Provides the latest RSS feeds for Birmingham News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Birmingham Star.com http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/0cd1f7701040892f/ en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:05:23 -0500 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:05:23 -0500 30 Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS) has delivered three modernized F-16 aircraft to Pakistani Air Forces. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203350891/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:30:33 -0500 ANI http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203350891/cs/1/ Scorpio Allies play an important part in the day as the discriminating Moon meets giant Jupiter. Deep feelings and important encounters boost your hopes or dreams. Listen to the advice of friends ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348481/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:03:39 -0500 General Sources http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348481/ SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) - All you have to do is give Michele Scott the opportunity and she'll tell you all about Hilltop Montessori School. She's executive director."As a private ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348482/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:14:31 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348482/ Broward County, FL - Check out the video of a Circuit Court judge who issues a very unique order- a man must buy his woman flowers, take her to Red Lobster, and then to bowling in order to be set ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348483/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:14:28 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348483/ MONTEREY, CA (WIAT) - Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban will team up with former Alabama golfer Bud Cauley for Pro-Am rounds going through Saturday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am beginning ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348484/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:14:24 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348484/ Our Wednesday was full of sunshine and cool air as a few clouds dotted the sky around north and central Alabama. A cold front swinging through is helping to make a few changes for the short term ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348485/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:14:22 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348485/ MONTGOMERY - AL - State lawmakers face many challenges this session. Perhaps the biggest and the one constitutional requirement is the passing of the general fund and education budgets. That will ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348467/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:36 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348467/ JEFFERSON COUNTY - AL - Around 2:30 yesterday afternoon deputies received information that a suspect wanted in the recent theft of ATV's in Gardendale was hiding at a home in the 2800 block ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348469/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:33 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348469/ MONTGOMERY-AL - Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday announced the state is formally requesting the Federal Emergency Management Agency to authorize the Public Assistance Grant Program to aid ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348468/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:31 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348468/ Graysville - AL - The Graysville city council has a new member. Kay Erwin, a life long resident of Graysville, joined the council for her first meeting Tuesday night. Her move to office came out ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348470/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:29 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348470/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state is seeking more federal aid for three Alabama counties that were hit by tornadoes last month. Gov. Robert Bentley's office says the state is asking the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348471/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:26 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348471/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A House committee took the first step toward making changes to Alabama's tough new immigration law. The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee approved a ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348473/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:24 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348473/ MARION, Ala. (AP) - Officials say residents of Perry County are now eligible for federal disaster assistance from the tornadoes that hit Alabama in January. The west Alabama county joins Chilton ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348474/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:16 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348474/ JEMISON, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a Chilton County man is charged with arson after three mobile homes burned in the trailer community where he lives. The state fire marshal's office says ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348476/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:13 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348476/ MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of a Mobile police officer killed by a robbery suspect last week. The funeral for Officer Steven Green on Wednesday drew law ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348477/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:10 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348477/ Spare the rod, spoil the child That is what a lot of people say. It is not hard to find someone who uses corporal punishment, but how effective is it? Does spanking do more harm than good?A ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348478/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:06 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348478/ TUSCALOOSA-AL - Work will proceed in Tuscaloosa on Forest Lake. City council approved a $289,000 agreement to clear storm debris out of the lake. Under the agreement, city taxpayers will take on ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348479/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:07:04 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348479/ Move over Red Bull and pour out that venti cup of coffee! Some people now are inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Aeroshot went on the market in January in Massachusetts and New ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348480/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:06:59 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203348480/ It's no secret that Alabamians take our sports - particularly football - pretty seriously. So it's no surprise that a new review of Equality in Athletics data from the U.S. Department of ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203345552/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:37 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203345552/ Follow this company Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a $500,000 grant from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama, according to a press release. The foundation has made ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203340689/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:30 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203340689/ Follow this company LLP, according to a release from the firm. Miller, who was previously an attorney at Balch & Bingham from 1979 to 1994, will work with the firm's energy ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203345553/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:25 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203345553/ Follow this company LLC has announced several promotions among its executive ranks. The general contractor, which is the second largest in Birmingham with more than $657 million in ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203345554/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:19 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203345554/ Follow this company data by On Numbers reported average annual employment of 405,600 in 2011, which was down from 440,200 in 2001. Birmingham ranks 91st for percentage change over the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203345555/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:14 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203345555/ Just after 11:30 a.m. CT Tuesday, Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office along with investigators from the Attorney General’s Office executed the search warrant at Church ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337144/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:38 -0500 NBC 13 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337144/ Terms of Service and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms. Be polite. Inappropriate posts may be removed by the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337145/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:16:57 -0500 General Sources http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337145/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)- It is the largest indoor car show in the Southeast! We’re talking rare, classic, and custom automobiles…all on display and they come from all over the country ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337146/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:30:44 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337146/ Hamilton Police are investigating what they say is an accidental death. 