Provides the latest RSS feeds for Birmingham News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Birmingham Star.com http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/cat/0cd1f7701040892f/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:49 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:49 -0400 30 washington - The man who ran the Internal Revenue Service when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups gets called on the carpet today at a hearing on Capitol Hill. It will be the first chance lawmakers get to question Douglas Shulman about what he knew and why he didn't tell Congress. Lawmakers want to know why the former IRS Commissioner didn't tell Congress that ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214663269/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:39 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214663269/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214663002/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:07 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214663002/scat/0cd1f7701040892f The Senate's Republican leader, President Pro Tem Del Marsh, of Anniston called it the best session since Republicans gained a majority in the 2010 election. Republicans passed the Alabama Accountability Act, loosened restrictions on guns, started the consolidation of state law enforcement agencies, and kept a promise to commit to the repayment of money removed for the Alabama Trust ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214662916/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:47 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214662916/scat/0cd1f7701040892f A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214662843/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 09:24:23 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214662843/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Gov. Robert Bentley has signed the state General Fund budget and state education budget into law. The governor's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis, announced Monday night that Bentley had signed both of the Legislature's spending plans without changes on the last day of the 2013 legislative session. The Legislature passed the budgets nearly two weeks ago, and Bentley had indicated ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214661871/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 08:34:13 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214661871/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Builders are putting the final touches on a three-story loft project in downtown Montgomery, and they are highlighting the 1907 building's historic ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214661548/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:02 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214661548/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Hoover police say 68-year-old Deanna Owen Shumate was taken to a hospital after driving her car into Star Lake on Friday night.Investigators tell WBRC-TV ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214660928/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 08:09:01 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214660928/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Aries Someone is being very informative and helpful, especially if you want them to explain something that you don't understand, so listen carefully to what they tell you. This is also a great day for making some travel plans, perhaps by arranging to visit a friend you haven't seen in a while or by discussing where you should take your next ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214660538/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 07:41:33 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214660538/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature is making it easier to prosecute people who abuse, neglect or financially exploit senior citizens. The House and Senate passed different versions of the bill earlier in the Senate and then agreed on the same version on Monday night shortly before the 2013 legislative session ended. The Protecting Alabama's Elders Act was pushed by Republican ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214659332/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 06:16:32 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214659332/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's governor says the state stands ready to help Oklahoma recover from a deadly tornado. Gov. Robert Bentley says he's been in touch with Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin's office and offered whatever assistance Alabama can provide. He said other states helped Alabama rebuild after deadly tornadoes hit on April 27, 2011, and Alabama is ready to do the same ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214659333/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 06:16:31 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214659333/scat/0cd1f7701040892f http://bit.ly/10RyfaJ ) an autopsy Monday confirmed the cause of death for 56-year-old Timothy Gordon Sr., of Moss Point. Broadus said the autopsy showed no other causes contributing to his ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214659111/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 06:08:01 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214659111/scat/0cd1f7701040892f This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Steve ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214657826/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 05:24:27 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214657826/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have agreed to a litany of changes to state election law, including eliminating the cap on corporate political contributions, The compromise version of Senate Bill 445 emerged on the session's final day Monday .The Senate approved the final version 27-4 and the House 90-3. The bill now goes to Gov. Robert Bentley for his consideration. The bill ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214654753/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 21 May 2013 00:51:44 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214654753/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The annual light-hearted humorous jab known as the Shroud Award was presented in the Alabama House of Representatives Monday night. The award, replete with runners up and less honorable mentions, is given yearly to the state representative who proposed a law that had little, if any, chance of passage. The empty suit mounted in an open cardboard box accompanied by a ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214653912/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 23:48:05 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214653912/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214653913/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 23:48:02 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214653913/scat/0cd1f7701040892f BIRMINGHAM– On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the American Cancer Society will mark its milestone of 100 years of medical breakthroughs and saving lives. In fact, experts with the organization, credited as the largest volunteer health group in the U.S., say ACS is the reason for hundreds of birthdays. "The American Cancer Society has played a role in nearly every cancer research ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214652959/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 22:43:57 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214652959/scat/0cd1f7701040892f The consolidation measure passed the House on a 72-26 vote Monday night. The bill returned to the Senate to sort out differences between House and Senate versions of the legislation with slightly more than two hours left in the legislative ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214652739/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 22:35:15 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214652739/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Birmingham, Alabama's music scene is blowing up: Homegrown bands are playing major music fests such as Banditos at this weekend's Hangout Music Festival , while a new music venue, Iron City , is bringing bands such as Neutral Milk Hotel to the ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214652029/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 21:53:31 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214652029/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Two real estate investors have been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for bid rigging at public foreclosure auctions and mail fraud.Department of Justice officials said Monday that Jason Brannon, of Mobile, and his father, Robert Brannon, of Laurel, Miss., were each sentenced to 20 months in prison.Authorities say the two conspired with others to fraudulently purchase ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651846/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 21:51:40 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651846/scat/0cd1f7701040892f OKLAHOMA CITY -; Officials at two hospitals say they're treating more than 120 patients, including about 70 children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651322/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 21:50:52 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651322/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Leading lawmakers have agreed to a litany of changes to Alabama election law, including eliminating the cap on corporate political contributions and making it easier for regulated utilities to influence ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651241/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 21:13:48 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651241/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Internal Revenue Service office in Birmingham Tuesday as part of a nationwide backlash against targeting of Tea Party and conservative groups by the ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651085/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 20:47:13 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651085/scat/0cd1f7701040892f GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Etowah County say they're going to start cracking down on women who give birth to drug-addicted babies. At a news conference Monday, officials from the Etowah County sheriff and district attorney's office and the Department of Human Resources announced that women whose babies test positive at birth for drugs will be charged with chemical endangerment ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651086/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 20:32:42 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651086/scat/0cd1f7701040892f The Republican majority in the Alabama Legislature has handed the Republican governor a major defeat by rejecting his proposal to delay the start of private school tax credits for two ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651087/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 20:32:40 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214651087/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Legislature has passed a bill making it a felony for a parent to neglect to promptly notify authorities when their child is missing or dead in response to the Caylee Anthony case in ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214650816/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:12 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214650816/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Members of the Democratic minority were inspired to show off their sartorial splendor on the last day of the legislative Session in honor of Mobile's Democratic Rep. Napoleon ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214650817/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:11 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214650817/scat/0cd1f7701040892f SAN LUIS, Ariz. -; Federal authorities say a California man wanted in an Alabama murder case has been arrested near the southern Arizona ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214649648/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 19:32:01 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214649648/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A summary of action in the Alabama Legislature on Monday, the 30th and final meeting day of the regular session: HOUSE: Rejected the governor's proposal to delay Alabama's new private school tax credits for two years. Gave final approval to a major overhaul of Alabama's gun laws, including allowing workers to keep guns in their vehicles while at their ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214649920/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:18 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214649920/scat/0cd1f7701040892f TUSCALOOSA - AL - The Alabama Center for Real Estate says residential home sales spiked significantly last month compared to April home sales in previous years. They were up 43 percent over last year, but 80 percent over 2011. The study is based on an April to April analysis. Since 2003, an average 200 homes per year have been sold. The Center for Real Estate says a total 236 home closings ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214649921/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:17 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214649921/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin says just because a woman wants to put her own life at risk with drugs, doesn't give her the right to endanger her unborn child. Entrekin says this must end. Women are being prosecuted for actions that endanger their unborn children. Sheriff Entrekin says this problem is serious in Etowah County. Some fifty babies are born at Gads den Regional Medical ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214649922/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:16 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214649922/scat/0cd1f7701040892f NEW ORLEANS -; A federal judge on Monday dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil that was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico in ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214643909/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 18:24:49 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214643909/scat/0cd1f7701040892f The godfather of a New York college student accidentally killed by a police bullet says the officer should have negotiated instead of firing as an armed intruder held the young woman ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214644133/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 18:21:04 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214644133/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214644859/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12:58 