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  • New lead attorney for Jefferson County faces world of problems. Here are some.

    Gemini You long to be surrounded by familiar faces and places today, so you'll really feel out of your depth if you're somewhere strange even if you'd usually revel in such a situation. Your idea of heaven right now is to be with family or dear friends, or with one special person, so you can relax and not have to worry about putting on a good show or being entertaining ...

  • Benefit concert at JSU supports wounded veteran

    A wounded military veteran from Jacksonville has a new life to look forward to thanks to the community and some supportive foundations. Sunday night, The Gary Sinise Foundation along with community partners held a benefit concert to help Sergeant Ben Tomlinson build a smart house.Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to give Sgt. Benjamin Tomlinson back ...

  • Ala. community colleges expanding business courses

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama community colleges are expanding their course offerings that prepare students to start and run their own businesses. Al.com reports ...

  • Vulcan Park to celebrate 109th Birthday on Sunday June 2

    Visiting Vulcan Park Wednesday, March 21, 2012 in Birmingham. Vulcan Park allows Birmingham City school children free admission with a paid parent admission during spring break ...

  • Crime Stoppers May 18 Clues needed in 2008 homicide

    In 2008, a Birmingham man was shot and killed, and the case has gone cold. Police continue to search for justice in the death of Michael Kissi, and Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper is asking for your help. "I'm Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper. We've been working leads for years. Now it's time to close the case on who killed Michael Kissi. He was 28 years old when he ...


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Movie Review

Scary Movie

There are two main questions that might be raised by the horror parody "Scary Movie": First, why did it take this long for someone to spoof the slasher genre? (After all, '70s disaster films had been around for less than 10 years before the team of Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker took them apart in "Airplane!," while slasher films as a recognizable genre have been clunking around for more than two decades ... ...

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  • 2 Fantasy 5 players share $140847 top prize

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $140,847.88 each, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.The winning tickets were bought in Ramrod Key and Port St. Lucie, lottery officials reported.The 441 tickets matching four numbers won $103.00 each. Another 12,982 tickets matching three numbers won $9.50 each, and 123,987 tickets won a Quick Pick ticket for picking ...

  • Birmingham nightclub shooting under investigation

    Birmingham, AL - Birmingham Police are still investigating a shooting that happened outside a nightclub early Sunday morning. The incident happened near CC Night Club in the 1200-block of Bessemer Road around 7:00 AM. The victim was taken to UAB Hospital and is in stable condition. Birmingham Police are still searching for the ...

  • Florida Lotto jackpot rises to $12 million

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $12 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Sunday. A total of 48 tickets matched five numbers to win $4,565.50 each; 2,674 tickets matched four numbers for $68 each; and 54,226 tickets matched three numbers for $5 each. The winning Florida Lotto numbers ...

  • Hayden softball wins 1st state title Pisgah rolls to 3A crown

    The Pisgah softball team rolled to its eighth state championship after taking down Winfield in Class 3A and Hayden grabbed its first Class 5A title in the AHSAA Tournament Saturday at Montgomery's Lagoon ...

  • Flash flooding reported in east Alabama more rain expected throughout day

    Scorpio There are days when you feel you can't say or do anything right, but happily this isn't one of them. In fact, it's a wonderful day in which everything goes well and it's remarkably easy to get on well with whoever happens to be around. Not that you want to spend your time with just any old person. You'd much rather get together with some close friends or that ...

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