Provides the latest RSS feeds for Birmingham News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tuscaloosa Times.com http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/cat/0cd1f7701040892f/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 18:10:25 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:10:25 -0400 30 An inmate is on the loose in Etowah County. The Sheriff's department says an inmate kitchen worker escaped the Etowah County Detention Center (ECDC) Friday morning. Justin Wade Hopkins, 30, escaped ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214605883/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 16:30:47 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214605883/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MOSS POINT, Miss. - The body of a drowned fisherman has been found in the Escatawpa River.The Jackson County Sheriff's Department says the body of Timothy Gordon Sr. of Moss Point was found about 12 p.m. Saturday, the Mississippi Press reports (http://bit.ly/113JZpA).Gordon and companion Curtis Coleman, a Grand Bay, Ala., resident were fishing on the Escatawpa River about 5 p.m. Friday when ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214605168/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 15:44:20 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214605168/scat/0cd1f7701040892f TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No tickets matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game so the jackpot rolled over to $550,000, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.Six tickets won $1,153.50 for picking 4-of-4; 52 tickets won $291.50 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 1,076 tickets won $42 each for picking 3-of-4; 1,630 tickets won $19 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214605091/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 15:40:35 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214605091/scat/0cd1f7701040892f TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $58,228.92 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.The winning tickets were bought in Tarpon Springs, Miami, Homestead and St. Petersburg, lottery officials reported.The 371 tickets matching four numbers won $101.00 each. Another 12,091 tickets matching three numbers won $8.50 each, and 108,031 tickets won a Quick ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214605092/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 15:40:34 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214605092/scat/0cd1f7701040892f According to Alabama Power, heavy and unexpected rains have tipped water levels at Logan Martin and Harris lakes over its normal summer pools and are affecting spillway ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214605283/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 15:32:54 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214605283/scat/0cd1f7701040892f TROY, Ala. (AP) -- An Alabama judge has overturned two rape convictions against a Troy man, saying prosecutors failed to share evidence that was relevant to the man's ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214604587/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 14:28:06 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214604587/scat/0cd1f7701040892f http://bit.ly/10EU8ZM ) the Tuscaloosa County sheriff's homicide unit is investigating the shooting early Saturday, which sent a 26-year-old man to a hospital for ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214604586/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 14:28:06 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214604586/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Heavy rain overnight caused major flash flooding in many areas of east Alabama. Parts of Etowah, Calhoun, St. Clair, and Talladega counties were affected by the storms. The flooding caused Highway 21 in Oxford to be shutdown most of Saturday morning. ABC 33/40 has a crew in the field and will bring you more information as it becomes ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214604177/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 13:35:58 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214604177/scat/0cd1f7701040892f BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Forecasters say flash flooding across roads is being reported in eastern Alabama and more could occur as showers and thunderstorms move into the central areas of the state. Al.com reports ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214603546/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 12:33:53 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214603546/scat/0cd1f7701040892f TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- Police say a Talladega woman has been charged with manslaughter after a running over a 3-year-old child who fell out of her ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214603421/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 12:26:30 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214603421/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Since he quit his post as chairman of the state Democratic Party a month ago, Mark Kennedy has formed a new office, established a website and amassed a growing list of volunteers as he and several other defectors from the traditional party apparatus attempt to build a new organization in a red state where Democrats have lost control of all three branches of state ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214602765/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 11:26:52 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214602765/scat/0cd1f7701040892f BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- In preparation for another international tour, the Birmingham Boys Choir presents its 35th annual spring concert on Sunday, May ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214602291/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 10:46:59 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214602291/scat/0cd1f7701040892f BIRMINGHAM - AL - Students who didn't get the chance to go to prom 50 years ago got their prom Friday night. Organizers began setting up the Boutwell Auditorium around 2pm for the 300 plus attendees. The 1963 prom was canceled for black students, after many young people took part in civil rights protests. Bernetta Everhart remembers that time, "This is my great day, and it ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214602292/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 10:33:42 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214602292/scat/0cd1f7701040892f REV Birmingham was formed last year when Operation New Birmingham and Main Street Birmingham merged, and has already been a big player in the recent redevelopment projects in downtown Birmingham, like loft renovations and plans for light installations near Railroad ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214600262/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 06:38:08 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214600262/scat/0cd1f7701040892f