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  • In Birmingham metro area 18 percent of same-sex couples are raising children study finds

    In the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area, 18 percent of same-sex couples are raising children, according to a recent study by the Williams ...

  • Your Health 5-24-15 Mold in your home

    BIRMINGHAM - AL - It must be nice to own your own home. But, a local woman's home in Pelham literally takes her breath away. The problem: mold. ABC 33/40's Linda Mays reports to us why the homeowner had to make a life saving decision. Usually your home is your safe haven. But, doctors say Judy Berneske's Pelham town home is too unhealthy to live in. Judy Berneske says, "I ...

  • Auburn complex gets new name look after killings

    AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - The new owners of an Auburn apartment complex are giving it a different name and a fresh look as they try rebranding it following a shooting that killed three people, including two former Auburn University football players. The apartments formerly known as University Heights are now called Tiger Lodge. The 756-bed complex was purchased by Realco Capital Partners in January ...

  • AAA Over 31 million drivers to take Memorial Day road trip

    By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Business Writer It's going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation's highways. From Thursday through Monday, 31.2 million Americans will drive 50 miles or more to a beach, campground or other getaway, according to car lobbying group AAA. That's a small increase from last year but still well short of the record 37.3 million people who ...

  • Alabama Rep. Davis running for 1st District seat

    DAPHNE, Ala. (AP) -- The campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner of Mobile has begun one day after he announced he would step down in August to take a job with the University of Alabama ...


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The Devil's Rejects

The Devil's Rejects

If theres one thing you can say about rocker-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie, it is that he has no pretensions. In his sophomore film, the neo-grindhouse epic The Devils Rejects, he never for a moment pretends that its about anything other than vicariously identifying with a ... ...

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  • Birminghams top 5 kings of cash

    #5 - Hibbett Sports Inc. (Nasdaq: HIBB) Year-end 2012 cash: $76.9M Year-end 2011 cash: $55.1M Change: Up 39% from 2011 Spending trend: In its annual report, Hibbett said its cash outlay for capital expenditures in the current fiscal year would be about $55 million. That will be used for expenditures for its new wholesaling and logistics facility and corporate headquarters, the opening of 65 to ...

  • Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

    WASHINGTON -; Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement are receiving the highest honor Congress gives to ...

  • Top of the List Tourist Attractions

    Red Mountain State Park This weeks Birmingham Business Journal lists the areas most notable tourist attractions, listed alphabetically. Click here to see a photo map of the Birmingham Tourist Attractions, or check out our slideshow below to see the entire List. Click the white arrow in each picture to collapse or expand the description of each attraction. One Birmingham outdoor adventure venue ...

  • Horrified trucker describes I-5 bridge collapse in Washington

    Rescue workers form a human chain as they begin to remove a woman who reaches out from a smashed pickup truck that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the I-5 bridge Thursday in Mt. Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco ...

  • Illinois judge charged with possession of heroin guns

    ST. LOUIS (AP) - A southwestern Illinois judge already under scrutiny after a colleague died of a cocaine overdose at his family's hunting lodge was charged Friday with possession of heroin and guns. Wearing cutoff shorts and a T-shirt with the slogan "Bad is my middle name," St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook pleaded not guilty to federal counts of possessing heroin ...

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