🌱 FedEx Frustration + Gas Prices In Alabama

Hello, people of Birmingham! Michael Seale here with your Friday copy of the Birmingham Daily. I hope everyone has had a good week and are ready form the Christmas weekend. Let's get you caught up on some news, shall we? Alabama folks are getting frustrated this holiday season with FedEx, and why not? Between delays and discarded packages, customers are not happy. Read more about it below. And I will be off the next couple of days, but will be back in your inbox Monday!

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and mild. High: 66 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories today in Birmingham:

1. From shipping issues out of the Bessemer Facility to items being dumped in a ditch, FedEx has experienced some issues over the last few months in Alabama. (WBRC)
2. If you are traveling during the holidays, you will notice that gas prices are high. See where in Alabama they are highest and lowest. (Birmingham Patch)
3. Have you seen Java Lewis' 15 holiday window murals in Birmingham? Check out these photos. (Bham Now)
4. What are the chances of a white Christmas in Birmingham? Slim, especially when you consider that the Magic City has never had a true white Christmas. (Birmingham Patch)
5. Two people were found dead inside a Birmingham home Thursday morning, and a toddler who was unharmed. (AL.com)

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From my notebook:

• See Bham Now's guide to 27 of the best local burgers in Birmingham. (Bham Now)
• The Birmingham Zoo's Glow Wild will be closed on December 24 and 25 in observance of the holiday. The event will resume on Sunday, December 26. (Facebook)
• City of Birmingham offices will be closed Dec. 24 and 27. There also will be no household or bulk trash pickup on those days. (Instagram)
• Birmingham Children's Theatre has a throwback to Letters to Santa at the Galleria earlier this holiday season! Thank you to everyone who came out to support BCT, and we cant wait to see you again in the upcoming new year! (Facebook)

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— Michael Seale

About me: I am a lifelong Alabama resident with more than two decades of media under my belt. I have worked for a daily newspaper, a weekly newspaper, a monthly magazine, a television station and a couple of radio stations. I also tried my hand at marketing for a little while. But I love writing news. This opportunity to bring Patch to Birmingham is a chance for my hometown to benefit from a new - and better - way to read and receive news.