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 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:25:33 -0500 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:25:33 -0500 30 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Alabama Crimson Tide had blown enough leads this season to know nothing is safe. The South Carolina Gamecocks got too comfortable nursing an 18-point margin. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33060593/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:12:57 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33060593/ Alabama Attorney General Troy King said Thursday that his personal lawyers have been informed that a federal grand jury investigation of him and his office has been closed. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058434/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:21 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058434/ The Alabama Senate has passed a bill that, if approved by the House of Representatives and voters, would spend $1 billion over the next decade to improve the state's roads and bridges. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058435/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:21 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058435/ All of this was because of weather systems Tuesday through Thursday that dumped 2 to 4 inches of rain over the Montgomery area, causing minor flooding along the Alabama River. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058430/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:20 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058430/ Toniamekia D. Jones, 29, was convicted of shooting a woman she believed had stolen water from her home faucet. Debrenda Soles, 20, died after being shot once in her lower right side in April 2009. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33057468/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:19 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33057468/ It may not have been what the crowd organizers of the 53rd annual Southeastern Livestock Exposition Rodeo were looking for, but Dakota Missildine wasn't disappointed. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058431/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:19 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058431/ QUINCY, Mass. -- A Massachusetts judge has set aside four days in April to conduct an inquest into the 1986 death of the brother of a university professor accused in Alabama of killing three colleague... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058436/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:19 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058436/ His sixth season followed a familiar pattern with the Tigers out of contention and hoping for a redemptive postseason run. Lebo's lineup was too short against Florida. His guards, whose perimeter accu... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058437/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:19 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058437/ A small group of civil rights activists arrived in Montgomery on Thursday to prepare for a rally today and a Saturday march up Dexter Avenue to commemorate the end of a historic trek from Selma 45 yea... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058432/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:18 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058432/ "According to the people that have come forward and spoken to us who saw him, they did not see a weapon on him, nor did they see him point one at officers," said Benard Simelton, president of the NAAC... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33057361/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:17 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33057361/ Pike Road Mayor Gordon Stone told concerned residents Thursday night that he and Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange would discuss the specific issues causing discontent over a proposed settlement that woul... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058433/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:16 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058433/ Amid a sea of concern about funding for the coming year, many Alabama public schools can celebrate a success story that has been made possible by grants from private donors. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058439/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:16 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058439/ Baisden, whose show blends entertainment, enlightenment and education, can be heard from 2 to 6 p.m. each weekday on WAPZ 1250 AM/95.7 FM. The self-proclaimed "Bad Boy of Radio" has a way of igniting ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33057304/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:15 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33057304/ NASHVILLE -- Frankie Sullivan decided a change was in order Thursday night. So he reinvented his game against Florida in the Southeastern Conference tournament, eschewing midrange jump shots in favor ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058438/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:15 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058438/ Bobby Bright seems to be a lost ball in high weeds and does not know just what to do about the economy. He does not know if he's a classical economist, a Keynesian or neo-Keynesian. First he votes to ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058440/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:15 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058440/ In "Palin craze will soon fade away," the letter writer attributes our support for Sarah Palin to her attractive appearance. We are described as uninformed and dumb anyway for electing Bush. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058441/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:14 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058441/ Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery has had a new metal detector installed as part of a Montgomery Public Schools initiative to put the security devices in middle and high schools to increase se... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058301/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:13 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058301/ Herculean question for candidates: No new courses needed to teach high school mathematics and science, so how will you "change the process" used to teach those courses to bring our students' performan... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058442/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:13 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058442/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Alabama Crimson Tide had blown enough leads this season to know nothing is safe. The South Carolina Gamecocks got too comfortable nursing an 18-point margin. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058429/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:44:33 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33058429/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Alabama Crimson Tide had blown enough leads this season to know nothing is safe. The South Carolina Gamecocks got too comfortable nursing an 18-point margin. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33056361/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:16:34 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33056361/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Alabama Crimson Tide had blown enough leads this season to know nothing is safe. The South Carolina Gamecocks got too comfortable nursing an 18-point margin. