| Jury deliberating fate of mom charged in son’s death DOTHAN, Ala. - For Crystal Finnegan, a greater punishment than anything doled out by a judge or jury is living every day asking one simple question. What if she had slowed down on that June day in... | |
| Superintendents expected to speak to legislators today OZARK, Ala. - Ozark City Schools Superintendent Mike Lenhart will be among others in the state he says plan to address legislators in Montgomery today about next fiscal year’s education budget.... |
| Birmingham get revenge, Sunderland romp Birmingham did their best to make amends for their FA Cup exit at the hands of Portsmouth by sending the crisis club nearer relegation with a 2-1 victory at Fratton Park here on... |
| Roberts: Scene at State of Union `very troubling' President Obama 's State of the Union address was "very troubling" and the annual speech has "degenerated to a political pep rally."Obama chided the court, with the justices seated before him in... |
| Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham: Jerome strikes twice Updated: March 10, 2010, 8:56 AM UK Birmingham gained revenge for their weekend FA Cup exit against Portsmouth after sending the Premier League's bottom club closer to relegation with a 2-1 triumph... |
| Football: Birmingham avenge cup loss (CNN) -- Birmingham City avenged their FA Cup quarterfinal defeat at Portsmouth on Saturday, beating the English Premier League bottom side 2-1 to nudge them closer to relegation on... |
| House votes additional funds to prisons, Medicaid MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- 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... |
| President Obama honors Alabama’s national title team President Barack Obama smiles as he holds a University of Alabama football jersey Monday during a ceremony honoring the BCS national champion Crimson Tide football... |
| Sweet revenge for Birmingham Portsmouth 1 Birmingham 2Birmingham gained revenge for their weekend FA Cup exit against Portsmouth after sending the Premier League’s bottom club closer to relegation with a 2-1 triumph at Fratton... |
| Free ride could end for city recreation teams who advance DOTHAN, Ala. - For 30 years or more, the City of Dothan has supported its superior sports teams by footing the bill for their chance to compete at the next level. Baseball, soccer, basketball and... |
| Overseeing of grant funds still debated DOTHAN, Ala. - A majority of the Dothan City Commission has not seen the appointment of a volunteer board as controversial, but one called it “a hot potato” and a “screw-up”... |
| Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week Sony’s 3-D televisions are introduced as a model watches with its 3-D glasses included in the TV set in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, March 9. Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D... |
| Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham City Birmingham City gained revenge for their weekend FA Cup exit against Portsmouth after sending the Premier League's bottom club closer to relegation with a 2-1 triumph at Fratton... |
| Alabama kicks off Great Alabama Homecoming Gov. Bob Riley and state tourism officials kicked off the tourism promotion Tuesday in Montgomery. It's part of Alabama's Year of Small Towns and... |
| General Growth adds $3.9B to Brookfield plan , owner of Birmingham's Century Plaza, said its biggest debt and equity holders offered to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the company, bolstering a plan... |
| More CFOs expect increased hiring; Alabama above U.S. average More chief financial officers in the U.S. anticipate an increase in the hiring of full-time accounting and financial employees in the second quarter, according to a new survey... |
| Altec buys Massachusetts manufacturer Altec Inc. said it recently acquired part of a Massachusetts-based equipment manufacturer. The Birmingham-based company’s Altec Northeast LLC finalized the deal to buy certain assets... |
| Morgan Keegan pays out $3.6 million in February have won arbitration hearings and been awarded more than $3.6 million. A panel of three arbitrators in Birmingham on Feb. 23 awarded Birmingham investor Henry Cobb $1.1 million, saying it was... |
| Push for new Alabama state song postponed 1 year An Alabama legislator who wants a more recognizable tune for the state's official song is going to wait a year to let the people have their... |
| New botanical center under construction DOTHAN, Ala. - In 1990, the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens was just a notion. An idea planted and tended by a few individuals. Land on Headland Avenue off U.S. 431 was purchased in 1993, and by 1996... |
| Cory Watson Lawyers Selected Top Birmingham Personal Injury Attorneys Jason Shamblin of Cory, Watson, Crowder & DeGaris, P.C. have been selected Birmingham Top Attorneys 2010 in a peer-review survey sponsored by Birmingham Magazine. Ernest Cory and Leila Watson... |
| Governor Riley Launches Year-long Promotion of Alabama Small Towns & Downtowns MONTGOMERY -- More than 200 towns and cities will stage homecoming events and unveil historic markers in 2010 as part of the states tourism promotional campaign for 2010 -- the Year of... |
| BBA supports Riley's 280 toll road plan The Birmingham Business Alliance has thrown its support behind Gov. Bob Riley’s three-month old plan for an elevated toll road to ease traffic congestion on U.S. 280. The BBA’s executive... |
| 2 large Alabama casinos staying closed for now bingo casinos that have been closed for more than a month are planning to stay that way even though a judge says Alabama's attorney general has legal authority over the governor's gambling task... |
| Ala. trooper sttends meeting at Mississippi casino The trooper's trip to the casino in Biloxi last week came at the same time state troopers and Gov. Bob Riley's task force on illegal gambling have raided or threatened to raid electronic bingo... |
| Ala city wants TVA to finish nuke plant SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) -- The Scottsboro City Council has unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors to finish Bellefonte Nuclear Plant near here or... |
| Jos. A. Bank brings back suit promotion for laid-off customers , which has three Birmingham stores, is bringing back a “risk free” promotion piggybacking off the nation’s tough job market. The Hampstead, Md.-based men’s retailer said it... |
| Manpower: Birmingham hiring to pick up in 2Q An increased number of Birmingham area employers are expected to be hiring in the second quarter, according to an employment outlook survey released Tuesday. Between April and June, 17 percent of... |
| Ala. man sentenced in truck bomb plot TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- A 53-year-old man has been sentenced in Tuscaloosa to 20 years in federal prison for planting a bomb in another man's truck in exchange for... |
| Publix issues recall on 4 seasoning mixes issued a voluntary recall for four varieties of seasoning mixes manufactured with hydrolyzed vegetable protein supplied by Basic Food Flavors of Las Vegas, Nev. The recalled products include all lot... |
| BB&T CEO salary, total comp up in 2009 ’s profit dipped 42 percent in 2009, but its top executive’s total compensation rose by about $1 million. The Winston-Salem, N.C. bank, which bought Montgomery's failed Colonial... |
| 8 music acts sue over Alabama festival payments BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Eight music acts are suing the former president of Birmingham's City Stages festival for payment for performances during the 2009 event. A lawsuit filed in Jefferson County... |
| Chief Justice Roberts visits Alabama law students Roberts will speak to law students at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday afternoon. Aside from a lecture, he will also answer questions from students.Roberts will be the ninth U.S.... |
| 8 music acts sue over Ala. festival payments Heritage Foundation , City Stages' parent company, after their performances at the festival in June.Attorneys for the plaintiffs say $167,800 is involved. The lawsuit says all the checks were signed... |
| U. of Ala. bus drivers agree to 3-year contract Kirk says the drivers will get a $1.50 an hour raise, with some employees earning as much as $3 more by the end of the contract. He says the contract does not include sick leave or adequate health... |
| Ala. kicks off `Year of Small Towns' campaign The state is kicking off a tourism campaign called the "Year of Alabama Small Towns and Downtowns" on Tuesday with a ceremony in Montgomery. Gov. Bob Riley will... |