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  • No tickets wins Mega Money game

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No tickets matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game so the jackpot rolled over to $550,000, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.Six tickets won $1,153.50 for picking 4-of-4; 52 tickets won $291.50 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 1,076 tickets won $42 each for picking 3-of-4; 1,630 tickets won $19 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the ...

  • 4 Fantasy 5 players share $58228 top prize

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $58,228.92 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.The winning tickets were bought in Tarpon Springs, Miami, Homestead and St. Petersburg, lottery officials reported.The 371 tickets matching four numbers won $101.00 each. Another 12,091 tickets matching three numbers won $8.50 each, and 108,031 tickets won a Quick ...

  • Alabama Power Heavy rains affect spillway operations

    According to Alabama Power, heavy and unexpected rains have tipped water levels at Logan Martin and Harris lakes over its normal summer pools and are affecting spillway ...

  • Judge grants Troy man new trial in rapes of women

    TROY, Ala. (AP) -- An Alabama judge has overturned two rape convictions against a Troy man, saying prosecutors failed to share evidence that was relevant to the man's ...

  • Ala. man shot in groin by hog hunter at camp

    http://bit.ly/10EU8ZM ) the Tuscaloosa County sheriff's homicide unit is investigating the shooting early Saturday, which sent a 26-year-old man to a hospital for ...


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Movie Review

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Near the end of "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps," there is a scene in which the titular character, the lovable, overweight scientist Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy), is sitting on the edge of a fountain with his fiance, Denise (Janet Jackson). Through a number of plot contrivances that are too strained to describe, Sherman has begun to lose his intelligence to the point that he can barely speak. ...

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  • Flash flooding in East Alabama

    Heavy rain overnight caused major flash flooding in many areas of east Alabama. Parts of Etowah, Calhoun, St. Clair, and Talladega counties were affected by the storms. The flooding caused Highway 21 in Oxford to be shutdown most of Saturday morning. ABC 33/40 has a crew in the field and will bring you more information as it becomes ...

  • Flash flooding from storms reported in east Ala.

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Forecasters say flash flooding across roads is being reported in eastern Alabama and more could occur as showers and thunderstorms move into the central areas of the state. Al.com reports ...

  • Ala. woman charged with running over child age 3

    TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- Police say a Talladega woman has been charged with manslaughter after a running over a 3-year-old child who fell out of her ...

  • Kennedy tries new strategy for Ala. Democrats

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Since he quit his post as chairman of the state Democratic Party a month ago, Mark Kennedy has formed a new office, established a website and amassed a growing list of volunteers as he and several other defectors from the traditional party apparatus attempt to build a new organization in a red state where Democrats have lost control of all three branches of state ...

  • Birmingham Boys Choir sings Sunday at Shades Crest Baptist

    BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- In preparation for another international tour, the Birmingham Boys Choir presents its 35th annual spring concert on Sunday, May ...

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