl wandering alone near the Pilot station is west Birmingham.

Teen Convicted Of Misdemeanor In Death Of Huffman High Student

A little more than a year after the tragic shooting death of Huffman High School senior Courtlin Arrington inside her school, fellow student Michael Jerome Barber has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the shooting.