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  • Housekeeper gets 6 years in Pa. Ben bust theft

    NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A housekeeper has been sentenced to six years in federal prison in the theft of a Benjamin Franklin bust stolen in suburban Philadelphia and reportedly worth $3 million. Andrea Lawton, 47, of Mobile, Ala., was living in Philadelphia when the bust was taken Aug. 24 from a home where she had worked as a housecleaner. She fled to Alabama with the bust and was arrested Sept. ...

  • Portion of Highway 174 in St. Clair County washed away

    ST. CLAIR COUNTY - AL - A portion of Highway 174 between Pell City and Odenville was washed away over the weekend due to heavy rainfall. The road is closed between Mineral Springs Road and Bowman Circle. The Alabama Department of Transportation expects the highway to reopen Tuesday ...

  • Update Alabama House rejects Bentleys 2-year-delay Bentley responds

    The Alabama House has rejected Gov. Robert Bentley's proposal to delay private school tax credits for two years. The House voted 57-10 Monday to reject the governor's proposal. Now the proposal goes to the Senate on the last meeting day of the legislative session. The new Alabama Accountability Act provides state tax credits of about $3,500 for parents who enroll a child in a private ...

  • UA in the News May 18-20 2013

    Sneak peek: Set designer takes SummerStock production to next level Florence Times Daily - May 19 One of the most well-worn phrases concerning theater was originally spoken by Jaques in Shakespeare's "As You Like It." "All the world's a stage," Jaques says, starting a monologue that's a meditation on human existence. Turned on its head, the phrase might have ...

  • Senator Corporate contribution limits may end

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A key state senator says lawmakers are poised to strike down limits on corporate political contributions in Alabama ...


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Blood Diamond

Blood Diamond

Liberal guilt movies are always a hard trick to pull off, especially when they mix didactic soapbox standing and action-adventure explosiveness with the randy zeal of Edward Zwick's Blood Diamond. There is an undeniable nobility to the film's desire to shed light on the little- ... ...

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  • Two women charged with chemically endangering a child in East Alabama

    GADSDEN-AL - Two Etowah County women have been arrested and charged with chemical endangerment of a child. Tiffanie Angelia Mitchell, 23, of Gadsden, was arrested on May 6 and is charged with one count of chemical endangerment of exposing a child to an environment in which controlled substances are produced or distributed. Breanna Latreace Wilson, 18, of Attalla, was arrested on the same ...

  • UA’s CCHS Event to Look at Diversity in Medicine

    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --The public is invited to learn how the face of medicine has changed over the years at a symposium hosted by The University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences. The event,';Through These Doors: Changing the Face of Medicine,'; will be held from11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.Tuesday, June 4,at the University Church of Christ,1200 Julia Tutwiler Drive. ...

  • Mississippi Power names Ed Holland as president

    The move comes after additional cost overruns were announced at the coal-fired power plant Mississippi Power is building in Kemper County. Mississippi Power's vice president of generation, Tommy Anderson, also recently left the ...

  • Alabama National Guard infantry battalion comes home

    Lots of smiles, hugs and kisses will make this Monday afternoon memorable for the families of returning members of the Alabama Army National Guard's 1/167th Infantry Battalion and subordinate units. The Talladega-based battalion has spent more than ten months active duty in Afghanistan. This battalion has played a role in every major American war since the Civil War. Homecoming events ...

  • Alabama Department of Corrections Investigate Inmate Homicide

    BESSEMER - AL - The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating an inmate on inmate homicide. It occurred Sunday at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer. A spokesperson says Anthony Jones died of stab wounds received during a fight with another inmate in Housing Unit O. A prison made knife believed to have been used in the crime has been recovered. Jones was serving a life ...

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