Saturday 19th May, 2012
Records: Joplin twister was costliest since 1950
Joplin a year ago already ranks as the deadliest twister in six decades. Now it carries another distinction - the costliest since at least 1950. Insurance policies are expected to cover most of the ...
Karaoke for care raises money for research
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)- Some of the nations best small-time singers are belting it out in Birmingham to raise money for a local organization. "Karaoke for Care" raised money for AIDS ...
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg weds on day after IPO
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan at their wedding ceremony in Palo Alto, Calif. Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday. (AP Photo/Facebook, ...
Crash involving 7 buses in Ga. leaves injuries
NBC 13COVINGTON,Ga. (AP) - A chain collision involving about a half-dozen buses east ofAtlantatrapped one driver and forced medical officials to examine more than 50 children for injuries. The accident ...
Lower temperatures, higher humidity help crews fight wildfire in northern Colorado
NBC 13LIVERMORE,Colo.(AP) - Lower temperatures and higher humidity are expected to help crews battling a wildfire that has scorched 12 square miles in northernColorado. The fire started Monday about 20 ...
Alabama rights bill forms agency for state tax payers
General SourcesAlabama businesses should realize cost savings and find it easier to settle tax disputes, thanks to a new state agency being created to speed up tax appeals, according to experts familiar with a ...
Cosplay in the gardens
CBS 42Birmingham, Ala. (WIAT) - Around 100 people were at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, dressed up as their favorite or idolized character. Cosplayers and photographers came out to get ...
Do Dah Day 2012
CBS 42Birmingham, Ala. (WIAT) - It's a dog party in Caldwell Park.And they come in all shapes and sizes.Families bring blankets, coolers...and of course, the four legged ones. Do Dah Day is all about ...
Arson scare, police doing extra patrols
CBS 42Birmingham, Ala. (WIAT) - A fire bug has neighbors in one Birmingham community on the edge. The arson scare has police doing extra patrols. Over the last two days, four homes and an apartment ...
Tide Baseball Closes Season with a Win
CBS 42TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama baseball team concluded the 2012 season with a 6-4 come-from-behind victory over the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. With the ...
Auburn Draws Florida in SEC Tournament
CBS 42AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn baseball team will see a very familiar opponent in the opening round of the 2012 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament on Tuesday as it will face Florida at ...
Samford Earns No. 4 Seed in SoCon Tournament
CBS 42SPARTANBURG, S.C.—The Samford baseball team has earned the No. 4 seed for the 2012 Southern Conference Tournament, scheduled for May 23-27 at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. The Bulldogs will ...
Tuscaloosa apartment fire displaces residents
ABC 3340The Tuscaloosa Fire Department is investigating a fire that damaged the Morrison Apartments on University Apartments around 7:30 Saturday night. University of Alabama students reside in most of the ...
White House, Pakistan in talks on supply lines
ABC 3340By JULIE PACEAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - The White House says it is not expecting to finish negotiations with Pakistan over reopening key supply lines during the NATO summit. Deputy national ...
Detained protesters accused of Chicago terror plot
NBC 13CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors say three men arrested in a raid on a Chicago apartment had planned to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other ...
Galleria Crossing apartment fire
CBS 42HOOVER, Ala (WIAT)-Fire officials are still investigating the exact cause of a fire that occured at the Galleria Crossing apartment complex. According to the spokesman for the Hoover Fire ...
House fire raises attention to safe grilling
CBS 42HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT)- A thick steak or a juicy hotdog is the perfect way to cap off a holiday weekend. However, where there's smoke there could be a house fire waiting to happen. A Friday night ...
Believers and Achievers Awards Ceremony
CBS 42BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - Leadership Jefferson County and community partner Birmingham- Metro Branch of the NAACP held the inaugural Believers and Achievers Awards Ceremony on May 19th.The ceremony ...
More Abandoned Houses Burn In Ensley
ABC 3340Birmingham firefighters have responded to six fires over the past two days in the western part of the city, all are abandoned structures Fire Marshall C.W.Mardis told us Friday three structures ...
Fire engulfs La. frat house, no serious injuries
ABC 3340RUSTON, La. (AP) - A fire gutted a Louisiana Tech University fraternity house on Saturday, resulting in minor injuries to three firefighters but none to students. Lt. Tim Parker of the Ruston ...
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart
ABC 3340PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has updated his status to "married." Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his ...
White House acclaims exit of activist from China
NBC 13CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) - The White House has welcomed the arrangement allowing a blind Chinese activist to leaveBeijingand fly to theUnited Stateswith his wife and two sons. Ben Rhodes, deputy ...
Man seriously injured in fall from Huntsville tree
NBC 13HUNTSVILLE,Ala.(AP) - A man has been seriously injured in a 40-foot fall from a tree in theHuntsville area. Authorities said the 42-year-old was cutting a tree at a job site when the accident ...
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