🌱 One Killed In Rollover Crash + 23-Year-Old Found Dead In B'ham Home

Hello, everybody! I'm here with your Monday edition of the Birmingham Daily, filled with everything you need to know about what's happening locally.

First, today's weather:

A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 90 Low: 76.

Here are the top three stories in Birmingham today:

1. One person is dead following a rollover crash on I-59 southbound. Crews were called to the scene at about 2:22 p.m. on Sunday on the highway between Arkadelphia Road and Bush Boulevard. Motorists were diverted for about four hours, and the roads were cleared in the evening. As of Sunday evening, ALDOT had not identified the cause of the rollover. (AL.com)
2. A 23-year-old was found dead on Friday afternoon. The man, Reed Anderson Rigsby, lived in Heflin but was in the 4500 block of Sixth Avenue South when the incident occurred. Police found the victim at the scene and he was pronounced dead. As of Sunday evening, there is no word on how the man was killed, but the police are investigating the death as a homicide.(AL.com)
3. A house fire on Friday damaged a home on 17th Street South. According to officials, the fire began in the garage and resulted in a total loss of that area, but the rest of the home received smoke damage. Fire officials say that no one was injured in the fire. Click the link to see a photo of the blaze. (WVTM13 Birmingham)

Today in Birmingham:

• Monday Matinees at Levite Jewish Community Center (1:30 PM)
• Virtual Library Yoga with Jackie Tally Online (2:00 PM)
• Teen Coffee and Canvas at Homewood Public Library (2:00 PM)
• Between the Lines at Smithfield Branch Library (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Birmingham Zoo is continuing its celebration of National Zookeeper Appreciation Week with Laryssa Ferrara. Laryssa is an animal care professional who works with birds, and she's worked at the zoo for four years. (The Birmingham Zoo via Facebook)
• The University of Alabama is celebrating the first ever Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative. The program helps 20 aspiring leaders from India and the U.S. work together in honor of the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (The University of Alabama via Facebook)
• James Spann shared a beautiful photo of a summer storm hitting Dauphin Island. See the spot shower at the link. (James Spann via Instagram)

That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— 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.