PELHAM, Ala. (AP) - Hundreds of athletes are converging on Alabama's largest state park for a major competition this weekend. About 1,000 pro and amateur athletes will be at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham beginning Saturday for the XTERRA Southeast Championship. The triathlon includes a one-mile swim, a 20-mile mountain bike ride and a 10k off-road run through woods just a few miles ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214600263/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 06:24:06 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214600263/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has reinstated a $3.2 million malpractice verdict awarded to the estate of a Montgomery woman who died in 2005 after being treated at the Baptist East Emergency Room in Montgomery. Lauree Durden Ellison had visited the Baptist Medical Center-East emergency room, operated by the Health Care Authority for Baptist Health. She was initially released ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214600264/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 06:24:05 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214600264/scat/0cd1f7701040892f BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Alabama Department of Transportation's project to modify traffic flow along U.S. 280 in Jefferson and Shelby counties begins Sunday night -- weather ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214599774/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 05:35:08 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214599774/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Terri Sewell , D-Birmingham, will appear at a series of four "Congress in Your Community" town hall meetings in the Birmingham area next Friday, including three in the Western ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214597535/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 01:19:07 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214597535/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Birmingham Mayor William Bell looks on as Keith Granger, CEO Of Trinity Medical Center, speaks during a press conference outside the current Trinity Medical Center in ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214597536/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat, 18 May 2013 01:19:06 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214597536/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Terms of Service and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms. Be polite. Inappropriate posts may be removed by the ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214596066/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 23:07:16 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214596066/scat/0cd1f7701040892f BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Police in Birmingham have shut down a recording studio and removed 33 machines they say were being used for illegal ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214595236/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 21:35:22 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214595236/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Supreme Court has reinstated a $3.2 million malpractice verdict awarded to the estate of a Montgomery woman who died in 2005 after being treated at the Baptist East Emergency Room in ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214594503/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 20:26:49 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214594503/scat/0cd1f7701040892f ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - An unconfirmed tornado has knocked down trees, flipped Dumpsters and damaged the roof of the nearby WalMart in Athens. A forecaster at the National Weather Service in Huntsville said the suspected tornado started about a mile south-southeast of Athens and moved in a line toward southwest Ardmore Friday. The unsettled weather system continued to concern forecasters as it ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214593843/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:18 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214593843/scat/0cd1f7701040892f JACKSONVILLE - AL - In 2011, Ben Tomlinson's life changed forever. The Jacksonville native was shot while serving in Afghanistan. He was paralyzed from the waist down. Now, he's working hard to make a come back. And, his community has rallied behind him. A mural of the American flag, painted to honor Tomlinson's service and the service of other veterans was dedicated Friday ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214593846/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:15 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214593846/scat/0cd1f7701040892f TUSCALOOSA - AL - The corner of Hackberry Lane and University Boulevard on the University of Alabama campus was extremely quiet Friday afternoon...perhaps a contrast to what it may be Saturday. It's the location where the school is permitting the controversial Westboro Baptist Church to protest. "You've got dead people. Their blood is dripping off the hands of people in that ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214593845/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:15 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214593845/scat/0cd1f7701040892f BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban will be one of eight to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Saturday. A native of Fairmont, WV, Saban has been the head coach for college and NFL teams with Toledo, Michigan State, LSU, Miami Dolphins and most recently and successfully with Alabama. Since 2007, he has led the Crimson Tide to three BCS ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214593844/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:15 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214593844/scat/0cd1f7701040892f An inmate is on the loose in Etowah County. The Sheriff's department says an inmate kitchen worker escaped the Etowah County Detention Center (ECDC) Friday morning. Justin Wade Hopkins, 30, escaped ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214593847/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:14 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214593847/scat/0cd1f7701040892f spill NEW ORLEANS - A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The U.S. Justice Department said Friday that 47-year-old Connie Knight, formerly of Belle Chasse, had claimed to be an Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety instructor. She held classes in which ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214592102/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:28 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214592102/scat/0cd1f7701040892f BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The Alabama Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in the fight over Trinity Medical Center's plan to relocate, clearing the way for the hospital to move to the unfinished HealthSouth hospital building on U.S. ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214592699/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:16 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214592699/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Making a difference in your community can be an extremely satisfying experience. A group of Tuscaloosa teenagers is learning that lesson through a program called Think Community. These students come in and build their own service projects from scratch. These are juniors and seniors from Northridge High School. They came into the organization with nothing more than ideas. From there, they created ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214592700/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 18:17:05 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214592700/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sheriff's spokeswoman Natalie Barton says 30-year-old Justin Wade Hopkins, of Collinsville, was working in the kitchen when he escaped early Friday ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214592357/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 18:09:31 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214592357/scat/0cd1f7701040892f NEW ORLEANS -; A federal judge in an order Friday agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The judge also had some stern words for attorneys on both ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214590477/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:01 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214590477/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's Republican governor isn't getting support from key Republicans or Democrats for his proposal to delay private school tax credits for two years. The Republican architect of the tax credits, Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, says a delay isn't needed. The Senate Democratic Caucus and House Minority Leader Craig Ford say the tax credits should be ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214591578/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:39 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214591578/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Top CFOs Bryan Barganier Upstream Rehabilitation Inc. What is the biggest lesson you have learned? In business, always sweat the details - details ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214591190/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 15:30:06 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214591190/scat/0cd1f7701040892f These are the 20 employers in Birmingham with the most job openings. Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF) held on to its spot in April as the top employer with the most job openings in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area. Click through the slideshow to the right to see which other employers had the most job postings in April. The Birmingham bank holding company had 428 job advertisements posted last ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214589944/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:11 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214589944/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Summer is here, and construction is picking up in Alabama just not as quickly as in the rest of the Southeast U.S. Alabama's construction job creation rate was the worst in the Southeast in April, according to a new report. The number of construction jobs fell 1.7 percent to 79,000 in April from 80,400 in April 2012, the Associated General Contractors of America reported today. That job loss ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214590433/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 15:25:24 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214590433/scat/0cd1f7701040892f MONTGOMERY-AL - Alabama's preliminary April unemployment rate dropped in April to 6.9%, down from 7.2% the month before, and well below the 7.4% recorded in April 2012. "The labor force increased, meaning more people are regaining confidence in the job market," Gov. Robert Bentley said. "Also, the number of people employed increased, meaning more people have jobs, and the ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214588983/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 14:43:30 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214588983/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Ball is sponsor of the House version of the finance law changes. The Senate version dealt mostly with how PACs can move money around. But the House went further to remove contribution limits on corporations and restrictions on utilities giving directly to ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214588634/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:56 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214588634/scat/0cd1f7701040892f debt service savings. In addition, Fitch affirms the 'AA' rating on the following debt obligations: --$256 million GO bonds; --$196 million GO warrants; --$72 ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214587905/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 14:14:45 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214587905/scat/0cd1f7701040892f http://bit.ly/11IYiY2 ) reports a fight broke out Tuesday during a council meeting at McIntosh Town Hall between Mayor Wilbert Dixon and Fire Chief Robert ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214587229/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 13:15:10 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214587229/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Sat. May 18, 2013, Do Dah Day @ Caldwell and Rhodes Parks in Southside. Parade starts at 11:01 AM along Highland Avenue and Festivities begin at 12:01 PM in the ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214586070/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 12:06:45 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214586070/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Click through the slideshow to see the top general contractors in Birmingham ranked by revenue. Birminghams skyline provides a visual reminder of just how much the Magic City is growing. Nearly every city block is dotted with the work of a general contractor. New commercial projects are popping up all over the city from the campuses of local universities to the financial district, all projects ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214599775/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 12:01:12 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214599775/scat/0cd1f7701040892f BESSEMER, Alabama - Bessemer police are asking for the public's help in identifying two men who they say opened fire on three people inside a car last week near the offices of the Bessemer Housing ... http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214584386/scat/0cd1f7701040892f Fri, 17 May 2013 11:05:17 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/sid/214584386/scat/0cd1f7701040892f