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  • 3 Fantasy 5 players win $76438.04 top prize

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Three winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $76,438.04 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.The winning tickets were bought in Lutz, Dundee and Cape Coral, lottery officials reported.The 333 tickets matching four numbers won $111 each. Another 10,539 tickets matching three numbers won $9.50 each, and 102,651 tickets won a Quick Pick ticket for picking ...

  • No ticket wins Mega Money game next jackpot $1M

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No tickets matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game so the jackpot rolled over to $1 million, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.Four tickets won $1,646 for picking 4-of-4; 28 tickets won $515.50 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 1,040 tickets won $41 each for picking 3-of-4; 1,291 tickets won $23 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the ...

  • Vicksburg-Warren school system seeks new leader

    VICKSBURG, Miss. - Members of the Vicksburg Warren School Board say it may be September before a new superintendent is hired.Board member Sally Bullard tells the Vicksburg Post (http://bit.ly/Z05Vpb) that finding a new superintendent during the summer can be difficult because school contracts run from July to June.The Mississippi School Boards Association is helping with the district's ...

  • Ala Gov. Bentley looks at options for state boards

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Gov. Robert Bentley repeated himself this week when he signed nomination letters for trustees at Alabama State University and the University of North ...

  • Preview Study shows 25 of Alabama bridges - structurally deficient or functionally obsolete

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Easy Rider [Blu-Ray]

Easy Rider [Blu-Ray]

It wasnt the only one, but more so than any another other film of its era, Easy Rider changed everything. Arriving in theaters in the summer of 1969--the same three-month period that gave us the first man on the moon, the Stonewall riots, Woodstock, and the Manson murders--it was not ... ...

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  • Officers Facebook posts under fire

    DOTHAN — The Dothan Personnel Board expects to take at least two to three weeks to decide what could be a landmark case involving the use of social media by police. The board held a four-hour hearing Thursday in the case of Cpl. Raemonica Carney. She turned to the board after she was suspended for 10 days without pay and put on probation for two years for Facebook posts that department ...

  • Obama honors victims of 1963 Birmingham church bombing

    On hand for Friday's signing ceremony with President Barack Obama are, from left, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, sponsor of the legislation; victims' relatives Lisa McNair, Thelma 'Maxine' Pippen McNair and Dianne Braddock; and the Rev. Arthur Price Jr., pastor of the 16th Street Baptist Church, the site of the bombing. / ...

  • Bentley signs bond issues campaign bill

    King said the governor also approved a $50 million bond issue to purchase equipment for technology training programs in public schools. The technology programs are part of the State Board of ...

  • Crimson Tide softball falls to Vols in NCAA Super Regional series opener

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Much like the regular season series against Tennessee, the Alabama softball team had its chances but fell by a single run, this time 3-2, in the first game of the Knoxville Super Regional, Friday night at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. With the loss, the Crimson Tide moves to 45-14 on the season while the Lady Vols improve to 48-10. The Tide stranded nine runners on base but ...

  • Alabama joining investigation of recalled drug

    The Alabama Department of Public Health is working with other health agencies to investigate an injectable anti-inflammatory drug prepared by a compounding manufacturer in ...

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