Mar. 15, 2025
Medrick Burnett Jr.Photo:Alabama A&M
Alabama A&M
Medrick Burnett Jr., a 20-year-old Alabama college football player who was hospitalized after a head injury sustained during an October game, has now died over a month later.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE that Burnett — whose school Alabama A&M University had previouslyretracted a false death announcementearlier this week — died on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 5:43 p.m. local time.
The corner said that Burnett “received an injury while playing in the Magic City Classic football game” at Legion Field in Birmingham on Oct.
Mar. 15, 2025
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Getty
An Alabama mother has been arrested in connection with the death of her 4-month-old son, multiple outlets report, citing police.
The little boy died on Jan. 29, four days after emergency medical services transported him to a hospital from a Lanett residence on Jan. 25th, per a press release from the Lanett Police Department.
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Mar. 15, 2025
Alabama Barkeris supporting her father.
AfterTravis Barkerwas seen gettingwheeled into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on a stretcheron Tuesday, his daughter Alabama took to social media and asked her followers to pray for him.
“Please send your prayers,” wrote the 16-year-old Pretty Little Thing brand ambassador in an Instagram Story post.
Alabama Barker.alabamaluellabarker/Instagram
Alabama also shared a since-deleted post to her TikTok page with a similar sentiment. Alongside a photo of herself holding her 46-year-old Blink-182 father’s hand while he was seated in a hospital bed,she wrote, “Please say a prayer,“Daily Mailreported.
Mar. 15, 2025
Travis Barker and daughter Alabama.Photo:Astrid Stawiarz/Getty
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty
Alabama Barkerhas a pretty cool dad.
In a video posted to her TikTok account, Alabama, 18, asked her dadTravis Barker, 48, whom she deems “strict but not strict,” a series of parenting questions to see how he would react in a variety of hypothetical situations.
“I’m asking my strict but not strict dad hypothetical questions, OK? Would you consider yourself strict?” Alabama asks Travis, to which he replies, “No.
Mar. 15, 2025
Alabama Barker and Scooter Jackson.Photo:Alabama Barker/Tiktok
Alabama Barker/Tiktok
Alabama Barkeris debuting a new relationship!
The musician, 19, who’s daughter toTravis Barkerand Shanna Moakler, shared news of her romance with UCLA football player Scooter Jackson in a pair of TikTok videos on March 9, and he posted one as well.
The clips on Barker’s account saw her dancing with Jackson and sitting on his lap. His video, shared March 10, featured Barker filming aselfie videoof the two of them.