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Bill Clinton stumping in Birmingham for Sparks

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 06:04:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 7, 2010 6:04 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton will be in Birmingham on Thursday to help state Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks in his...

Anniston man dies in motorcycle-car collision

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 22:34:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 6, 2010 2:14 PM ET ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - An Anniston man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car on Alabama 202 about two miles west of Anniston.

US won't say if blowout preventer on way to shore

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 16:34:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 6, 2010 4:34 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Justice Department won't say if the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from gushing from BP's undersea well into...

Fatal Houston County shooting called self defense

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 11:54:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 6, 2010 11:54 AM ET DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - Houston County sheriff's deputies say the fatal shooting of a man in the Pansey community near Dothan was result of an...

Tropical Storm Hermine gaining strength in Gulf

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 08:14:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 6, 2010 8:04 AM ET MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Hermine is getting a little stronger in the Gulf of Mexico as it heads toward the coasts of Texas and Mexico.

Report: Van der Sloot concedes extorting Holloways

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 06:04:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 6, 2010 6:04 AM ET AMSTERDAM (AP) - A newspaper has quoted the Dutchman charged with killing a 21-year-old Peruvian woman and suspected in the disappearance of...

Mobile Co. official wants ammonia leak meetings

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 04:04:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 6, 2010 4:04 AM ET THEODORE, Ala. (AP) - A Mobile County official says he wants to hold public meetings over an ammonia leak that sickened 120 people and create a...

Officials: Arsenic not a problem at AL landfill

Sun, 5 Sep 2010 19:24:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 5, 2010 1:54 PM ET BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) - Environmental officials say new tests show a landfill in Baldwin County does not have a problem with arsenic...

Feds: Roller derby dispute led to Ala. bombings

Sun, 5 Sep 2010 17:44:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 5, 2010 5:44 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Federal investigators say a dispute over a roller derby team caused a woman to launch a bombing spree in Alabama.

2 have applied for Arkansas State system president

Sun, 5 Sep 2010 16:14:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 5, 2010 4:14 PM ET JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - The vacant Arkansas State University system president's post has drawn two applicants.

Alabama wants taxes collected for online purchases

Sun, 5 Sep 2010 14:04:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 5, 2010 11:54 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama officials are warning residents that they may owe taxes on purchases made online or with out-of-state...

Key oil spill evidence secured on boat in the Gulf

Sat, 4 Sep 2010 22:44:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 4, 2010 10:44 PM ET ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) - A key piece of evidence in the oil spill probe has been safely secured on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico, and...

Ala. woman dies after her apartment catches fire

Sat, 4 Sep 2010 13:14:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 4, 2010 1:14 PM ET ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - A woman is dead after her Athens apartment caught fire. Authorities say 52-year-old Vickie Strasser died at...

Ga. man sentenced to 20 years in mop attack

Sat, 4 Sep 2010 11:14:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 4, 2010 11:14 AM ET DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - A Georgia man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including hitting an...

States file brief supporting Ariz. immigration law

Sat, 4 Sep 2010 06:04:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 4, 2010 6:04 AM ET PHOENIX (AP) - Nearly a dozen states have filed a legal brief in support of Arizona's controversial immigration law.

Police arrest Alabama fugitive in Georgia

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:44:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 5:44 PM ET HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Authorities arrested an Alabama fugitive after they say he traded a gun for tickets to the NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor...

Alabama AG, governor at odds again over oill spil

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:24:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 5:24 PM ET MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The tense relationship between Alabama's governor and attorney general has taken another stinging twist.

Hostage situation at Anniston, Ala. store ends

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:44:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 4:44 PM ET ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - Police say a three-hour standoff with a man who held a pharmacist hostage at a Kmart store in Anniston has ended...

Ala. Supreme Court explains bingo case change

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:14:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 3:14 PM ET MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court is responding to public allegations by saying it reassigned an electronic bingo case from one...

Ala justices asked to step down in drug fraud case

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:14:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 3:14 PM ET MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Attorneys for the state say all members of the Alabama Supreme Court should disqualify themselves from ruling in two...

Feds open more fishing in Gulf off Fla. Panhandle

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:44:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 2:44 PM ET MIAMI (AP) - More federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida Panhandle are open to commercial and recreational fishing.

Dothan, Ala. firefighter dies in crash

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:24:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 2:24 PM ET DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - A four-wheeler crash in Geneva County killed a Dothan firefighter and injured another man.

Ala. Supreme Court opens door for VictoryLand raid

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:54:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 1:54 PM ET MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its decision that cleared the way for the Governor's Task Force on...

Mercedes hiring temps for Vance, Ala. plant

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:04:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 1:04 PM ET VANCE, Ala. (AP) - Mercedes-Benz has hired the agency North American On-Site LLC to handle the hiring of more than 400 temporary production...

Hostage situation reported at Anniston, Ala. store

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:44:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 12:44 PM ET ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - Police in Anniston say they're negotiating with an armed man they say has taken a hostage inside a Kmart store.

Supreme Court upholds North Ala. death sentence

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:24:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 12:24 PM ET MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for a Marion County man who was convicted of killing an elderly...

Jury OKs death for killing of Ala. shop owner

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:24:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 12:24 PM ET PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An Autauga County jury deliberated 36 minutes before returning a death sentence recommendation in the capital murder...

Crews prepare to raise failed blowout preventer

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:04:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 12:04 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A vessel has latched onto a key piece of evidence in the oil spill investigation so crews can raise the 300-ton device to the...

Urban planner: Mobile needs to rethink sprawl

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:54:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 11:54 AM ET MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A prominent city planner has given a pessimistic review of Mobile's future, based on its current patterns of suburban...

