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iDigitalTimes’ Top 10 Songs of 2015

Pop artists veered toward more experimental sounds in 2015 (here’s looking at you Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber), but where they failed to reach their mark many artists who took big leaps rewarded fans with some of the best songs of 2015. Our list is full of artists that have released multiple albums […]

Holocaust memories stitched together, one panel at a time

LONDON – To mark the 70th anniversary of their parents’ and grandparents’ liberation from the Nazi concentration camps at the end of World War II, a group of families have stitched together – literally – their memories of the Holocaust through a vibrant patchwork of quilts. The four “memory” quilts, currently on display […]

President shares laugh with marines

Crimson Tide arrives in Dallas

DALLAS – The second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide arrived in Dallas, Texas, Saturday morning with head Coach Nick Saban, running back Derrick Henry and linebacker Reggie Ragland meeting with the media upon arrival at the team hotel. The Crimson Tide then practiced for 90 minutes before heading to AT&T Stadium for an official […]

Video: Tornado Damage in Birmingham

Missing Senior Alert

Leonard Otterburg

 

The Fairhope, Alabama Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Leonard George Otterberg. Mr. Otterberg is a 91 year old white male with salt/pepper hair and suffers from a heart condition and dementia.

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Flooding Expected

#shoalsweather Flood Watch in effect until 6am on Saturday. Heavy rain expected throughout the day with rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches possible. Use caution when driving today.

Santa is coming.

Santa is on radar.

10 dead, Mississippi governor declares state of emergency

JACKSON—Gov. Phil Bryant has issued a State of Emergency this morning following severe storms and tornadoes that moved through last night killing ten people in three states and injuring forty.

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Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Deliver Drug Packages

Jocelyn Latrice Betts

BIRMINGHAM – A Tuscaloosa postal carrier pleaded guilty recently in federal court to accepting bribes to deliver packages of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspector in Charge Adrian Gonzalez.

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Steve Flowers: This Week in Alabama Politics

  As we look back over the past year’s political events one week stands out. During one week in the middle of 2015, three momentous events occurred. All three came down bang, bang, bang in the week leading up to the fourth of July.

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98-Year-Old Veteran Planning Next Parasailing Trip

Veteran Marion Ritchie and her Navy photo from World War II. World War II Navy Veteran, 98, looks back on a century of Christmas celebrations and her recent adventures parasailing and motorcycle riding. Next up, computer classes. BECKI ZSCHIEDRICH, AFRH, GULFPORT VA PUBLIC AFFAIRS

By Mary Kay Gominger, Chief of Community & Public […]

IRS Employee Charged in $1 Million ID Theft Tax Fraud Scheme

BIRMINGHAM — Federal officials today announced arrests and charges in a stolen identity tax-refund scheme believed to involve more than $1 million in false claims and run by an IRS employee who was supposed to be assisting taxpayers experiencing problems resulting from identity theft.

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8 ways to tackle cold and flu season this winter

(BPT) – Just how likely are you to come down with a cold or the flu this season? The U.S. routinely sees epidemic levels of the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 36 states had already reported widespread activity by the end of last December. Each year, on average, […]

Saturday Night Live: Hillary Christmas

Holt recertified in economic development

Chamber President Steve Holt

FLORENCE– Shoals Chamber of Commerce President, Steve Holt has been awarded recertification by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) effective October 2015. Holt first achieved the Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation in 1979. CEcD re-certification, required every three years, was awarded to Holt who met demanding requirements for […]

Jewish Temple’s Former Accounting Manager Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from Temple

Temple Emanu-el

BIRMINGHAM—A federal judge recently sentenced the former Temple Emanu-el accounting manager to six months in prison and six months in home detention for stealing from his employer, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Posey and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.

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Crimson Tide Begins Bowl Practice: To face Michigan State in Goodyear Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31

MFB Bowl Practice 1 team Photo by Robert Sutton

 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama football team returned to the practice field on Wednesday afternoon, working a nearly two-hour session in shells inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility.

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Star Wars The Force Awakens Premieres 12/18/15

NW-SCC Foundation presents Donation to Sheffield City Schools for Dual Enrollment Program

NW-SCC Foundation President, David Muhlendorf, presents a check to Sheffield City Schools Superintendent, Keith Lankford, to help grow the Sheffield Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit (DEDC) program. (Pictured from left to right) NW-SCC President Humphrey Lee, Sheffield City Schools Superintendent, Keith Lankford and NW-SCC Foundation President, David Muhlendorf

Muscle Shoals, Ala. — Northwest-Shoals Community College’s […]