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South Alabama medical students learn residency assignments with ring of bell – a..
Friday, March 19, 2010
TopNews United States South Alabama medical students learn residency assignments with ring of bell al.com (blog) At the end of his third year of medical school at the University of South Alabama , Marcus Bell delayed his deg.. ..

Judge hears case about Alabama’s largest casino – WSFA
Friday, March 19, 2010
Judge hears case about Alabama's largest casino WSFA (AP) – A judge in Macon County is considering whether to extend an order that allowed Alabama's largest casino to reopen March 5. … and more » ..

Alabama Lowers I-20 Speed Limit After Pothole Death
Friday, March 19, 2010
Alabama Transportation officials are lowering the speed limit on Interstate 20 from Oxford to the Georgia state line following the death of a South Carolina woman. ..

PREP BASEBALL: Alabama Christian’s Guilford beguiles American Christian – Montgo..
Friday, March 19, 2010
PREP BASEBALL: Alabama Christian's Guilford beguiles American Christian Montgomery Advertiser WETUMPKA — Alex Guilford pitched a one-hitter and struck out 10 to lead Alabama Christian in a 3-1 win over American Christia.. ..

West Alabama college athletes – Tuscaloosa News
Friday, March 19, 2010
West Alabama college athletes Tuscaloosa News – Alabama freshman outfielder Brett Booth (Tuscaloosa County): Batting .250 (8-for-32) with seven runs, … and more » ..

Alabama’s Myneni, Price nominated for McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarship – TideS..
Friday, March 19, 2010
The Birmingham News – al.com (blog) Alabama's Myneni, Price nominated for McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarship TideSports.com BIRMINGHAM | University of Alabama men's tennis senior Saketh Myneni and senior gymnast Kass.. ..

I-65 traffic is rerouted for repairs at sinkhole – News Courier
Friday, March 19, 2010
WHNT I-65 traffic is rerouted for repairs at sinkhole News Courier — The Alabama Department of Transportation announced that detours are being activated while repairs are made on Interstate 65 North at mile marker 329.9 … .. ..

Alabama baseball: No. 21 Bama hosts Vanderbilt in weekend series – Columbus Ledg..
Friday, March 19, 2010
Bleacher Report Alabama baseball: No. 21 Bama hosts Vanderbilt in weekend series Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Tiptoeing through the late-winter sporting clutter, the Alabama baseball team is making its noise in hushed tones. Its.. ..

Educational Events Planned For Diabetes Alert Day In Alabama
Friday, March 19, 2010
Diabetes is one of the most significant health issues facing Alabama today and is expected to remain so in the years ahead. ..

Brew Tech’s KT Harrell wins Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year – WSFA
Friday, March 19, 2010
Brew Tech's KT Harrell wins Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year WSFA Harrell is the first Gatorade Alabama Boys Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School. … Purifoy named G.. ..

Expansion for Honda Supplier
Friday, March 19, 2010
An official at Alabama Cullman Yutaka Technologies says the plant will add a catalytic converter line, creating up to 45 new jobs this year. ..

Firefighters battle blaze on train from Alabama Mercedes plant
Thursday, March 18, 2010
BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Glynn County firefighters battled a fire on a train trestle after at least two rail cars carrying Mercedes-Benz vehicles caught fire. ..

Huntsville Marine dies near Atlanta in Interstate 20 crash on way home after Ira..
Thursday, March 18, 2010
A 21-year-old U.S. Marine on his way home to Alabama after a tour of duty in Iraq was killed in a head-on collision near Six Flags. ..

Mississippi Governor Blasts Northrop Grumman
Thursday, March 18, 2010
During a press conference in which he announced an additional $41 million cut in the state budget, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is asked about Northrop Grumman’s decision not to bid on the multi-billion dollar contract.. ..

MDOC to end segregation of HIV inmates
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps says the Mississippi prison system will end the practice of keeping male HIV-positive inmates in segregated units. ..

Alabama First in Deadly Roads for Speeding
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Everyone wants to be number one. According to Readers Digest, Alabama drivers are dying to be number one. ..

Was Ala. snack food heir’s death tied to business? – The Associated Press
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
ABC News Was Ala. snack food heir's death tied to business? The Associated Press Bashinsky's father and grandfather founded Golden Flake, a brand that has been sold across the South for generations and was a fixture .. ..

Bingo Deadline Looming
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
A judge says Attorney General Troy King still must tell him by Monday where he stands on the electronic bingo investigation by the Governor’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling. ..

French President Taking Tanker Fight To Obama
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will raise concerns that the U.S. Air Force’s $40 billion tanker contract is anticompetitive when he visits President Barack Obama later this month. ..

Miss. ends segregation of HIV-positive prisoners
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The Mississippi Department of Corrections will end a long-standing practice of keeping male HIV-positive inmates in segregated units, a practice prison reform advocates say prevents those inmates from receiving job training .. ..

Honda Odyssey recall won’t affect production at Alabama plant
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
A recall of about 344,000 Honda Odyssey minivans made in Alabama won’t affect production at the company’s plant at Lincoln. ..

Baptists walking from Birmingham to Perry Co.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 5:07 a.m. A group of Alabama Baptists will spend spring break walking from downtown Birmingham to Perry County to raise awareness .. ..

Statesa Rights Is Rallying Cry of Resistance for Lawmakers
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 5:09 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 5:09 a.m. Whether it’s a correctly called a movement, a backlash or political theater, state declarations of their rights – or in .. ..