62-year old Hugh "Steven" Holland, a radiology technician, was found entangled in a piece of radiology machinery ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337134/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:23:22 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337134/ BIRMINGHAM - AL - The Birmingham Public Library celebrates Black History Month with a series of programs on the Arts. February 8: The Alabama School of Fine Arts Music (ASFA) Department will ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337136/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:23:17 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337136/ ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - The chairwoman of the Anniston Historical Preservation Commission says the city might have violated its own rules when it tore down buildings downtown to make way for a new ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337137/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:23:14 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337137/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - No tickets matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number, so the jackpot rolled over to an estimated $550,000 in the Mega Money game, the Florida Lottery said ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337138/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:23:12 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337138/ PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says the commissioning for the submarine USS Mississippi will be in Pascagoula rather than Gulfport. Mabus, a former Mississippi governor, says in ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337139/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:23:10 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337139/ OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say they have begun a homicide investigation following the discovery of a child's skull in Opelika. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337140/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:23:05 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337140/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Jury selection for the retrial of Alabama's gambling corruption case is entering its third day in Montgomery. Defense and prosecuting attorneys spent Monday and Tuesday ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337141/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:23:03 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337141/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Opponents of Alabama's law on illegal immigration are planning a Valentine's Day demonstration at the Statehouse in Montgomery. The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337142/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:23:00 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337142/ AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has picked up its fourth straight win over rival Auburn. JaMychal Green scored 19 points and Trevor Releford added 15 as the Crimson Tide rolled to a 68-50 win over the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337143/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:22:57 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203337143/ According to the Huntsville Times , Joe Newberry, the credit union's president and CEO, said the branch is Redstone's first to be awarded LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203334960/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:34 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203334960/ Rick Santorum swept three nominating contests held Tuesday, upsetting frontrunner Mitt Romney and injecting new energy into the former Pennsylvania senator's campaign for the Republican ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203334962/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:17 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203334962/ Although some residents disagree, an attorney for the developer of Cottonwood Corners said Tuesday it is making a good-faith effort to be a good neighbor to a nearby residential ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203334963/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:03 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203334963/ Up to 500 jobs are expected to be created in Wilcox County as a result of a $100 million copper tubing plant planned for Pine Hill by Golden Dragon Copper of ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203330393/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:57 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203330393/ Councilman Deverick Williams said the Gadsden City Council should consider a one-year moratorium on issuing licenses to businesses that offer check cashing, payday loans and title ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203334964/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:51 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203334964/ Follow this company grocery store in west Mobile would aggravate already-congested traffic in the area, the Mobile City Council unanimously approved plans for the store on ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203334965/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:45 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203334965/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama facing 25 percent budget cut MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's governor says next year's budget for state agencies will be 25 percent less than this ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329059/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:22:53 -0500 NBC 13 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329059/ Birmingham-based Southern Family Markets plans to sell its 57 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi to Belle Foods LLC under an agreement announced today by the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329060/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:18:51 -0500 General Sources http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329060/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - Misti Bartlett and her neighbors have been fighting for months to keep Enon Baptist Church from growing in-between their historic homes."We’re happy out their ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329062/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:23 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329062/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) - Tuesday marked the first day of the 2012 Legislative session in Montgomery and lawmakers already have a daunting task ahead. Budget cuts are all but certain as this ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329065/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:12 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329065/ Birmingham,Ala(WIAT) UAB women's basketball team has already surpassed last year's win total with 16. They're also being a tough team to beat at home with a 7-1 record. Through the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329066/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:09 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329066/ Auburn,Ala.(WIAT) Alabama keeps on winning beating Auburn 68-50 tonight. The Crimson Tide go 2-0 in Auburn Arena. The Tide beat Auburn without big playmaker Tony Mitchell who's suspended ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329067/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:08 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329067/ Birmingham, AL (WIAT)-The state of Alabama will be represented well at this year's NFL combine.15 players have been invited to the to the NFL Scouting Combine, including nine from Alabama and ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329068/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:06 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329068/ TUSCALOOSA - AL - The Interim Director of the Tuscaloosa County Community Corrections Program defends its process from comments made by Sheriff Ted Sexton on Monday. During a press conference ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329054/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:31:47 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329054/ A high speed chase in Jefferson County ended when the driver plowed his vehicle into an officer's car. No one was hurt - the driver now faces multiple charges. But this accident- at least in ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329053/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:31:44 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329053/ Moulton, AL - The Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival is seeking entries for its "Egg Drop for Future Engineers" competition where a cash prize of $500 is on the line. Lewis Innovative ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329056/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:31:40 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329056/ will focus on establishing a collaborative effort between financial institutions, community organizations and advocacy groups to connect unbanked individuals to basic financial services. In ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329057/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:31:35 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329057/ By JAY REEVESAssociated Press JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Shot through the upper back on a rooftop in Afghanistan and gasping for breath after a bullet ripped through his chest, Marine Sgt. Ben ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329058/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:31:33 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/0cd1f7701040892f/id/203329058/