🌱 Conviction For Blunt Force Trauma Death + Local Student Arrested

Good morning, Birmingham. I'm here in your inbox this morning to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on in town.

But first, today's weather:

Sunny, pleasant and warmer. High: 74 Low: 49.

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Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. Birmingham's Anthony Shundale Moore, 50 years old, has been convicted for killing Monica Long Gratton, 55 years old, in 2020. According to the authorities, Gratton died of blunt force trauma on Dec. 3, 2020. Authorities believe it was domestic violence. Moore was convicted by a Jefferson County jury. He will be sentenced on Nov. 14. (AL.com)
2. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office arrested a man for various drug charges on Thursday morning. The department arrested Marquavius Gibbs Staples through a drug raid search warrant for a home on Chapel Hills Parkway. He has been booked into the Jefferson County Jail with a bond of $3.026 million. (AL.com)
3. A Birmingham student was arrested on Wednesday after a gun was located at Huffman High School. Birmingham City Schools has confirmed that the firearm was discovered through school safety and security protocols. The arrested student was not threatening students or themselves with the firearm. (WBRC)

Today in Birmingham:

• Innovation Awards Breakfast 2022 At The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Hill Student Center (8:30 AM)
• Pickleball Open Play At Levite Jewish Community Center (9:00 AM)
• Scavenger Hunt At The West End Branch Library (9:00 AM)
• Flicks Among the Flowers At Birmingham Botanical Gardens (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Is the current housing market making you feel a little overwhelmed? Consider this list of the latest properties in the Birmingham area to hit the market. Click to view the full list of properties that includes prices, photos, and property dimensions. (Birmingham Patch)
• The Birmingham Botanical Gardens will be hosting Flicks Among the Flowers today, Oct. 21 at 5:00 p.m. The movie will be The Addams Family. This is a free event. Click to learn more. (Birmingham Botanical Gardens via Facebook)
• The Alabama Audubon will be hosting a special bird release at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at noon. Mark your calendar! (Alabama Audubon via Facebook)

That's it for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.