Provides the latest RSS feeds for Alabama 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/dc5bac5ce154af20/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:23:27 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:23:27 -0400 30 Dothan police removed and safely detonated a pipe bomb that had been found Thursday afternoon in a car in the parking lot behind Dothan High School. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25862749/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:39 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25862749/ The USTA boys and girls 16 National Open begins today at Lagoon Park and O'Connor Tennis Center and will run through Wednesday. The 64 boys and 64 girls are vying for a berth in the USTA National Cham... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863644/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:37 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863644/ He's grown to love collard greens, engulfs fried chicken and grits, swills sweat tea and, importantly in the Welch family, pledges his support to the Alabama Crimson Tide. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863647/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:35 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863647/ Big Daddy's is stocked with more than 300 varieties of fireworks, according to manager John Jones, and at this time of year, they fly off the shelves. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863637/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:35 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863637/ Montgomery scored three unearned runs in the third inning to take a 3-0 lead before the Suns showed off some power at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863646/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:33 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863646/ BAY MINETTE -- An Alabama man whose wife disappeared off a cruise ship two weeks ago has hired an attorney to help him get a death certificate for the woman. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863642/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:33 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863642/ Joseph Shaw of Prattville is the latest young scholar to be recognized by the Montgomery Area Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863636/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:33 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863636/ A report released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows the nation is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse, but Montgomery County reflects a different trend. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863635/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:38 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863635/ Baseball takes people all over the country, to places they would never visit, to meet people they'd never otherwise meet like, in Spring's case, his wife-to-be. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863643/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:39 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863643/ A Montgomery Zoo veterinarian said the final necropsy reports show the deaths of a 23-year-old African elephant and her 1-month-old calf were not related to breeding elephants in zoos, a conclusion th... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863634/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:36 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863634/ "I like not having to cut grass on days like this," said Wallace, laughing. He and his wife are among about 40 permanent residents that call Lakeside Landing in Cropwell home. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863641/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:41 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863641/ Maria Carastro and her daughter, Susan, both love to fly. For the last seven years, they've piloted a Cessna 182 together in the Air Race Classic, an all-woman, 2,400-mile cross-country air race. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863638/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:32 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863638/ "Our Web site is the city's virtual front door," he said. "We want people anywhere in the world to be able to visit the site and find out what they need to know about Prattville. I'm very pleased with... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863639/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:30 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863639/ In one of the more moving scenes in the HBO movie "John Adams," Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson sit together in a room reading the Declaration of Independence just penned by Jefferson. A... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863648/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:30 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863648/ An unknown suspect stole a 1994 black Chevrolet Cavalier from I-85 southbound at the Union Street exit ramp between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863640/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:30:27 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25863640/ Debbie Ingram Published: July 3, 2009 Seven people attending Freedom Fest at Fort Rucker Friday night received minor injuries after fireworks malfunctioned during the grand finale and shot off acr... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25860208/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:50:22 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25860208/ From the Alabama Forestry Commission Published: July 3, 2009 Picnics, barbecues, and outdoor fun are an important part of Independence Day celebrations for many local families. For those who plan t... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25860209/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:50:20 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25860209/ Greg Phillips Published: July 2, 2009 A two-car wreck at the corner of Judge Logue Road and Highway 123 has sent five people to the hospital. Five patients were transported to Flowers Hospital. ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25860210/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:50:17 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25860210/ Debbie Ingram Published: July 3, 2009 A sign marking a new business will go up next week at a 1970s shopping center at the corner of Ross Clark Circle and Montgomery Highway. Publix Super Marke... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25858452/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:27:10 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25858452/ Ebony Horton Published: July 3, 2009 On one side of an Ozark courtroom sat a mother who may never see her son again. On the other side was the boy’s father, who never imagined he would hav... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25858453/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:27:09 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25858453/ Lance Griffin Published: July 3, 2009 Dothan’s only free clinic continues to serve patients, but its future remains unknown as operators try to figure out how to replace a $150,000 funding... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25858454/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:27:07 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25858454/ Ebony Horton Published: July 3, 2009 Dale County School officials are asking for parental input on the school’s dress code policy. The system will hold a work session after its 5 p.m. sch... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25858455/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:27:06 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25858455/ Mario Rodriguez was born Sept. 27, 1960, in the town of Santa Ana Maya, Mexico, hundreds of miles from where he is today in Southside, a naturalized U.S. citizen.Mario married his wife Alicia in 1984.... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856766/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:45:45 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856766/ On Sept. 21, 1959, the Congress of the United States of America established Minute Man National Historical Park to preserve and protect the important sites associated with the opening battle of the Am... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856765/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:45:44 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856765/ The "continuous residence" Mario Rodriguez maintained during his years as a permanent resident alien, not leaving the United States for longer than six months at a time, allowed him to pursue naturali... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856764/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:45:43 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856764/ Etowah County Community Services has begun its Regular Cooling and Crisis Cooling programs for those who need assistance with their source of cooling but are unable to come to the office for assistanc... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856763/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:45:41 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856763/ CEDAR BLUFF — The Cedar Bluff Town Park and surrounding areas will be the setting for today’s Liberty Day festival. Activities will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude with the traditional 9 p.m.... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856595/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:45:39 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856595/ LEESBURG — A TEA Party — in the style of those that took place in many U.S. cities on April 15 — is planned from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today in Leesburg. Activities for the Taxed E... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856762/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:45:38 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25856762/ Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25854582/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:19:36 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25854582/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Squeezed by a tight budget, the University of Alabama is ending an alliance with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival that has produced actors, stage managers and designers for Br... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25852260/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:36:06 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25852260/ Joey Barton off Newcastle's hands – but only on an initial season-long loan with a view to a permanent transfer. Barton had been suspended indefinitely by http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25850172/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:06 -0400 The Guardian http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25850172/ Hundreds of infant dolls are tied to stakes on the lawn of Goodyear Heights Baptist Church along U.S. Highway 278 East in Gadsden, Ala., Monday, June 29, 2009. A Sunday school class at the church has ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25850169/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:59:37 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25850169/ Debbie Ingram Published: July 3, 2009 About 20 questions were asked of Mike Schmitz and Keith Seagle during the Dothan Eagle/WSFX mayoral forum, held in Sony Hall at Troy Dothan Thursday night. ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25850173/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:57:46 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25850173/ DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) -- Two bomb scares that occurred about the same time just 25 miles apart in southeast Alabama weren't related, police said Friday. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25850170/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:39:59 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25850170/ Tax day - April 15 - has long since come and gone, but sharp budget cuts and falling revenues have forced many states to delay income tax returns for months - and left taxpayers longing for their mone... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25850171/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:39:59 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25850171/ Campgrounds across Alabama are filling with permanent residents seeking less-stressful, less-expensive lifestyle. Campground operators say it's an enticing option for both retired people and younger a... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25847731/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:35 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25847731/ JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- Jacksonville State University is dealing with more than $5 million in unexpected costs related to a major expansion of its football stadium. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25847730/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:35 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25847730/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Police Chief A.C. Roper says two Birmingham police supervisors have been suspended in connection with the 2008 police beating of an already-unconscious suspect that was captur... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25847732/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:34 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25847732/ JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head - a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize b... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25845267/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:35:51 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25845267/ "You dream about playing at certain schools when you're growing up," Cook said. "Then you get to the college level and you realize what's important to you. I wanted to find a good school with a good b... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842795/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:25 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842795/ When the run of George Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance" comes to an end Saturday at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, so will the alliance that produced it -- as well as some of Broadway's and Hollywood's... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842789/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:16 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842789/ State Conservation Commissioner Barnett Lawley say the new fishing pier at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores will open July 23. Gov. Bob Riley is scheduled to cut the ribbon at 9 a.m.The $16 million pier... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25845265/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:07:40 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25845265/ The Suns took the lead in the sixth. Baker walked two to start the inning and the Biscuits called on Oliveros. A wild pitch put both runners in scoring position and two Spring passed balls brought the... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842796/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:25 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842796/ Ron Sparks rolled out his first platforms: pushing for a state lottery, vowing to tax and regulate casino gambling, promising to roll back annual property tax appraisals and supporting the removal of ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842791/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:16 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842791/ This is it for the eight actors who will graduate Sunday from the University of Alabama-Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Professional Actor Training-Master of Fine Arts program. Here are few fun facts a... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842787/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:14 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842787/ As the Navy's top civilian official, Mabus helps set policies for the Navy and Marines and oversees a department with a $125 billion budget and 900,000 workers. His job includes oversight of recruitin... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25841315/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:15 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25841315/ FLORENCE -- Officials at the Alabama Forestry Commission say the rainfall deficit and a holiday weekend with fireworks and cookouts could become a recipe for danger. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842790/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:13 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842790/ Reminiscing about their ASF experience, they kept coming back to how rewarding their Graduate Acting Company production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" had been, said Greg Foro, one of the eight actors... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842788/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:15 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842788/ Operators of the thousands of fireworks stands on Indian reservations and in parking lots throughout the country think patriotism, tradition and a strong need to party on a Saturday night will transla... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25841215/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:12 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25841215/ The Montgomery Board of Education meeting Wednesday at which the decision was made to offer the post of school superintendent to Barbara Thompson was an embarrassment -- to the board and to the commun... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842798/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:12 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842798/ BIRMINGHAM -- The nation's largest utility can dump millions of tons of coal ash from a Tennessee spill into an Alabama landfill, federal regulators said Thursday, despite criticism that the plan is u... