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Possible cuts for National Weather Service meteorologists

Big cuts could hit agencies that issue storm warnings. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration -or NOAA- has proposed furloughs for it's employees. Sequestration and budget cuts are to ...
Construction worker killed in accidental electrocution in Birmingham

A construction worker died Wednesday after being accidentally electrocuted in Birmingham. The victim, a Star Construction employee, was killed while working in an alley near the 3700 block of 6th Avenue South at around 11:30 a.m. Birmingham police and fire responded to the scene and a crew from Alabama Power arrived a short time later. The man's identity is being withheld until all family ...
Ala. man sentenced on child pornography charges

BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) -- A man who says he looked at child pornography online in search of justice for his wife has been sentenced to 30 years in ...
ALA woman charged with fabricating story of attack

PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. (AP) -- Police say a woman accused of fabricated a story about being attacked to get her ex-boyfriend's attention has been charged with filing a false police ...
Oklahoma tornado Birmingham Community Foundation points to sister organization in OKC to address long-term unmet needs

BIRMINGHAM , Alabama - On April 8, 1998, an F5 tornado touched down in Tuscaloosa County and traveled east, ripping a path three-quarters of a mile wide through parts of Birmingham and its western suburbs, killing ...

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Tarzan and the Lost City

"Tarzan and the Lost City" is one of the most anemic movies to come out in quite a while. Not only it is poorly written, badly acted, and generally incompetent in all cinematic areas, it is thoroughly uninspired and insipid. Unfortunately, it's not bad in the way great, colossal misfires like "Heaven's Gate" (1980) or "Ishtar" (1987) are bad. Instead, it literally drips off the screen like a movi ... ...

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Prattville woman indicted on home mortgage fraud theft charges

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Attorney General Luther Strange announced the arrest of a Prattville woman for four counts of residential mortgage fraud, two counts of first-degree theft and two counts of first-degree theft by deception. Lynda Branch, 59, formerly operated Professional Closing and Title LLC and was doing business in Prattville as Pro Close. Branch was arrested by the Autauga County ...
Tishomingo County voters OK beer alcohol sales

With more than half Tishomingo County's voters casting ballots, legalizing alcohol passed by 42 votes, while legalizing beer and light wine passed by 73. The county borders Alabama and ...
4 plead guilty in Ala. college hazing case

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Four men have pleaded guilty to their involvement in hazing at Jacksonville State University. The Anniston Star reports ...
SEC Baseball Tournament Alabama to play Ole Miss in losers bracket after 3-0 loss to LSU

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - Brian Anderson scored on a wild pitch in the 10th inning to give Arkansas a 2-1 victory over Mississippi in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday. ...
Alabama governor signs bill on carrying guns

The bill by Republican Sen. Scott Beason of Gardendale passed the Legislature Monday, and Bentley's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis, announced the Republican governor signed it into law ...

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Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr in $1.1bn deal'

Yahoo Inc. has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for 1.1 billion dollars. The acquisition is expected to be announced as early as Monday.

The deal was unanimously voted for by the board, tech blog AllThingsD reported, citing sources close to the matter.

According to the BBC, the deal will be CEO Marissa Mayer's largest deal since taking Yahoo's command in July 2012.

Neither Yahoo nor Tumblr responded immediately to requests for comment.

Under the terms of the acquisition, Tumblr would continue to operate as an independent business, which is currently run by David Karp, a 26-year-old New Yorker, who is expected to remain in his role. (ANI)