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214644859/scat/0cd1f7701040892f The bill provides $15 million for Mobile's Murphy High School, which was damaged by a tornado on Christmas Day. There is also money for five other schools damaged by tornadoes on April 27, 2011. Three schools in the Tuscaloosa area will benefit, with $3 million for Alberta City Elementary and $2.5 million each for University Place Elementary and Holt Elementary. Phil Campbell High School ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214644860/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12:57 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214644860/scat/0cd1f7701040892f The bill provides $15 million for Mobile's Murphy High School, which was damaged by a tornado on Christmas Day. There is also money for five other schools damaged by tornadoes on April 27, 2011. Three schools in the Tuscaloosa area will benefit, with $3 million for Alberta City Elementary and $2.5 million each for University Place Elementary and Holt Elementary. Phil Campbell High School ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214644497/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:15 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214644497/scat/0cd1f7701040892f BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Department of Corrections officials are probing a fatal stabbing at the Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer. Officials say 54-year-old Anthony Jones was stabbed to death during a fight Sunday. Officials have identified 63-year-old Albert Evans as the suspect. Both were serving life sentences. The circumstances that led to the fight were unclear Monday. ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214643724/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:43 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214643724/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Bugs were the all the buzz last week when the United Nation's Food and Agricultural Agency released a report that contends "edible insects" may be the easiest way to meet global food needs. Dr. Frank Franklin, a nationally known nutrition and pediatrics specialist from Birmingham, couldn't agree more. Franklin points out health benefits and nutritional value found in ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214643725/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:42 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214643725/scat/0cd1f7701040892f http://bit.ly/Z8JxvZ ) 53-year-old Loyd Jeffrey Hitt, of Center Point, was sentenced Monday in federal court. Hitt pleaded guilty to receiving and possessing child pornography in ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214643306/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:22 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214643306/scat/0cd1f7701040892f (AP Photo/Sleepy Hollow High School). CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME -- In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rebello is ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214641274/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:15 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214641274/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature has authorized city and county school systems to hire armed security guards to protect students. The Senate voted 21-0 Monday to go along with changes the House made to a school security bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Dick Brewbaker of Montgomery. The bill now goes to the governor for review. Some schools now have guards supplied by their local ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214642402/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 16:05:48 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214642402/scat/0cd1f7701040892f NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A housekeeper has been sentenced to six years in federal prison in the theft of a Benjamin Franklin bust stolen in suburban Philadelphia and reportedly worth $3 million. Andrea Lawton, 47, of Mobile, Ala., was living in Philadelphia when the bust was taken Aug. 24 from a home where she had worked as a housecleaner. She fled to Alabama with the bust and was arrested Sept. ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214641215/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:03 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214641215/scat/0cd1f7701040892f The Alabama House has rejected Gov. Robert Bentley's proposal to delay private school tax credits for two years. The House voted 57-10 Monday to reject the governor's proposal. Now the proposal goes to the Senate on the last meeting day of the legislative session. The new Alabama Accountability Act provides state tax credits of about $3,500 for parents who enroll a child in a private ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214641216/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:01 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214641216/scat/0cd1f7701040892f GADSDEN-AL - Two Etowah County women have been arrested and charged with chemical endangerment of a child. Tiffanie Angelia Mitchell, 23, of Gadsden, was arrested on May 6 and is charged with one count of chemical endangerment of exposing a child to an environment in which controlled substances are produced or distributed. Breanna Latreace Wilson, 18, of Attalla, was arrested on the same ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214639760/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:12 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214639760/scat/0cd1f7701040892f washington - Secretary of State John Kerry is vowing that the Obama administration will spare no expense or effort to protect U.S. diplomats serving overseas. Speaking to State Department trainees today, Kerry said he was fully committed to implementing and expanding on the recommendations of an independent review board that investigated the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214639759/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:11 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214639759/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Birmingham gas prices have remained stable in the past week, falling by one cent. The average price per gallon for gasoline in Birmingham on Sunday was $3.25, only one cent less than the week before. Reports from GasBuddy.com show the gasoline prices in the Birmingham area have remained largely flat over the past week, after rising three cents last Sunday. The national average is $3.68 per ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214640866/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 13:42:22 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214640866/scat/0cd1f7701040892f The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a New York town violated the Constitution by opening meetings with prayers that emphasized Christianity. The request for Supreme Court action in the religious expression case arises from the practice of Greece, N.Y., of opening town board meetings with a prayer, which two residents challenged as a violation of the Establishment Clause of the ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214638665/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:30 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214638665/scat/0cd1f7701040892f The move comes after additional cost overruns were announced at the coal-fired power plant