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842793/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:11 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842793/ What you saw is what you always got -- the twinkle in his eye the smile on his face and the comfort he shined upon us all. But it was his optimism and his deep faith that inspired us. Truly we were bl... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842797/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:10 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842797/ HOLLY POND -- A 25-year-old former high school teacher has been arrested by Cullman County Sheriff's investigators on child pornography and extortion charges. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842792/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:36:09 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25842792/ On the heels of a busy June schedule, the Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission is not slowing down in the summer heat as it announces two youth sporting events during the first half of July. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25840255/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:49:52 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25840255/ Greg Phillips Published: July 2, 2009 Dothan politics have entered the technology age. After the 2008 U.S. presidential election, which saw unprecedented use of the Internet by the candidates, lo... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25835244/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:30:43 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25835244/ From staff reports Published: July 2, 2009 The Dothan Police Department’s bomb squad was called to the Dale County Courthouse on Thursday after authorities found possible toxic material in a f... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25835245/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:30:41 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25835245/ The two victims in a stabbing incident Wednesday that resulted in a man being fatally shot by police remain hospitalized.Toshan Smith, 40, was listed in good condition Thursday at Gadsden Regional Med... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832553/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:57:22 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832553/ Hokes Bluff Middle School was selected as one of three middle schools in Alabama and one of seven in the nation to receive the Making Middle Grades Work Gold Award for Improved Achievement from the So... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832552/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:57:20 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832552/ ANNISTON — Chemical munitions demilitarization operations have resumed at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility at the Anniston Army Depot.Anniston Chemical Activity employees safely mov... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832555/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:57:13 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832555/ WASHINGTON — Americans lucky enough to still have a job are noticing something unpleasant in their paychecks: They're making less money.Employers cut 467,000 jobs in June, far more than expected... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25830217/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:57:10 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25830217/ BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Three North Dakota Highway Patrol officers have been honored for their work in rescuing a woman from a lake and a chase involving Alabama prison suspects. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832557/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:33:38 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832557/ WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top Republican pressed for more information Thursday about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's ties to a Puerto Rican civil rights group he said took extreme positions on race... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832556/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:33:38 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832556/ HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- The Emergency Management Agency has determined that the sound of aircraft breaking the sound barrier from a base in Tennessee were the cause of the loud booms heard by many Ma... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832558/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:33:37 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25832558/ July 2, 2009File Number: 09-07-0263On July 2, 2009 at approximately 2:00 PM a Mobile Police Officer was conducting a routine traffic stop at Government Boulevard and McVay Dr. While investigating the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25830149/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:53:57 -0400 Mobile Police Department http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25830149/ Inc., is being added to a national stock index in the “small cap” category. Auburn National (Nasdaq: AUBN) is now part of the Russell Microcap Index after Russell Investment Group reconst... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828668/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:08:54 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828668/ MUNICIPAL OFFICESEtowah CountyCity offices in Gadsden, Rainbow City, Southside, Hokes Bluff, Glencoe, Sardis, Altoona, Walnut Grove, Attalla and Reece City will be closed Friday.Marshall CountyCity of... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828066/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:17:09 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828066/ filed by shareholders will be heard in a Jefferson County courthouse – not federal. A federal court determined Thursday the case filed by the Louisiana Municipal Police Retirement System belong... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828669/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:08:53 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828669/ Jim Cook Published: July 2, 2009 The Dothan City School Board will consider a hefty pay bump for Northview High School Principal Ron Snell Monday. Dothan City School Superintendent Sam Nichols is... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828674/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:42 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828674/ said Thursday it has decided to stop publishing Skirt! Magazine in the Birmingham market. The media company, which also owns local television station WVTM NBC13, will transfer its license to publish ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25826264/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:08:45 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25826264/ announced a weekly increase of $10 in unemployment benefits. Applicants who file unemployment claims on or after July 5 will be eligible to receive the additional $10. The increase raises the maximum... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828670/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:08:43 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828670/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- An outspoken critic of the state's process for awarding contracts, Democratic Rep. Alvin Holmes of Montgomery, was elected Thursday to serve as chairman of the committee that ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828673/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:53:55 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828673/ MONTGOMERY - Governor Bob Riley is reminding local governments they have until the end of Monday to notify the state if their county or municipality will participate in this year’s sales tax holi... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828672/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:20:27 -0400 Office of the Governor http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25828672/ Investigators work the scene of a shooting near Hoke Street in Gadsden on Wednesday Morning July 1, 2009. Police shot Sedrick Cox after an altercation early Wednesday. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25820882/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:19:48 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25820882/ Kauffman Foundation study that predicts the United States may be “on the cusp of an entrepreneurship boom.” Over the past decade, Americans between the ages of 55 and 64 had the highest r... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823884/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:28 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823884/ The state has launched a new Web site to find out which communities don’t have high-speed broadband access. Through ConnectingALABAMA, Alabama residents and businesses can visit the site to che... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823883/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:25 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823883/ The acquisition closed late last year. “Customers can expect to continue working with their existing insurance professionals and now have access to expanded national resources to serve their in... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823886/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:18 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823886/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Attorney General Troy King has asked for a copy of an audio tape of a Birmingham Planned Parenthood staffer allegedly saying rules are sometimes bent at the clinic. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823888/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:54:00 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823888/ Employers cut more jobs in the U.S. in June causing unemployment to rise to 9.5 percent from 9.4 percent in May, the highest since August 1983. The http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823885/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:22 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823885/ The study is being conducted by Mississippi State University's Forest and Wildlife Research Center and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823889/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:53:59 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25823889/ ATLANTA -- The federal government has approved the Tennessee Valley Authority's plan to dispose of millions of tons of spilled coal ash at a municipal landfill in one of Alabama's poorest counties.The... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25821218/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:23:00 -0400 Kentucky.com http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25821218/ A South Korean company says Alabama is one of five states it is considering for an electric vehicle manufacturing plant that will create 2,600 jobs over the next five years. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25821291/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:19:50 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25821291/ Staff reports Published: July 2, 2009 In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, the City of Dothan offices will be closed on Friday. There will be no trash pickup on Friday and the city landfill... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25818811/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:03:39 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25818811/ Staff Reports Published: July 2, 2009 The maximum unemployment benefit for new claims will increase from $255 to $265 after July 5, Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Director Tom Surtees an... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25818810/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:03:41 -0400 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25818810/ 1/2 LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) -- Authorities said two people have been killed in a fiery collision involving two 18-wheelers in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 near Loxley. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25818808/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:43:13 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25818808/ FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) -- Officials at the Alabama Forestry Commission say the rainfall deficit and a holiday weekend with fireworks and cookouts could become a recipe for danger. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25818806/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:43:12 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25818806/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- A Circuit Court judge has granted the Jefferson County sheriff's request for a temporary restraining order to prevent further budget cuts to his office. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25814829/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:03:28 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25814829/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- An Anniston architect has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aiding and abetting the obstruction of justice in the two-year colleges corruption case. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25814828/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:03:28 -0400 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25814828/ The Los Angeles Unified school board voted to convert Birmingham High School to a charter Wednesday, ending a long and bitter battle between teachers and parents at the district's largest campus. The... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25814830/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:58:00 -0400 Daily News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25814830/ Sparks' campaign says he will announce plans Thursday morning to guarantee advanced education for every child, reduce taxes, increase funding for Medicaid and education, create a disaster relief fund ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25814827/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:35:28 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25814827/ WASHINGTON -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama -- obese baby boomers. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811478/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:04 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811478/ Few residents who did not live in flood zones had flood insurance. But after homeowners suffered millions of dollars in damages from the flash floods that swept through the tri-county in May, will tha... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25809976/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:04 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25809976/ "That's just not the case," Boles said. "We make robots and avionics. Manufacturing jobs are increasingly done through a sophisticated and intricate process." http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25809752/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:04 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25809752/ BIRMINGHAM -- A pack of seven wild dogs that may have killed a 96-year-old man and strewn his remains over property near his home in rural west Alabama was tracked down and destroyed, authorities said... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811480/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:01 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811480/ In a vote preceded by outbursts from board members, the Montgomery County Board of Education on Wednesday selected Barbara Thompson as Montgomery's new superintendent. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811470/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:04 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811470/ The longest U.S. recession since World War II has caused Alabama's tax collections to plummet so badly that more than 120,000 taxpayers are having to wait for their state income tax refunds. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811477/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:02 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811477/ I have decided that with 90 percent of us locals, race is not the central issue. I believe the concern has evolved to the following apparent fact: There are not two educators, of either gender, race ,... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811484/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:01 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811484/ A group of first- and second-graders lined the stage at Maxwell Air Force Base Elementary and holding its country's flags, sang "It's a Small World After All." http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811471/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:02 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811471/ Unlike some other officials who remain in their elected position while running for another office, Cobb would have had to step down as chief justice to run for governor. Republican Gov. Bob Riley woul... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811479/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:05 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811479/ Montgomery's homicide rate during the first half of 2009 is up sharply compared to the first half of 2008. While that is a cause for concern, it should not be unexpected. The city's toll of 22 homicid... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811483/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:03 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25811483/ Murphy said 16 people lost their lives during the same holiday weekend a year ago. At least three of those deaths were alcohol-related, and 11 victims were not using seat belts. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25809662/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:00 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/25809662/