States’ Rights Is Rallying Cry of Resistance for Lawmakers
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
In Utah, a bill by Representative Carl Wimmer, a Republican, would require the state to sign off on any federal health reform. ..

Soaking rains have caused some serious problems in Alabama
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
As storms passed through … lightning strikes set homes on fire and flood waters rose over roads and into businesses. ..

Charles Moore dies at 79; photojournalist’s work brought national attention to …
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Los Angeles Times Charles Moore dies at 79; photojournalist's work brought national attention to … Los Angeles Times The Alabama native was at the center of unrest in the South, taking emotional and often distressing i.. ..

Fall 2011 could be the end of Alabama’s struggling PACT tuition program
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Administrators of Alabama’s prepaid college tuition plan say it can’t pay tuition after the fall semester of 2011 and still have enough money to provide refunds to the 44,000 participants. ..

Stockton Man Sells Meth To 15 Year Old Girl – Stockton Alabama
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A Stockton man is accused of selling meth to a 15 year old girl. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office initially arrested 21-year-old Michael Stewart on March 2 for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of prescripti.. ..

House votes to give additional funds to prisons, Medicaid
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The Alabama House has passed a bill to appropriate more than $52 million to the Alabama Department of Corrections and more that $41 million to Medicaid for use in the current fiscal year. ..

Program helps Alabama students find jobs
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Some local employers of Alabama high school students enrolled in Cooperative Education programs will have the students’ wages paid with stimulus funds. ..

State Supreme Court Debates Electronic Bingo
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – The future of the governor’s gambling task force is now in the hands of the Alabama Supreme Court. ..

Woman hit with rock in car in critical condition
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Authorities say a South Carolina woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a rock that flew through her windshield when a pickup truck hit a pothole along Interstate 20 near the Alabama-Georgia line. ..

Civil rights era photographer Charles Moore dies
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The world saw glimpses of the civil rights movement through Charles Moore’s eyes: In black-and-white photographs, he captured arresting images of the integration riots at Ole Miss in 1962, the fire hoses in Birmingham in ‘63.. ..

Alabama court rules in Etowah electronic bingo
Monday, March 15, 2010
The Alabama Supreme Court has blocked an effort by the Etowah County sheriff to get a legal ruling on electronic bingo machines proposed for the north Alabama county. ..

Lottery business booming along Alabama border
Monday, March 15, 2010
HUNTSVILLE, AL The intense debate over electronic bingo in Alabama appears to have no affect on people crossing state lines to play the lottery. ..

Demand for remedial math growing in Ala. colleges
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Published: Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 4:31 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 4:31 p.m. The recession has caused many Alabamians to return to school, and many have rusty math skills. ..

Bill for Alabama Statehouse renovations questioned
Sunday, March 14, 2010
A $500,000 bill to remodel offices for five state legislators and several staff members is drawing criticism from other legislators who see it as a poor example in tough economic times. ..

Ala. legislators consider shortening school year
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Published: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 6:05 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 6:05 p.m. The financial crisis facing Alabama state government could mean a longer summer vacation for public school children. ..

Technology offers more for Alabama Students
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Virtually every school system is equipped with a computer, but not every one is being harnessed to its full power. ..

Teach for America coming to Alabama
Friday, March 12, 2010
College graduates will teach in some of Alabama’s highest-need schools On the same day the Alabama Legislature blocked Gov. ..

FBI examining UAB records, including some from Rep. Rogers; he denies wrongdoing
Thursday, March 11, 2010
State Rep. John Rogers says the University of Alabama at Birmingham has turned over to the FBI some documents related to programs he oversees. ..

Georgia legislature approves ‘water wars’ bills in overture to Alabama, Florida
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Identical water conservation bills cleared both chambers of the state Legislature on Wednesday, an overture designed to help the state in negotiating a deal with Florida and Alabama over water rights. ..

Alabama Small Towns and Downtowns promotion kicks off
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
More than 200 towns and cities will stage homecoming events and unveil historic markers in 2010 as part of the state’s tourism promotional campaign for 2010 — the “Year of Small Towns and Downtowns” — Governor Bob Riley an.. ..

2 large Alabama casinos staying closed for now
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Country Crossing spokesman Doug Rainier in Dothan and White Hall Entertainment Center attorney Bobby Segall say there are no immediate plans to reopen. ..

Sen. Hinton Mitchem to retire from Legislature
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
State Sen. Hinton Mitchem – a veteran of more than 30 years in the Legislature – said Monday that he will not seek re-election this year. ..

Bingo issue divides Ala. governor hopefuls
Monday, March 8, 2010
The candidates trying to become Alabama’s next governor have views on electronic bingo casinos that range from a desire by some Republicans to shut them down to Democrat Ron Sparks’ plan to expand them to every county that w.. ..

Alabama to receive 8.1 million for transit improvements
Monday, March 8, 2010
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $8.1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds for transit improvements in Alabama. ..

US ed secretary’s visit to Ala. school draws ire
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Alabama’s Legislative Black Caucus is calling on U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to cancel his appearance at Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery. ..

Medicaid rolls stabilizing in Alabama
Sunday, March 7, 2010
BIRMINGHAM — New figures show the num ber of people going onto Alabama Medi caid’s rolls every month appears to be leveling off for the first time in a couple of years. ..