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Alabama court system facing layoffs chief justice says
'In the Constitution of Alabama, we are the only branch that is guaranteed reasonable and adequate funding, and we are not getting it,' Chief Justice Roy Moore said Tuesday. / AMANDA SOWARDS/ADVERTISER ...
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Indian guest workers sue Alabama-based company
GULFPORT, MISS. — Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane Katrina. Three federal lawsuits backed by the Southern Poverty Law Center were filed Tuesday in Mississippi and Texas on behalf of ...
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W.Va.s local-food movement a model for Appalachia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. But creative collaborations with food entrepreneurs are seeding a new kind of economy that federal officials say could become a model for 12 other Appalachian states.Officials with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the U.S. Department of ...
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Animal protection groups praise Alabama bill
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Animal protection groups are urging Alabama's governor to sign legislation toughening the penalties for animal cruelty. The Legislature passed a bill on the last night of its session to increase the penalty for animal cruelty from a maximum of 6 months in jail to a maximum of 1 year. The bill also adds a definition for torture that can cause the punishment to ...
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Today in Pictures May 21 2013
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Bulldogs outlast Missouri 2-1 in 17 innings
HOOVER, Ala. - Mitch Slauter's two-out single scored Kyle Hann in the 17th inning, giving Mississippi State a 2-1 victory over Missouri Tuesday night in the opening round of the SEC baseball tournament.The game lasted more than 4 1/2 hours and ended at 12:25 a.m. The 17 innings matched the longest game in tournament history with Auburn-Arkansas in 1994.Slauter's RBI ended a streak of ...
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Mysterious respiratory illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday. Seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath in recent weeks, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre said in a statement. Two of the seven have died. The Alabama ...
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Birminghams Sarah Simmons makes the grade moves on to top 8 on The Voice
The Voice ." The Birmingham native, 23, has made the next cut on the NBC reality show with her rendition of Jessie J's "Mamma Knows Best." Results were announced tonight during the 8 p.m. ...
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Man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries in Tuesday shooting in Ensley
One person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries in a shooting in the 1600 block of Avenue T in Ensley just after 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, ...
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Singer Kellie Pickler named new Dancing champ
LOS ANGELES -- Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first.The 26-year-old country singer won the show's mirrorball trophy Tuesday.Pickler and her professional partner, Derek Hough, earned two sets of perfect scores Monday night and another on Tuesday. Judges' scores combined with viewer votes determine the ...
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Roy Moore says courts must have more money
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore says the court system needs more money or it will be forced to make more layoffs. Moore says he's grateful that the General Fund signed by the governor on Monday increases the court system's appropriation by $5.6 million to $108 million, but he says that is $8.5 million short of what's needed to maintain the current staff. Moore expects to lay off ...
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Birmingham 2040 Regional planning commission wants public input to help Think Forward
The downtown skyline is shown at sunset from the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, ...
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Alabama State to host Voting Rights Center
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The board of the Alabama Public Historical Sites and Parks Improvement Corporation has authorized $1.2 million in bond money for a landmark voting rights center in the capitol ...
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Seventh annual Magic City Brewfest returns to Birmingham at end of month
food in one place to make for the perfect weekend event. And this year will be no different. What will be different is that the organizers of this event, just as they've always done, have found ways to improve the brewfest with a few new additions. Thanks to our ever changing craft beer landscape in Alabama, the beer list at this event will be loaded with breweries and beers that are ...
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Tuscaloosa reaches out to Moore OK
TUSCALOOSA - AL - While thinking about Oklahoma, some of Tuscaloosa's first responders took a walk across what was Fire Station #4. It was toppled by a tornado with them inside - two years ago. "All four of us huddled down under a single mattress," Firefighter Jeff Roberts uttered to other fire fighters. He says the all personally feel the City of Moore's pain. ...
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Search nearly complete after Oklahoma tornado
Justin Stehan salvages photographs from his tornado-ravaged home Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Charlie ...
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More than 70 confirmations die at sessions end
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - When the Legislature adjourned Monday just before midnight, more than 70 nominations to state boards died without a vote. The affected bodies range from university governing boards to the state environmental management board and the Real Estate Commission. Of the pending nominations, 56 were from Gov. Robert Bentley, while another 14 came from legislative leaders or ...
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Crime Stoppers May 21 Birmingham homicide investigation Jefferson County armed robbery
BIRMINGHAM HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION: Crime Stoppers needs your help identifying a person of interest in a homicide investigation. The man, whose picture is posted to the right of this story, was seen with 22-year-old Jonathon Cole before he died. Cole was shot and killed Friday, April 5th at the Garden Inn and Suites on Crestwood Boulevard. "He's a person of interest at this ...
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Fire chief says search almost complete in Oklahoma at least 24 killed
A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...
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Alabama comes back to beat Auburn 6-3 in SEC Tournament
Alabama used a 3-run rally in the eighth inning to push past Auburn for a 6-3 victory in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Tuesday. The Tide (33-24) trailed 3-1 after three innings, but scored a run in both the fourth and the sixth to tie the game. Chance Vincent hit a single to score Austen Smith for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. Smith had three ...
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Ala. man convicted on child sex charges
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - The Etowah County District Attorney says a retired naval religious programs specialist has been convicted of sexually abusing a child. District Attorney Jimmie Harp said Tuesday that William Hammond, of Southside, was convicted last week after the Court of Criminal Appeals reversed his conviction from February 2011. The victim told investigators she was hired to babysit ...
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OKC Thunder Match Kevin Durants $1 Million Pledge to Tornado Relief
The Thunder announced Tuesday that they'll give $1 million to the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and other disaster relief organizations helping after Monday's disaster in suburban Oklahoma City. Earlier in the day, Durant pledged $1 million to the Red Cross from his Durant Family Foundation intended to match other donations and be an incentive for more people to ...
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Walt Maddox elected president of Alabama League of Municipalities
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox speaks at a press conference on the city's commercial revolving loan program for businesses locating in Tuscaloosa's recovery zone at the EDGE business incubator on ...
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The 50th Super Bowl goes to the San Francisco Bay Area 2017 title game to be in Houston
BOSTON - The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when ...
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Local woman uses Facebook to connect with family in Oklahoma
In the aftermath of the deadly tornado outbreak in Oklahoma, many people are recounting memories from the April 27, 2011 tornadoes in Central Alabama. Kristina Osgood of Fultondale, Al. says her house was damaged two years ago. For the past 24 hours, she has been using Facebook to make contact with her relatives in Moore, Oklahoma. Osgood says this is an emotional time for her and her entire ...
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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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