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  • Salvation Army asking for help for Oklahoma

    Monetary donations are encouraged by The Salvation Army to help the people affected by tornadoes in Oklahoma. The money will be used to purchase specific needs for the areas rather than items or supplies that may not work at this particular disaster. Go ...

  • Ballot question could add foreign law protections

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - In a swift-moving late-night session, the Alabama Legislature approved a bill that will put a Constitutional amendment in the hands of the voters. If passed, the amendment would prohibit the state from recognizing laws of other states in making legal decisions if they violate the public policy of Alabama. Further, it would prohibit applying foreign law in violation of ...

  • Judge sets date for hearing for Desmonte Leonard

    OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - A Lee County judge has scheduled a hearing for a man accused of killing three people at an Auburn apartment complex last year. Circuit Judge Jacob A. Walker set the date for the hearing for 23-year-old Desmonte Leonard for 2 p.m. Oct. 15 in Lee County Court. The Opelika-Auburn News reported ...

  • Your Health 5-21-13 Music in ICU

    Birmingham, AL - Music really does make you feel better. A new study shows critically ill patients were soothed by their favorite music and it made a difference in their need for sedation medicine. The Ohio State University research included patients in the intensive care unit who were placed on ventilators. Researchers say participants who were allowed to listen to their music experienced a ...

  • Sports Minute Here is the latest Alabama sports news from The Associated Press

    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama basketball coach Anthony Grant has promoted Antoine Pettway to assistant coach and elevated John Brannen to associate head coach. Grant also announced the hiring of strength and conditioning coach Lou DeNeen on Monday. Pettway is a former Crimson Tide point guard who spent the past three seasons as director of operations. MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Former Alabama ...


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Movie Review

Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)

Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)

You have to wonder if George Lucas and director Irvin Kershner were nervous about releasing "The Empire Strikes Back" back in 1980. "Star Wars" had become the most successful film of all time, and there was extraordinary pressure to create something just as good, if not better. So what did they do? Instead of following the same cheerful tone and pop culture mentality of the first, they instead cre ... ...

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  • Real estate investors sentenced in Alabama fraud case

    MONTGOMERY - AL - Two real estate investors have been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for bid rigging at public foreclosure auctions and mail fraud. Department of Justice officials said Monday that Jason Brannon, of Mobile, and his father, Robert Brannon, of Laurel, Mississippi, were each sentenced to 20 months in prison. Authorities say the two conspired with others to fraudulently ...

  • Turtle Travels exhibit in Gadsden

    The Turtle Travels exhibit at the Imagination Place Children's Museum in Gadsden will wow you and your children. It's 3000-square-feet of turtle information complete with a Critter ...

  • Bob Dylan Will Play Tuscaloosa AL With My Morning Jacket and Wilco Too

    The AmericanaramA tour has added another date. On July 3, the multi-band tour will roll into Tuscaloosa, AL's Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre. As of press time, this stop on the extended tour will feature Bob Dylan, My Morning Jacket, Wilco and Richard Thompson Electric Trio. Ticket information is available ...

  • Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

    A member of a security team helps guard an area of rubble from a destroyed residential neighborhood, one day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against the winds. (AP Photo/Brennan ...

  • Suspect arrested in deadly Northport hit and run

    NORTHPORT, AL (WBRC) - Tuscaloosa County investigators have arrested a suspect in a deadly hit and run in Northport from Monday night. Investigators say a male pedestrian was struck and killed on Highway 82 West and Highway 43 North around 9 p.m. His identity has not yet been released. Police say the suspect left the scene and drove west on Highway 82. Witnesses gave a description of the ...

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