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  • Anniston Man Charged With Fathers Day Robbery

    ANNISTON - AL - Anniston police have charged a 53-year-old man with robbery. Investigators say Sunday, police were notified of a robbery that occurred on Cobb Avenue. The victims told police the suspect entered the front door of the house and robbed them at gunpoint using a shotgun. The suspect left the scene. Investigators started looking for Kelly Tatum in relation to the robbery. Today, ...

  • Auburn basketball signs junior college point guard

    Auburn basketball signed point guard Malcolm Canada, which fills a huge need for the program. Canada essentially replaces Jerome Seagears, who transferred to Auburn only to leave the program after less than a month. The only other point guard on the roster is freshman Tahj Shamsid-Deen. "I think I can play right away due to my experience and my size and ability on the court," Canada ...

  • Report Devonta Pollard no longer with Alabama basketball

    Devonta Pollard (No. 24) is no longer a member of the Alabama basketball team after being charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping on June 5, 2013. (AP ...

  • Jury deliberating in murder trial of Birmingham man who claims self-defense in 2009...

    Capricorn You're feeling slightly unconventional and you're looking for activities that will reflect your mood. You certainly won't be very keen on doing things that are drearily predictable or boring, although you'll grit your teeth and get on with them if you have no choice. But ideally you should do things on the spur of the moment, preferably in the company of people who ...

  • Anniston on path to become Bike City

    ANNISTON - AL - Bicycling always ranks in the top five most popular outdoor activities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration surveys show almost half of Americans want more biking facilities in their communities. The City of Anniston gets it. The Coldwater Mountain trail is one of the best biking trails in the south. City leaders say why stop there! Anniston Mayor Vaughn ...


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American Gangster

American Gangster

American Gangster has had one of those insanely tortured production histories that makes you wonder if, at the end of the day, it was all worth it. The real-life story of 1970s Harlem crime king Frank Lucas, the film was set to roll several years ag ... ...

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  • AD Bill Battle Alabama football on unprecedented run

    By JOHN ZENORAP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama athletic director Bill Battle isn't sure any football program has ever topped the Crimson Tide's current run of dominance. That includes his own former coach Bear Bryant. Battle calls 'Bama's current run under Nick Saban of 3 national titles in four seasons unprecedented. Battle told The Associated Press ...

  • Private school leaders dont anticipate many transfers

    The people in charge of two private school organizations don't expect tax credits to lead to many student transfers from failing public ...

  • Few transfers expected under Alabama tax credits

    The leaders of two Alabama private school organizations don't expect many new students to apply in the wake of a law providing tax credits for students transferring from failing ...

  • Ex-BP employees face new indictments over spill

    Federal prosecutors have secured new indictments against a former BP engineer and a former BP executive charged separately with obstructing probes of the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of ...

  • Piedmont man identified as 1 of 3 bodies pulled from truck submerged in Weiss Lake

    truck in Weiss Lake last week has been identified. Authorities positively identified one of the male victims as 41-year-old Bobby DeWayne Hyatt of Piedmont. Identification is pending on the other two victims, and additional information will be released as soon as it becomes available. The bodies were sent to the Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville for autopsy and assistance in the ...

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