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Miss. woman pleads not guilty in injection death
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi woman has pleaded not guilty to killing an Alabama woman by giving silicone injections as a buttocks enhancement. Tracey Lynn Garner entered the plea Tuesday in Hinds County Circuit Court. Judge Winston Kidd says he'll consider Garner's request to be released on bond. Kidd also extended a gag order to ...
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Attalla Man Charged With False Identity
ETOWAH COUNTY - AL - An Attalla man has been arrested and charged with giving false identification to law enforcement officers. According to Sheriff Todd Entrekin, 38-year-old Allen Lee Deal was arrested after giving a sheriff's office investigator a false identification when they stopped the vehicle he was riding in last Friday. Deputies stopped the vehicle after they noticed an ...
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Schools failing under Alabama Accountability Act
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Here are the 78 Alabama schools classified as failing by the Alabama Department of Education under the Alabama Accountability ...
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APNewsbreak Ala. governor reinstating merit
Gov. Robert Bentley says he plans to reinstate merit raises starting Jan. 1. State employees got their last merit raises and cost-of-living raises in late 2008. There have been none since then because the recession affected state tax ...
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Former school in Sardis to be sold at auction
http://bit.ly/17j4054 ) that the Dallas County School Board on Monday approved a plan to hold a public auction for Shiloh Elementary School in ...
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Crews cleaning up after storms in north Alabama
Utilities workers from Huntsville were clearing streets Tuesday after overnight storms left damage in the Gurley area.In Athens, officials say more than 2,000 electric customers lost power because of storms with high winds on Monday.Forecasters say more rain is possible, and storms could be strong in central and south ...
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Langford and Bell may have saved Birmingham
I honestly can't remember seeing a picture of Birmingham in the National Press in the past 50 years that didn't include pictures of dogs and fire ...
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Wrong birth date engraved on Koch’s tombstone discovered months after death
New York - Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral. He didn't plan for this error. Months after his death, it has been discovered that his tombstone has the wrong birth date. A television station out of New York is reporting that the headstone lists his birth year as 1942 instead of 1924. Tommy Flynn, the engraver, says it was "an inadvertent ...
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School volunteers to be checked for sex offenders
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education is set to vote on a new school guest and volunteer policy that would require visitors at Tuscaloosa City Schools to undergo a sex offender registry ...
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Alabama mayor Town will reconsider pit bull ban
CLAY, Ala. (AP) -- The mayor of an Alabama town says that city officials will reconsider a ban on pit bulls after dozens of pet owners and animal advocates showed up at a city council meeting to protest the ...
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Birmingham outperforms most metro areas in creation of STEM jobs
An unusually high proportion of jobs in metro Birmingham are so-called STEM jobs that offer relatively high wages, a report by the Brookings Institution ...
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State to release list of schools failing in Ala
The state is releasing the names of schools that are failing under a new Alabama law that lets parents receive tax credits for sending their children to a better ...
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Southern GOP leaders meeting in Alabama
Alabama Republican Chairman Bill Armistead says the two-day meeting of state party chairs and executive directors concludes Tuesday in Birmingham.Party leaders hope to retain all their current U.S. Senate seats and pick up six new ones, which would allow the GOP to take control of the Senate.A statement by Armistead says the discussions will include ways to defeat Democratic Sens. Mark Pryor of ...
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Former Alabama prison guard testifies that supervisor said to kill inmate
Former correctional officer Scottie Glenn testified on the opening day of the trial for former Lt. Michael Smith. Smith 38, of Auburn, is charged with violating Rocrast ...
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Ga. man sentenced on sex trafficking charges
ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. Attorney's officials say a metro Atlanta man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on sex trafficking charges. Officials said Monday that 30-year-old Demario Hillmon, of Douglasville, Ga. was sentenced for his involvement in transporting a minor across state lines for prostitution. Authorities say Hillmon targeted young girls on social networking sites and enticed ...
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Government pushing for more tools to keep tabs on people
Capricorn If you've been grappling with a knotty problem recently you could have a breakthrough today when you suddenly see the light. It will help to discuss the whole thing with other people because they'll help you to view it from a fresh perspective, and that could make all the difference. Don't worry if you come up with a rather strange or unusual solution, because that may ...
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Alabama divided into Medicaid districts
The Legislature earlier this year approved a reorganization of Medicaid into districts around the state. Acting Medicaid Director State Health Officer Don Williamson says it was difficult to decide how to divide the counties, and added that some counties could be shifted before the map is finalized Oct. ...
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Alabama picks up commitment from OL J.C. Hassenauer
Alabama football picked up a commitment from offensive lineman J.C. Hassenauer. Hassenauer didn't waste time accepting Alabama's scholarship offer. He attended the Tide's OL/DL camp last weekend. Coach Nick Saban offered him a scholarship on Saturday and Hassenauer accepted a little more than 48 hours later. "Hassenauer is a true offensive center prospect, which adds value ...
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Samford footballs Tartt named to preseason watch list
Samford safety Jaquiski Tartt has been named to the preseason watch list for the top defensive back in FCS football. The College Football Performance Awards announced the field on Monday. Tartt was one of three Southern Conference players on the watch list, and the only player from the state of Alabama. Tartt had a Samford team high 94 tackles last season, and led the Southern Conference with ...
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Train expansion project derailed after firm no vote from Birmingham Housing Authority
Plans for an expanded rail line near a Birmingham public housing community were knocked of the tracks - at least for now - after the Housing Authority Board overwhelmingly said ...
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Hannibal Buress comes to Birminghams Iron City to try out new material
Libra You're in a very inventive frame of mind, so don't let it go to waste. It's the ideal opportunity to find ways of making your daily routine more lively and interesting, especially if it's been rather boring lately. It's time to evaluate when and how to advance your career or whether to apply for a new ...
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Carnival files suit against Ala. ship repair firm
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- The Carnival Corp. has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $12 million in damage its cruise ship, Triumph, sustained in an early April ...
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Your Health 6-17-13 Bullying among siblings
Birmingham, AL - A new study suggests bullying between siblings may be a source of depression and anxiety, for some children. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire surveyed 3,600 American children. They found children who were pushed around by a sibling -- physically or verbally -- had higher scores on a measure of depression and anxiety symptoms. The lead researcher says her findings ...
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Sumter Co. accident claims lives of two Mississippians
SUMTER COUNTY - AL - A single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning at 3:55 a.m. claimed the life of two and injured three. The crash occurred on Interstate 20/59 three miles south of York. Patrick Hunt Drury, 25, of Meridian, MS and Kyle Christopher McArthur, 25, of Toomsuba, MS, both passengers in a 2003 Ford Escape driven by Kyle Richard Webber, 24, of Coronado, CA were fatally injured ...
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Former Pelham star Trevor Fitts named starter vs Indiana at CWS
Trevor Fitts will be the starting pitcher when Mississippi State takes on Indiana in the College World Series (7:00 PM, ESPN2). It will be Fitts third start of the postseason. The former Pelham Panther star has allowed just one earned run in five innings in this year's NCAA tournament. Fitts is 0-0 with a 2.42 ERA for the Bulldogs this season. Will Coursen-Carr is the starting pitcher ...
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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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