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  • Ala. governor seeks votes on delaying tax credits

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Robert Bentley is spending the weekend trying to round up legislative support for his proposal to delay Alabama's new private school tax credits for two years. Bentley spoke Saturday at the Alabama League of Municipalities convention in Montgomery and urged several hundred city officials to contact their legislators before the Legislature's last meeting ...

  • Flooded roads and structures in St. Clair County

    An inmate is on the loose in Etowah County. The Sheriff's department says an inmate kitchen worker escaped the Etowah County Detention Center (ECDC) Friday morning. Justin Wade Hopkins, 30, escaped ...

  • Moss Point man found drowned after going overboard

    MOSS POINT, Miss. - The body of a drowned fisherman has been found in the Escatawpa River.The Jackson County Sheriff's Department says the body of Timothy Gordon Sr. of Moss Point was found about 12 p.m. Saturday, the Mississippi Press reports (http://bit.ly/113JZpA).Gordon and companion Curtis Coleman, a Grand Bay, Ala., resident were fishing on the Escatawpa River about 5 p.m. Friday when ...

  • 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 ...


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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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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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