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Your Health 5-24-15 Mold in your home
BIRMINGHAM - AL - It must be nice to own your own home. But, a local woman's home in Pelham literally takes her breath away. The problem: mold. ABC 33/40's Linda Mays reports to us why the homeowner had to make a life saving decision. Usually your home is your safe haven. But, doctors say Judy Berneske's Pelham town home is too unhealthy to live in. Judy Berneske says, "I ...
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AAA Over 31 million drivers to take Memorial Day road trip
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Business Writer It's going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation's highways. From Thursday through Monday, 31.2 million Americans will drive 50 miles or more to a beach, campground or other getaway, according to car lobbying group AAA. That's a small increase from last year but still well short of the record 37.3 million people who ...
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Alabama Rep. Davis running for 1st District seat
DAPHNE, Ala. (AP) -- The campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner of Mobile has begun one day after he announced he would step down in August to take a job with the University of Alabama ...
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Birminghams top 5 kings of cash
#5 - Hibbett Sports Inc. (Nasdaq: HIBB) Year-end 2012 cash: $76.9M Year-end 2011 cash: $55.1M Change: Up $21.8M (39%) from 2011 Spending trend: In its annual report, Hibbett said its cash outlay for capital expenditures in the current fiscal year would be about $55 million. That will be used for expenditures for its new wholesaling and logistics facility and corporate headquarters, the opening ...
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Top of the List Tourist Attractions
Red Mountain State Park This weeks Birmingham Business Journal lists the areas most notable tourist attractions, listed alphabetically. Click here to see a photo map of the Birmingham Tourist Attractions, or check out our slideshow below to see the entire List. Click the white arrow in each picture to collapse or expand the description of each attraction. One Birmingham outdoor adventure venue ...
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Horrified trucker describes I-5 bridge collapse in Washington
Rescue workers form a human chain as they begin to remove a woman who reaches out from a smashed pickup truck that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the I-5 bridge Thursday in Mt. Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco ...
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Illinois judge charged with possession of heroin guns
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A southwestern Illinois judge already under scrutiny after a colleague died of a cocaine overdose at his family's hunting lodge was charged Friday with possession of heroin and guns. Wearing cutoff shorts and a T-shirt with the slogan "Bad is my middle name," St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook pleaded not guilty to federal counts of possessing heroin ...
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Video What would an end to the war on terror look like
Flash Points: President Obama declared that the war on terror, "like all wars, must end," during a speech on Thursday, and CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate talks with CBS News National Security Correspondent Bob Orr about what the president meant when he said that and why any adjustments in counterterrorism policy must reflect a changing - but still perilous - ...
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Birmingham murder victim Ashley Lane was loving and caring sister says
It's been more than two weeks since Ashley Lane was killed , and police said they don't know much more today than they did the day the 37-year-old woman's body was found on a Woodlawn ...
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Honda makes donation to Hands On Birmingham
Hands On has been partnering with the United Way to accomplish over 100 community service projects over the course of the past ...
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Your Health 5-24-13 Statins and diabetes
BIRMINGHAM - AL - Certain cholesterol-lowering drugs may increase your chances of developing type 2 diabetes. A new study suggests the risk was greatest for patients taking Lipitor, Crestor and Zocor also known as simvastatin. The research focused on almost 500,000 people in Ontario, Canada. The study indicates people taking Lipitor had a 22 percent higher risk of new-onset diabetes, Crestor ...
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Fiery single-vehicle accident near Athens kills 2
Certain cholesterol-lowering drugs may increase your chances of developing type 2 diabetes. A new study suggests the risk was greatest for patients taking Lipitor, Crestor and Zocor also ...
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Dothan board weighs officers Facebook posts
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) -- The Dothan Personnel Board expects to take a few weeks to decide what could be a landmark case involving the use of social media by ...
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Alabama AM names alum as new band director
http://bit.ly/1af5V6x ) that the school announced this week that Carlton Wright will be the new band director. He replaces interim director Derrick ...
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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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