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Labor Day traffic fatalities down from last year

MONTGOMERY – Alabama State Troopers investigated half as many traffic fatalities during this past Labor Day weekend as during the same period in 2015.

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Former Church Staff Member Sentenced to 50 years in Prison for Child Sexual Exploitation and Possessing Child Pornography

BIRMINGHAM – A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Shelby County man and former church staff member to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing a seven-year-old child and possessing child pornography in 2013, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.

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Auburn student found dead

AUBURN–According to news reports, an 18-year-old freshman was found dead in his room Sunday afternoon.

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Former Community Health Clinic CFO Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison

BIRMINGHAM – A federal judge Tuesday sentenced the former chief financial officer of an Alabama non-profit health clinic for the poor and homeless to 17 years in prison for a complicated scheme to defraud millions of dollars from two non-profit health clinics and the federal government health agencies that provided most of their funding, […]

Arizona Man Indicted for Alleged Securities Fraud in Tuscaloosa County

 

 

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA (June 28, 2016) Lyn Head, District Attorney for the 6th Judicial Circuit, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; and Joseph Borg, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) announced that on June 24, 2016, James Friend Liebes, of Paradise Valley, Arizona was arrested by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for alleged violations of […]

Governor Bentley Announces Alabama Regional Job Fairs are Putting Alabamians Back to Work

 

MONTGOMERY (Governor’s Office) – Governor Robert Bentley received a presentation from Alabama Department of Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald Washington on the successful outcome of the Regional Job Fairs that are being hosted by the Department of Labor throughout the state.

 

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Alabamasippi? I’m so confused.

These Alabama and Auburn shirts were spotted for sale at Dillard’s. Can you see what’s wrong with them?

 

Two New Cases of Zika Virus in Alabama

Pregnant women are urged to stay out of the infected areas.

 

 

The Alabama Department of Public Health reports the fourth and fifth travel-related cases of the Zika virus in Alabama residents. The positive specimens were from residents of Houston and Jefferson counties. In February and March, Zika cases were reported in residents […]

Firm Agrees to Return Alabama Investors’ Money for Inappropriate Real Estate Investment Sales

MONTGOMERY– Joseph Borg, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) announced the finalization of a Consent Order with LPL Financial, LLC, a Boston, Massachusetts-based investment firm, in connection with an investigation of the firm’s sales transactions of non-traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to Alabama investors. ASC, together with state securities regulators from multiple […]

Governor Gives Money to Colbert County for Cameras

 

MONTGOMERY— Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded a $2,695 grant to help Colbert County Sheriff’s Office obtain new body cameras for deputies and for county jail staff.

 

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Coastal oyster harvesting closed by state

 

The Alabama Department of Public Health has closed all shellfish growing waters in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Areas I, II, III, IV, V and VI are closed. This includes Cedar Point, Portersville Bay, Grand Bay, Heron Bay, Dauphin Island Bay and Bon Secour Bay.

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White Defeats Crimson, 7-3, in Golden Flake A-Day Game

Wikimedia stock photo of Alabama vs. Arkansas.

Harrison’s interception thwarted a late drive by the Crimson team to save the victory for the White, which dominated the game statistically behind a 114-yard rushing effort from running back Damien Harris.

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Head Coach Nick Saban Joins Former Tide Punter Chris Mohr for 2016 Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge

 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban and former Alabama punter Chris Mohr will represent the Crimson Tide in the ninth annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament. The duo will compete for a share of a $540,000 total purse, and the team’s winnings will be split between the Nick’s Kids […]

Governor Appears at Huntsville Chamber of Commerce

Governor Bentley in Huntsville.

 

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley gave a speech at the annual Huntsville Chamber of Commerce today. It was a short speech and was over by 1:10pm.

 

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Southern Frigid-Dough – Florence, Alabama

Southern Frigid Dough

By Jeremy Britten for Shoals History.

Thomas McGough (1906-2001) purchased the Florence bakery from M.P. Curran in 1941 and 5 years later, phased out the baking side of the business when he incorporated the Southern Frigid-Dough company.

 

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Long run, defense and ‘an awesome time’ at Auburn’s A-Day

Kamryn Pettway Auburn football during A-Day on Saturday, April 9, 2016 in Auburn, Ala. Photo by Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics

 

By Charles Goldberg AuburnTigers.com

AUBURN, Ala. ― The quarterbacks said they wished they could have played A-Day without the protection that came with the no-contact orange jerseys they were told to wear.

 

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Crimson Tide Football Begins Final Week of Spring Practice

04-12-16 MFB Spring Practice #13 offensive lineman Bradley Bozeman (75) Photo by Robert Sutton

 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football team practiced in full pads for two hours Tuesday afternoon on the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields. It was the Crimson Tide’s 13th practice of spring drills with one more workout scheduled […]

Video About Forks of Cypress History.

Take a video tour of the Forks of Cypress Plantation located in Florence, Alabama.

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Alabama Football Wraps Up Second Scrimmage of the Spring

04-09-16 MFB Spring Practice defensive lineman Daron Payne (94) defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson (54) Photo by Kent Gidley

 

 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football team held its second scrimmage of the spring Saturday afternoon inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

 

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Alabama sends cease and desist letters to DraftKings and FanDuel

(MONTGOMERY)—On Tuesday, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced that he has issued cease and desist letters to DraftKings and FanDuel after reviewing Alabama’s gambling statutes and determining that paid daily fantasy sports contests constitute illegal gambling. DraftKings and FanDuel have until May 1, 2016, to cease offering paid daily fantasy sports contests in Alabama.

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