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  • Turmoil Of 63 Shut Down Proms Former Students Dance Again

    Several high schools had to cancel their proms in 1963, during a time of tumultuous civil rights protests across the South, and in Birmingham, Ala., particularly. Fifty years later, some of those African-American students finally got the chance to dance the night away. Gigi Douban ...

  • Do Dah Day 2013 is full of furry friends music and even a wedding

    Scorpio Forget about following convention and saying what's expected of you today. Instead, have the guts to speak from the heart and say what you think, even if that means sounding unconventional or weird. So what? Let people think what they like about you. Besides, you could be pleasantly surprised when you discover that there are some kindred spirits who agree with every word you ...

  • Winning numbers drawn in $590.5 million Powerball jackpot

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot. The numbers drawn Saturday are: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and a Powerball of 11. Officials ...

  • This Hour Latest Alabama news sports business and entertainment

    HAZARDOUS WEATHER 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 National Weather Service meteorologist Jessica Talley said Saturday flash floods were reported from Talladega to ...

  • Nick Saban headlines 2013 class of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame inductees

    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 operations. Lake Reports: ...


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Movie Review

Drop Dead Gorgeous

It's always a sad sight when a satire goes after a painfully obvious and easy target, and still manages to miss the mark. Such is the case with "Drop Dead Gorgeous," a vicious black comedy about a teen beauty pageant, one of the silliest and most intellectually indefensible rituals of modern American culture. ...

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  • Deputies searching for 7-year-old autistic boy missing in Perdido Key

    Escambia County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a missing 7-year-old autistic boy who was last seen Friday afternoon on Perdido Key Drive in the vicinity of the Needle Rush condos. Owen Black was wearing a red and blue striped shirt and brown sweat pants. He has short blondish brown hair, brown eyes and is small -- 4'0, 45 pounds -- for his age. If you see this child or have any ...

  • Man attempting to elude police in Tuscaloosa dies in head-on collision

    One person is dead Saturday after a police chase ended with a head-on collision in Tuscaloosa. According to the Tuscaloosa Police Department, the male suspect fleeing from officers died in the two-vehicle accident near 15th Street and Stillman Avenue. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. Police have not said what lead to the pursuit of the suspect. ...

  • Sparkman softball wins 6A title undefeated Haleyville wins 2nd straight 4A championship

    The Haleyville softball team celebrates pitcher Holly Ward's fourth inning 2-run homer against American Christian Academy. ...

  • 50 years later Birminghams Class of 1963 celebrates the prom they never got to have

    Their original prom night canceled during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, the 1963 graduating class of Birmingham's black high schools held a prom Friday night, May 17, 2013, at the Boutwell ...

  • Alabama softball edges WKU advances to NCAA Regional championship game

    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- In a back-and-forth affair the Alabama softball team held off Western Kentucky, 7-6, Saturday afternoon in day two of the NCAA Softball Tuscaloosa Regional at Rhoads Stadium. With the win the Crimson Tide improves to 44-13 on the season and advances to championship Sunday. A sixth inning sac-fly off the bat of junior Molly Fichtner that scored freshman Andrea Hawkins ...

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