Jury convicts Moody, Ala. man of capital murder

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:54:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 11:54 AM ET ASHVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A St. Clair County jury has convicted a man of capital murder in the killing of a 23-year-old woman in 2008 and...

Ala congressman: No apology for Pelosi remark

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:44:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 11:44 AM ET DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bobby Bright says his comment about the possible death of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was blown out of...

Death of nurse at Gadsden, Ala. hospital probed

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:34:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 10:34 AM ET GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - Officials are investigating the death of a Riverview Regional Medical Center registered nurse whose body was found in a...

Lawyer banned by Ala. judge for missing hearings

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:34:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 9:34 AM ET MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge in Mobile has banned a lawyer from practicing in U.S. District Court after he missed two scheduled...

BP says cost of Gulf of Mexico spill hits $8B

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:14:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 7:14 AM ET LONDON (AP) - BP says it has so far spent $8 billion responding to the disastrous oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP says cost of Gulf of Mexico spill hits $8 bln

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:04:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 7:04 AM ET LONDON (AP) - BP says it has so far spent $8 billion responding to the disastrous oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

Feds launch investigation of Gulf platform fire

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 06:14:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 6:14 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The agency that oversees offshore drilling will investigate the fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ala. has money remaining for appliance rebates

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 06:04:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 3, 2010 6:04 AM ET MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has $1.8 million remaining from the federal stimulus program for rebates for consumers who buy new...

Police name suspect in ATM attempted theft

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:04:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 2, 2010 9:04 PM ET SPANISH FORT, Ala. (AP) - Spanish Fort police have identified 1 of 3 men accused of using a stolen van to smash through the front of an...

Ala. cities among nation's safest for drivers

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:24:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 2, 2010 8:24 PM ET MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A new report ranks Huntsville the No. 8 city in the nation for best drivers.

Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:14:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 2, 2010 7:14 PM ET NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) - An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in...

Ala gov candidates eye new Gulf state park

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:44:00 EDT

The candidates for governor of Alabama say they want to reinvigorate Alabama's Gulf coast with new state park facilities that draw conventions back to the beach.

Teen Murdered in Columbus on Labor Day

Kristin Wild — Tue, 7 Sep 2010 01:18:00 EDT

Columbus, GA (WTVM) -- The Columbus Police Department confirms a Columbus teen has been fatally shot near 25th Street just before midnight.

Russell County Labor Day Fair back after ten years

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 13:09:00 EDT

If you're wondering where everyone in Russell County is this Labor Day, head a few miles down the road to Seale where they are bringing back the annual Labor Day Fair.

Shooting leaves Columbus teenager dead

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:48:00 EDT

Columbus Police tell News Leader 9 that a Friday night shooting has left one teenager dead.

Ft. Benning soldier to receive distinguished service cross

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 05:06:00 EDT

FORT BENNING, GA – A Fort Benning soldier will receive the Distinguished Service Cross in a ceremony at 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at the 173th Airborne Memorial at the National Infantry Museum.

Marion County inmates captured after bold escape

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 18:27:00 EDT

MARION COUNTY, GA (WTVM) - Two Marion County inmates have been captured after officials say they got out of the front door of the county jail. For one of the men, this is his second failed attempt at freedom in the past several weeks.

CSU women's soccer team shut out West Georgia 3-0

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 12:37:00 EDT

COLUMBUS, GA – Senior Melinda Bush scored her first goal of the season in the 15th minute of play to give the 12th ranked Columbus State women's soccer team an early 1-0 lead. Juniors Stephanie Lowery and Jackie Ellis also scored as CSU went on to defeat West Georgia 3-0 Sunday afternoon at the Walden Soccer Complex.

Hostage situation at Fort Stewart ends peacefully

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 11:29:00 EDT

Authorities at Fort Stewart are investigating a hostage situation that occurred Monday morning.

Public invited to high-tech scavenger hunt

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:37:00 EDT

COLUMBUS, GA — Columbus State University's Department of History and Geography invites all ages from the community to join CSU students, faculty and staff for a high-tech scavenger hunt using Global Positioning Systems (GPS).

Auburn woman dies following two-car wreck in E. Alabama

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:31:00 EDT

LEE COUNTY, AL - A female passenger that was involved in a two-vehicle accident on Saturday has died from her injuries.

GA DOT to restrict Labor Day lane closures

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:23:00 EDT

ATLANTA – So that motorists can better enjoy the last holiday of the summer season, the Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending construction-related lane closures beginning at 5 a.m., Friday, Sept. 3, and extending until 5 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7.

Man killed in downtown Columbus

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:16:00 EDT

The search is on in Columbus for two suspects believed to be connected to a fatal shooting in the Downtown area. Investigators have launched the city's 7th murder investigation of the year.

Man beaten and robbed in the street

Sun, 5 Sep 2010 20:23:00 EDT

Columbus police are looking for the person who they say beat and robbed a man downtown.

Man indicted after wife eaten by maggots

Trina Edwards — Sat, 4 Sep 2010 08:23:00 EDT

A Madisonville man has been indicted after investigators say his wife was eaten by maggots as she lay in her bed dying.

Report: Van der Sloot concedes extorting Holloways

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 12:28:00 EDT

The Dutchman charged with killing a 21-year-old Peruvian woman and suspected in the disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway has acknowledged extorting money from Holloway's parents and says he did it to get back...

LaGrange woman shot, suspect behind bars

Sun, 5 Sep 2010 20:30:00 EDT

Police say a woman was shot Saturday night in the leg on McGregor Street in LaGrange, Georgia.