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Huntsville approves entertainment districts
http://bit.ly/1aeMVoU ) the Huntsville city council on Thursday approved two separate entertainment districts. People will be allowed to walk around with an alcoholic beverage in the districts on Thursdays and Fridays starting June ...
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Extra troopers less road in Ala. during weekend
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Motorists traveling through Alabama during the long Memorial Day weekend will see extra state troopers on the road. Alabama officials announced the extra troopers are the result of the state participating in the nationwide Click It Or Ticket campaign to increase the use of safety belts. Many of the state's city and county law enforcement agencies are also ...
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Bentley to speak Friday in Greenville Point Clear
MONTGMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will join other state and local leaders to make an announcement about new jobs coming to Greenville. Details concerning the new economic development project will be announced by the governor and other officials at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the old West Point Building on Glendale Avenue in Greenville. Also Friday, the governor will be at the Marriott ...
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Grilling this Memorial Day Here is a warning
Boy Scouts of America leaders are meeting in Texas to vote on whether or not to change the long standing ban on openly gay Boy Scouts. The two day meeting of 1,400 local Boys Scout leaders begins Wednesday ...
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Halls of Fame kickoff times and Finebaums big move
Nick Saban plaqueas Nick Saban and other inductees met with the media at the Class of 2013 Media Luncheon, Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Museum in Birmingham, ...
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Conflict arises over juvenile sentencing
The sentence a juvenile who has been convicted of capital murder should receive is currently up in the air. ...
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Hurricane center Beware of the storm surge
By JENNIFER KAYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon. Storm surge is the hurricane hazard that poses the greatest threat to life and property. It is the abnormal rise in sea water during a hurricane, and it can happen ...
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SEC Baseball Tournament Arkansas downs LSU to advance to semifinals
Third-seeded Arkansas opened up a close game with a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning to remain undefeated at the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament with a 4-1 victory against second-seeded LSU on Thursday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Arkansas (37-19) advances to Saturday's semifinal, which will be played at 12 p.m. CT on ESPNews. LSU (49-9) will face ...
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Michael Waltrip Racing to help Oklahoma tornado victims during Sundays Sprint Cup race
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Michael Waltrip and his racing team will be helping Oklahoma residents affected by the recent tornado outbreak during this weekend's race in Charlotte, North Carolina. Three cars in Waltrip's fleet will sport Feed the Children decals during Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The organization is providing assistance with food and ...
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People vehicles in water after bridge collapses in Washington
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said. The four-lane bridge collapsed about 7 p.m., Trooper Mark Francis said. Francis said he had no immediate estimate of how many people were in the water or whether there were any injuries or deaths. He ...
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MYSTERY RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES Alabama closes mystery illness probe MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama health officials investigating a cluster of respiratory illnesses say the total has increased to 10, but they are closing the investigation. State Health Officer Don Williamson said Thursday the cases are unrelated and all have reasonable explanations. He said health officials took extraordinary ...
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More people leaving the suburbs for the city
They say timing is everything. Birmingham's timing in working to return the magic to the magic city may be just about perfect. For the second consecutive year census numbers show big cities grew faster than did the suburbs. The economy has a lot to do with it. People want to save on gasoline. Many of them no longer need wide expanses of property. And they like urban life. David Fleming ...
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Cadence moves into new Birmingham operations center
Cadence's new 60,000 square foot Birmingham data center will allow the bank to grow by another 100 employees and be prepared in case of a natural ...
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Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty retrial set
Jodi Arias stands as the jury enters the courtroom on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, ...
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22 charged in Alabama drug trafficking case
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Police in Huntsville say more than 20 people have been arrested for their involvement in a drug trafficking operation. Authorities said Tuesday that 20 people were arrested and two others have been charged for their involvement in overlapping drug rings operating the Tennessee Valley. Investigators say federal and local authorities performed an undercover operation last ...
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Bonner resigns from Congress to take UA job
In the letter, Bonner said he will resign from Congress, effective in August to become vice chancellor of government relations and economic development at the University of Alabama ...
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2 charged in slayings of 6 on Tenn.-Ala. border
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. -; Authorities say two men have been charged in six killings, including a toddler and unborn baby, near the Tennessee-Alabama border last fall during a dispute over drug ...
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Gulf anglers get longer red snapper season
NEW ORLEANS -- Gulf of Mexico anglers will have a longer red snapper season than they thought.Federal regulators had said the season would be nine to 28 days depending on the state. But a week before opening, NOAA Fisheries announced that the recreational red snapper season in federal waters will be 17 to 34 days.NOAA says updated recreational landings data and new information from Louisiana ...
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Jo Bonner announces resignation from Congress
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, of Mobile, has announced his resignation from Congress to take a top job at the University of Alabama. Bonner, a congressman since 2003, is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and announced his resignation Thursday afternoon. A letter explaining Bonner's resignation was delivered to Alabama lawmakers' offices in ...
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Hot yoga becoming more popular
Could you envision working out in a room as hot as an Alabama summer? Think you could take the heat? If so, test yourself. Try "hot yoga". A fitness workout that is growing. Lauren Fields has taught 'hot' Vinyasa yoga for three years. "People are raving about it, because they feel so good," says Fields. "Here in the southeast, in Birmingham, it has grown ...
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Conflict arises over sentence for Ala. juveniles
MONTGOMERY, Ala._ (AP) -- The sentence a juvenile who has been convicted of capital murder should receive is currently up in the air. That's because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling and failure of the Alabama Legislature to deal with the ...
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2 schools evacuated after Ala. train derailment
BEAR CREEK, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in northwest Alabama say a train has derailed near the town of Bear Creek. Marion County emergency dispatcher Heather Burgett says no injuries were reported after the derailment Thursday afternoon. Officials say 12 cars came off the tracks and two schools were evacuated after the accident. Information on what the train was carrying and what caused the ...
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Auburn now one of countrys fastest-growing cities
The estimate released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Auburn ranked 14th in growth between July 2011 and July 2012, with 3.71 percent. The report estimated Auburn's population at ...
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Train derails near Phillips Elementary School in Bear Creek evacuations underway
Multiple train cars derailed Thursday near Phillips Elementary School in Bear Creek, Alabama. The Marion County Sheriff's Office reports that the nearby areas are not in any danger "that they're aware of" at this time, but evacuations of the elementary school and one other school are underway. The Norfolk Southern train carrying unknown materials lost control of several of ...
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Birmingham man shot to death in West End
Birmingham police spokesman Sgt. Johnny Williams said the shooting started inside the house, spilled to the outside, and ended back ...
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Redevelopment of Fair Park at the heart of the budget mess
The city council of Birmingham is facing the difficult task of trying to redevelop a badly run-down part of the city with money that is short, and transforming the local economy to a cleaner one at a time of great recession, yet this must be done if we are to plan for the future.
Birmingham is a city that grew up as a manufacturing hub in the American south. The city was hit badly by the Great Depression, and it wasn’t until after the Second World War that things started to look up. The current situation in Birmingham is no different, although the local economy has diversified considerably since back then, it is still heavily reliant on manufacturing activities. Read more
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