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33054268/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:52:22 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33054268/ It took a while, but a party finally did break out Thursday to celebrate what would have been slain Gadsden City High student Chris “Ceno” Hoyt’s 18th birthday. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33052296/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:08:51 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33052296/ From left, Ricky Cox, 39, Heather Hawkins, 24, and Allen Johanneson, 21, all of Gadsden, were arrested and each was charged with one count of second-degree theft of property. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33052297/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:08:50 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33052297/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Alabama Crimson Tide had blown enough leads this season to know nothing is safe. The South Carolina Gamecocks got too comfortable nursing an 18-point margin. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33052299/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:29:42 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33052299/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Alabama Crimson Tide had blown enough leads this season to know nothing is safe. The South Carolina Gamecocks got too comfortable nursing an 18-point margin. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33052298/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:29:39 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33052298/ MONTGOMERY — Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby is lending his considerable political weight to negotiations on consumer protections that Alabama bankers want kept within the existing regulatory system... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33049124/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:41:04 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33049124/ The scare tactic was part of a program designed to remind students about the dangers of drinking and driving and the consequences drugs can have on their lives.A real casket was set up at the front of... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33050403/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:41:03 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33050403/ The United Way of Etowah County was one of only two United Way chapters in Alabama that raised the funds it needs to maintain level operations this year, said Executive Director Joanne Hightower. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33050402/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:41:02 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33050402/ Burglary/Theft• An Alabama license plate was taken from a vehicle parked at Jacksonville Court on March 7 or March 8.• Two cell phones were taken when a group of people broke in a residenc... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33049151/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:40:59 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33049151/ The Attalla Fire and Rescue Fire Department has been awarded $90,075 in federal grants as part of the sixth round of the Fiscal Year 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33050404/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:40:59 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33050404/ With his wife Paige King by his side Alabama Attorney General Troy King reads a prepared statement during a news conference in Montgomery, Ala. King said Thursday the federal grand jury investigation ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33048464/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:22:34 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33048464/ Lexington, Ky. on June 29, 2008.Her son Rippen was killed in the crash, and another son and a passenger on the bus were seriously injured. Prosecutors say Finnegan was driving recklessly before the ac... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33048463/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:36 -0500 Examiner http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33048463/ DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) -- A Georgia woman has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide for a deadly wreck in Dothan that left her 11-year-old son dead. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33048462/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:43:01 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33048462/ Alabama A&M's Jonathan Inman, right, goes up for a shot as Alabama State's Chris Duncan defends during the first round of the NCAA college Southwestern Athletic Conference basketball tournament in Bos... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33046073/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:30:50 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33046073/ HOUSE-Passed a bill that would require removable handicapped parking permits to include a person's driver's license number or their photo. Goes to Senate.-Approved a bill raising the amount a taxpayer... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33046071/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:59:21 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33046071/ Alabama Attorney General Troy King says a federal grand jury investigation of him and his office has ended. Federal prosecutors say they can't confirm or deny that. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33046072/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:59:20 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33046072/ DOTHAN, Ala. - A Houston County jury concluded a Hartford man charged with attempted murder was not trying to kill a Dothan police officer when he drove toward the officer during a confrontation last ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042603/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:19 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042603/ First-generation college students face all the challenges other students face in their freshman year, but may not have the same support and understanding at home other students have. To help them bet... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042604/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:18 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042604/ DOTHAN, Ala. - A Houston County judge removed the City of Dothan from a lawsuit recently after determining the city is immune from liability. Circuit Judge Larry Anderson granted summary judgment to ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042605/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:16 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042605/ Chain book store Books-A-Million Inc. reported Thursday that its profit edged up slightly in the fourth quarter despite a drop in sales.The company said it earned $11.9 million, or 76 cents per share,... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042602/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:37:21 -0500 Examiner http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042602/ Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney returned to Michigan for the first of two book signings on Wednesday and gave the cheering crown a dire warning. More than 450 people filled the up... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042599/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:36:28 -0500 The Detroit News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042599/ Only one Alabamian made Forbes magazine’s new annual ranking of the richest people in the world published Thursday. Marguerite Harbert, an 86-year-old Birmingham resident, was named the No. 616... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042598/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:07:34 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33042598/ Riley announced the trips Thursday in Montgomery while honoring several Alabama companies for their success in international trade.The trips to India and Russia are being organized by the Alabama Deve... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33041109/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:55:08 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33041109/ DOTHAN, Ala. - There were no cheers or even sighs of relief in a Houston County courtroom Thursday when a jury decided the legal fate of Crystal Finnegan. Finnegan stood accused of manslaughter in th... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33039284/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:09:44 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33039284/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Mikhail Torrance's 9-foot jumper broke a tie at 62 with 57 seconds left, and Alabama rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half to beat South Carolina 68-63 Thursday in t... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33037839/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:33 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33037839/ Mikhail Torrance's 9-foot jumper broke a tie at 62 with 57 seconds left, and Alabama rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half to beat South Carolina 68-63 Thursday in the opening round of t... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33038850/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:37:38 -0500 The Tennessean http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33038850/ Gov. Riley discusses about Alabama's 2010 trade strategy during a ceremony to honor recipients of the Governor's Trade Excellence Awards. Credit: Robin Cooper, Governor's Office http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33039281/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:01 -0500 Office of the Governor http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33039281/ Authorities indicted 25-year-old Dmarcus Antwain Ward, of Minden, last week, on charges of sex trafficking of minors and transporting them for the purposes of prostitution. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33039283/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:04 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33039283/ set the pace on a strong day for local stocks Thursday. HealthSouth (NYSE: HLS) was up 2.21 percent to $18.03 in late afternoon trading, while BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: BCRX) was up 1.65 perc... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33039275/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:16:00 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33039275/ Freddie Mac 's weekly rate report. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the week ending March 11 was 4.95 percent, down from 4.97 percent last week, according to Freddie Mac (NYSE... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33039277/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:15:49 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33039277/ DOTHAN, Ala. - A Dothan man pleaded guilty earlier this week to the armed robbery of a Hobo Pantry convenience store, and received a 25-year prison sentence. Dothan police detectives arrested Malik A... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33036194/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:43:46 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33036194/ is buying two nursing homes in Alabama for $18.5 million. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter, according to a news release. For AdCare (AMEX: ADK), the Springfield-based owner and ma... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33034321/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:15:11 -0500 Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33034321/ Sam Muldrow has 13 points and Devan Downey 12 as South Carolina leads Alabama 38-27 at halftime in the first game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33035849/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:12:04 -0500 The Tennessean http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33035849/ FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) -- The TimesDaily newspaper is asking a Lauderdale County Circuit judge to halt the sale of Coffee Health Group and its assets to a private company until documents related to the s... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33036193/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:19 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33036193/ The Dothan Department of Leisure Services will have special hours for the Westgate indoor pool during Spring Break, March 14-20. Beginning on Sunday, March 14, the pool will open for Summer Hours. Th... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33029938/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:29:09 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33029938/ There were no cheers or even sighs of relief in a Houston County courtroom Thursday when a jury decided the legal fate of Crystal Finnegan. Finnegan stood accused of manslaughter in the 2008 traffic ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33029939/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:29:08 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33029939/ A celebration/party today for Christopher LaShun “Ceno” Hoyt has been moved to the East Gadsden Community Center, organizers said. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33029936/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:08:02 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33029936/ MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- A man prosecutors called the original whistleblower in the Bishop State Community College financial aid theft scandal pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft and was put on p... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33029937/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:47:42 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33029937/ Cox Media Group has rebranded 97.3 FM as 97-3 The Buck and will add local on-air talent in the coming months, according to a news release. The new name and brand includes a pledge to broadcast &ldquo... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33029935/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:18 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33029935/ The new owner of WaterMark Place will throw open its doors Thursday to showcase to small businesses its commercial possibilities. Anthony Underwood, http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33028098/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:16 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33028098/ MONTGOMERY - Governor Bob Riley on Wednesday announced the selection of 20 additional Alabama high schools to participate in a statewide initiative to increase the number of students prepared to take ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33026649/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:02:34 -0500 Office of the Governor http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33026649/ MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- A teacher at an alternative school in Mobile has been charged with sending obscene material to a 13-year-old female special education student. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33023710/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:12:12 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33023710/ Jasper farmer Dorman Grace has been traveling the state this week to kick off his Republican campaign for state agriculture commissioner. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33022304/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:52:02 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/33022304/