Top Stories: Councilman Resigns; AAF Team Signs Former Bama QB

BIRMINGHAM, AL - The Birmingham metro saw a busy week on the news front last week. While the saga surrounding the double homicide in Roebuck continued with charges against two suspects and a kindergarten teacher in Calera was arrested on child pornography charges, a Birmingham city councilman announced he is stepping down at the end of the month and Birmingham's new pro football team announced it has signed a former University of Alabama quarterback to its roster.

Here are some of the headlines from this past week:

Birmingham Councilman Jay Roberson To Resign

Citing a move to Alabaster for family reasons, Birmingham City Councilman Jay Roberson is expected to resign, effective September 1. Roberson's resignation, coupled with council members Sheila Tyson and Lashunda Scales winning seats on the Jefferson County Commission, means the council will now have three vacant seats.

Calera Teacher Arrested on 40 Counts Of Child Pornography Possession

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that a Calera Elementary School kindergarten teacher has been arrested and charged with 40 counts of possession of child pornography. Daniel Prentice Donaldson, 26, from Wilton, Alabama, was taken into custody Wednesday morning.

Hoover Woman Watches Husband Held At Gunpoint On Facebook

A woman working in Hoover Wednesday morning received a call via Facebook Live that she will likely never forget. The call was from a woman named Keanna La Trise Cammon who had a gun to the head of the Hoover woman's husband.

Birmingham Police Charge Couple With Double Murder In Roebuck

A couple arrested in Florida has now been formally charged by the Birmingham Police Department with the double murder of Mary and Steve Holt of Roebuck.

Birmingham AAF Team Signs Former Bama QB

Former Alabama quarterback Blake Sims announced this week he has signed with the Birmingham team.

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