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Family of Terence Bernard Summers Jr. calls for accountability

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By Austin Pratt
| WBMA-TV (Birmingham, AL) Verified
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBMA) — More than a year after 24-year-old Terence Bernard Summers Jr. was killed when his vehicle struck a large industrial chain on Interstate 20/59, his family's attorneys say they have identified who they believe was transporting the chain and where it came from. At a Friday news conference in Bessemer, attorneys representing Summers' estate said their year-long investigation and court proceedings have helped trace the chain to a commercial scrap metal load.
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Pelham begins planning process for former Oak Mountain Amphitheatre property redevelopment

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By Austin Pratt
| WBMA-TV (Birmingham, AL) Verified
Thu, July 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM Updated Thu, July 30, 2026 at 5:44 PM Oak Mountain Amphitheatre demolition May 2025 (abc3340.com) PELHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — The City of Pelham is moving forward with the next step in redeveloping the former Oak Mountain Amphitheatre property after announcing a consulting agreement with GenRev Properties.
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Alabama lawmaker says current law could prevent working teens from driving

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By Austin Pratt
| WTVC-TV ABC (Chattanooga, TN) Verified
Wed, July 29, 2026 at 4:07 PM Updated Wed, July 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM NORTHPORT, Ala. (WBMA) — An Alabama lawmaker says he'll again push to change a state law he believes unfairly impacts some teenagers trying to enter the workforce. Rep. Ron Bolton plans to refile legislation that would lower the age referenced in Alabama's driver's license law from 19 to 17, aligning it with the state's mandatory school attendance requirements.
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