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Update: Bank robber to teller: I have to help sick kid

Jan 9, 2009 7:20 pm

No weapon was seen as soft-spoken man explained his reason for robbery of Regions Bank in Graysville this morning.Authorities are searching for a lone gunman who robbed Regions Bank in Graysville this...

Veterans home in Pell City likely delayed by year

Jan 9, 2009 6:36 pm

An expected $26 million grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is not available, official says.The state veterans home in Bay Minette, Ala.Alabama Veterans Affairs Commissioner W. Clyde Ma...

TVA waste pond in Alabama ruptures

Jan 9, 2009 6:11 pm

Pond contained gypsum, a naturally occurring mineral, and the leak has been contained.A waste pond at a coal-burning power plant in northeast Alabama ruptured early today, but the spill was quickly co...

Kevin Steele leaves Alabama to become defensive coordinator at Clemson

Jan 9, 2009 6:05 pm

TUSCALOOSA -- Alabama head defensive coach Kevin Steele has left coach Nick Saban's staff to take a job at Clemson, according to an announcement today from the CU athletics department.TUSCALOOSA -- Al...

Authorities search for Graysville bank robber

Jan 9, 2009 5:21 pm

The suspect robbed the Regions Bank in Graysville at 63 2nd Ave. S.W. about 10:18 a.m., dressed in black and carrying a duffel bag. Authorities are searching for a lone gunman who robbed Regions Bank...

FBI called in on Decatur police investigation

Jan 9, 2009 3:59 pm

The agency has been asked to conduct an audit and investigation into the theft of funds from the Decatur Police Department and the disappearance former Sgt. Faron White, The Decatur Police Department ...

Sunny today with a high near 61; rain Saturday

Jan 9, 2009 12:57 pm

The National Weather Service forecast calls for sunny skies today and a high near 61. Tonight's low should be around 50 with increasing clouds and a 20 percent chance of rain. Saturday, expect show...

Civil rights statue gains plaque to honor ministers

Jan 9, 2009 12:18 pm

The statue was based on the Revs. N.H. Smith Jr., A.D. King and John T. Porter, who led a march in downtown Birmingham on Palm Sunday 1963 to support the Revs. Martin Luther King Jr., Fred Shuttleswo...

Gators voted No. 1 in AP poll

Jan 9, 2009 7:31 am

Alabama finishes sixth in final Associated Press pollThe Florida Gators received 48 of the 65 first-place votes in the final Associated Press poll released this morning, far outpacing No. 2 Utah. Flor...

Redmont Park heists spur patrols

Jan 9, 2009 4:29 am

Birmingham police are stepping up patrols in the Redmont Park neighborhood because of a series of robberies this year. At least four armed robberies have been reported in the area, including one alon...

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

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Aderholt named ranking member of appropriations subcommittee

Jan 9, 2009 7:14 pm

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, has been named to a leadership position on a subcommittee of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, according to a news release. Ader...

School canceled at Lincoln County High because of threatening call

Jan 9, 2009 6:29 pm

FAYETTEVILE, Tenn. -- Lincoln County High School students were dismissed from school today before classes got started because of a threatening phone call made to the school office. A secretary who ans...

Morgan County sheriff agrees to improve food, stop pocketing food money

Jan 9, 2009 6:14 pm

Bartlett agreed to provide fresh fruits, fresh milk, vegetables and whole grains as a regular part of the monthly menu. Daily meals will be based on the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid.

TVA investigating leak at Widows Creek gypsum pond

Jan 9, 2009 5:14 pm

BRIDGEPORT - A leak from a gypsum pond at TVA's Widows Creek steam plant was discovered about 6 a.m. today, three weeks after a 1.1 billion-gallon coal fly ash spill at another TVA steam plant. TVA sp...

Decatur asks FBI to investigate Sgt. Faron White theft, disappearance

Jan 9, 2009 3:29 pm

"The independent audit and investigation is to determine the exact amount of money stolen, how and by whom," police spokesman Lt. Jonathan Green said in a news release this morning.

Huntsville's Friday weather forecast

Jan 9, 2009 11:29 am

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph. Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low...

Huntsville's Friday road watch

Jan 9, 2009 11:29 am

Huntsville and Madison County road repairs HUNTSVILLE Weather permitting, the intersection at Hospital Drive and Whitesport Drive is scheduled for traffic control improvements. When completed, the int...

Bridge Street draining lake for repairs

Jan 8, 2009 11:14 pm

The 10-acre lake at Bridge Street Town Centre is being drained again to complete repairs started last year to keep the lake from leaking water.

Mortgage rates hit new low

Jan 8, 2009 9:44 pm

Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to a record level for a fourth straight week, dropping to the lowest mark since Freddie Mac started tracking the data nearly 28 years ago. The average rate on a 15-year...

Parker Griffith named to House science committee

Jan 8, 2009 9:29 pm

North Alabama's new congressman has landed a spot on yet another committee he said is crucial to his district's interests. U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith, a Democrat who was sworn into office on Tuesday, a...

News from the Mobile Press-Register

Clemson announces Alabama assistant Kevin Steele as its defensive coordinator

Jan 9, 2009 5:53 pm

Clemson officially named Alabama assistant coach Kevin Steele as its new defensive coordinator today, bringing a formal end to his two-year tenure as coordinator and defensive head coach under Nick Sa...

Alabama ranked No. 6 in both polls to end football season

Jan 9, 2009 5:32 pm

Alabama's football team was No. 6 in the final edition of this season's Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls, making for the program's best finish in 14 years. The Crimson Tide (12-2) won its...

State NAACP chief objects to Mobile's Azalea Trail Maids' role at inauguration

Jan 9, 2009 3:12 pm

State NAACP President Edward Vaughn objects to having Mobile's Azalea Trail Maids as Alabama's only group in the upcoming presidential inaugural parade, saying they remind him of slavery days ? a char...

2 Baldwin County teachers are under fire in unrelated cases

Jan 9, 2009 12:52 pm

Two Baldwin County teachers have come under fire recently for unrelated incidents involving inappropriate material or misconduct. A male Central Baldwin Middle School teacher is under investigation ...

Two Baldwin County teachers under fire for unrelated charges

Jan 9, 2009 4:41 am

Two Baldwin County teachers have come under fire recently for unrelated incidents involving inappropriate material or misconduct. A male Central Baldwin Middle School teacher is under investigation fo...

Gulf Shores council negotiating deal to bring Publix to Colonial Pinnacle mall

Jan 8, 2009 11:49 pm

GULF SHORES, Ala. -- City officials are in the final stages of negotiating a revenue sharing deal that would bring a Publix grocery store and about 22,000 square feet of additional retail space to the...

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