🌱 Veterans Day Parade + Infrastructure Bill's Effect On Alabama

Get on up, Birmingham! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right. I'll start with a statewide — or, really, a national — story, regarding the U.S. House of Representatives infrastructure bill that passed over the weekend. There are specific perks for Alabama, but not all of the state's delegation in Washington are in favor of the bill. Also in the news, the nation's oldest Veterans Day celebration is in Birmingham, and the parade is set for Nov. 11 rain or shine. Read all about it below.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and nice. High: 75 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories in Birmingham today:

1. The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Friday to pass the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. See how it will affect Alabama. (Birmingham Patch)
2. A 24-year-old Birmingham woman has been charged with capital murder in the death of her infant son. (Birmingham Patch)
3. The nation's oldest Veterans Day celebration is set in Birmingham this week as the Veterans Day parade returns to downtown. (Birmingham Patch)
4. Trash is piling up around some apartments in Birmingham, and the pandemic is not the only factor to blame. (WBHM)
5. Two men reported missing in Birmingham over the weekend — both with memory problems — have been found safe. (WVTM13)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Looking for a new job? Check out the FEDEX On-site Hiring Fair at the Birmingham Salvation Army. (9 a.m.)
• Cheer on the UAB Men's Basketball team as they take on UNC Asheville at Bartow Arena. (6:30 p.m.)
• Blues legend Robert Cray plays live at the Alys Stephens Center tonight. (7 p.m.)
• See the award winning multiplatinum Los Angeles-based Canadian band Theory of a Deadman at Iron City. (8 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• You better watch out! 7 places to spot Santa around Birmingham. (Bham Now)
• Birmingham City Schools congratulates to the Wenonah Lady Dragons for winning the BCS Tournament! (Facebook)
• An 83-year-old Alabama man became the oldest person to hike the Appalachian Trail. (WBRC)
• Start your Christmas shopping now, before Amazon's picks for the best toys of 2021 sell out. (Twitter)

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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.

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