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Birmingham, Ala.
Coverage of Birmingham, Ala. in the Nexus archive.
- Boy who went viral by going on mother’s Facebook to plea for bone cancer drug dies at 15
Will Roberts, a 15-year-old Alabama teen with stage 4 bone cancer who went viral for pleading on his mother’s Facebook for a treatment, died in San Diego after his cancer progressed to the brain. His family stated they decided to stop his suffering, and he passed away surrounded by loved ones.
- Preschooler removed from program after gun found in backpack
A 4-year-old preschooler was removed from a summer program at the Levite Jewish Community Center in Birmingham, Alabama, after a firearm was found in her backpack. The parent reported the weapon was accidentally left in the backpack, and it was quickly removed by campus security. The JCC cited safety concerns and its firearms policy to justify disenrolling the student.