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Eddie Burkhalter

Eddie Burkhalter is a reporter at the Alabama Political Reporter. You can email him at [email protected] or reach him via Twitter.

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Confederate monument sparks tension at Gadsden Black Lives Matter march

Gadsden police detained two counter-protesters Sunday after several tense moments between Black Lives Matter protesters and a group who said they were there to protect a Confederate monument near the city hall. The two counter-protestors, a man and a woman, left their group and wandered into the crowd of protestors, kicking off a yelling match … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 7, 2020

ACLU of Alabama calls on cities to address police excessive use of force

The ACLU of Alabama on Friday called on the state’s mayors to address police enforcement of protests and to reimagine the role of police in the wake of the death of George Floyd and others killed by police. Protestors in Huntsville and Mobile have been tear gassed and shot with rubber bullets by police, and … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 5, 2020

SPLC applauds removal of Mobile Confederate monument

The removal of a confederate monument in Mobile is encouraging, but the state law that protects such monuments should be repealed, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Admiral Raphael Semmes statue was removed during the early morning hours Friday at the request of Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson after being damaged during protests this week. … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 5, 2020

Two charged in Moody police officer’s death

Two people have been arrested in the shooting death of Moody police Sgt. Stephen Williams. St. Clair County district attorney Lyle Harmon in a press conference Friday announced that Birmingham residents Tapero Corlene Johnson, 27, and Marquisha Annissa Tyson, 28, have been arrested and charged with capital murder in the officer’s death. Williams was shot … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 5, 2020

Ivey awards more than $17 million in federal coronavirus aid to local agencies

More than $17 million in coronavirus relief aid has been awarded to 20 state community action agencies, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced Friday. “COVID-19 has disrupted lives in many ways and in varying degrees,” Gov. Ivey said in a statement. “It is my hope that the services provided by these funds will help people as … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 5, 2020

More prison workers, inmates test positive for COVID-19

Four more prison workers and three inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced Thursday. Workers at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women, the Elmore Correctional Facility, the Kilby Correctional Facility and the Bibb Correctional Facility self-reported positive coronavirus test results, according to an ADOC press release. Fifty-one cases among prison … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 5, 2020

Hundreds show for Mountain Brook protest over police brutality, death of George Floyd

Allison Coleman asked for a reporter’s pen and wrote a cell number on a bit of paper as she stood among the several hundred people gathered in Mountain Brook to protest police brutality and the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. The Birmingham resident said she needed the number to call a … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 4, 2020

Second inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19

William Hershell Moon, 74, died Wednesday at a hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, the Alabama Department of Corrections announced Wednesday. Moon, who was serving a life sentence at the St. Clair Correctional Facility, had a history of chronic medical problems, ADOC said in the statement. He began exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 after returning to … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 3, 2020

Department of Corrections investigating two recent apparent inmate suicides

The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating the deaths of two inmates last month and say both may have been suicides. Jamal O’Neal Jackson, 29, was found unresponsive in his cell at Holman Correctional Facility on May 15, and attempts to save his life were unsuccessful, ADOC spokeswoman Samantha Rose confirmed for APR in a … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 3, 2020

Birmingham designates park for protests amid ban on demonstrations elsewhere

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Wednesday said the city has selected a park where those who wish to hold demonstrations may do so. Woodfin’s statement Wednesday followed his amended proclamation of a state of emergency on Tuesday that enacted a city-wide curfew and banned demonstrations and marches on city roads and property while the proclamation … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 3, 2020