Mississippi Power is building in Kemper County. Mississippi Power's vice president of generation, Tommy Anderson, also recently left the ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214638047/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:29 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214638047/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Lots of smiles, hugs and kisses will make this Monday afternoon memorable for the families of returning members of the Alabama Army National Guard's 1/167th Infantry Battalion and subordinate units. The Talladega-based battalion has spent more than ten months active duty in Afghanistan. This battalion has played a role in every major American war since the Civil War. Homecoming events ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214636819/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 11:34:22 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214636819/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Motorist traveling along Interstate 65 between Baldwin County and Montgomery on Wednesday afternoon will see plenty of state troopers, National Guard personnel and state Transportation Department workers. Transportation officials say they will be conducting their annual exercise to simulate reversing traffic on I-65 so that all four lanes are headed north to allow evacuation from the ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214635378/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 10:31:28 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214635378/scat/0cd1f7701040892f When the session began in February, Democratic legislators said their No. 1 goal was expanding Alabama's Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. But they conceded on the session's last day Monday that their goal had failed. A bill to expand the program drew opposition from Gov. Robert Bentley and never went ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214635050/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:19 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214635050/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Use this slideshow to meet this year's Best Places to Work. The Birmingham Business Journal has unveiled its Best Places to Work for 2013. This competition, which we have presented since 2006, recognizes the top workplaces in metro Birmingham based on the results of an employee survey conducted by Quantum Workplace. You can use the slideshow on the right to see a list of companies that have ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214635046/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 10:20:04 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214635046/scat/0cd1f7701040892f http://bit.ly/14jMAjQ ) that one person was shot Sunday morning near CC Nightclub on Bessemer Road. The victim's condition was not immediately known. There were several gun shells on the ground near the shooting. Birmingham police said they were questioning a man, but investigators were not sure of his involvement. Few other details were available early Monday. Information from: ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214634160/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 09:28:28 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214634160/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Oklahoma - Forecasters say more severe weather could hit the nation's midsection today. Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. One resident says his mobile home park "took a dead hit." Another 21 were injured throughout the ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214634161/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 09:28:27 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214634161/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Jefferson County has moved a step closer to exiting bankruptcy after negotiating an agreement with J.P. Morgan and Bayerische Landesbank over $105 million in debt. The $105 million is not tied to the bankrupt county's sewer system, which is responsible for about three-fourths of the $4.3 billion debt and the primary reason for Jefferson County's bankruptcy filing. It is one of several ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214634043/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 09:21:46 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214634043/scat/0cd1f7701040892f http://bit.ly/10eACnY ) that three 24-unit apartment buildings are also being constructed on the east Dothan campus of the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine. Officials say almost all of the units have already been reserved and should be available for move-in before ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214633821/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:10 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214633821/scat/0cd1f7701040892f The exhibit, "Memories of World War II Photographs from the Archives of The Associated Press," will be on display at the Wiregrass Museum in Dothan now through July ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214633822/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:09 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214633822/scat/0cd1f7701040892f http://bit.ly/11QbYRb ) that Silas "Uncle Si" Robertson and Alan Robertson, both from the A&E cable show, are among celebrities set to appear at the Aug. 24 event at Auburn ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214632695/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 08:20:30 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214632695/scat/0cd1f7701040892f SHAWNEE, Okla. -- Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community she called ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214631832/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 07:45:22 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214631832/scat/0cd1f7701040892f In this tough economy, you should always be ready to change jobs. Being prepared doesn't mean you are going behind anyone's back. Nationwide budget cuts are taking off, government offices are closing, and businesses are shrinking overhead costs. Current employees should get a Plan B ready now. Dont be fooled by the recent small improvement in employment numbers. If you are in a company, ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214631806/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 06:58:27 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214631806/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Auburn President Jay Gogue on Department of Athletics evaluation Auburn President Jay Gogue issues statement on the evaluation of the Department of ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214628983/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 05:44:48 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214628983/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama legislators are getting ready for the final day of their 2013 session. The Legislature convenes at 9 a.m. Monday. Both chambers will have to decide whether to accept or reject the governor's proposal to delay tax credits for private school attendance for two years. Pending in the House is a bill that would allow workers to keep guns locked in their vehicles ... http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214629156/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Mon, 20 May 2013 05:38:03 -0400 http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/sid/214629156/scat/0cd1f7701040892f