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  • More than 70 confirmations die at sessions end

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - When the Legislature adjourned Monday just before midnight, more than 70 nominations to state boards died without a vote. The affected bodies range from university governing boards to the state environmental management board and the Real Estate Commission. Of the pending nominations, 56 were from Gov. Robert Bentley, while another 14 came from legislative leaders or ...

  • City of Birmingham to collect items for Oklahoma relief

    Mayor William Bell says, "Our thoughts and prayers are with those involved in the tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma. Our people are the most generous in the nation and the City will be working with the Christian Service Mission to collect items to send out. So many people reached out to Birmingham during our tornado devastation and we want to be sure to pay that help forward to those who ...

  • Crime Stoppers May 21 Birmingham homicide investigation Jefferson County armed robbery

    BIRMINGHAM HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION: Crime Stoppers needs your help identifying a person of interest in a homicide investigation. The man, whose picture is posted to the right of this story, was seen with 22-year-old Jonathon Cole before he died. Cole was shot and killed Friday, April 5th at the Garden Inn and Suites on Crestwood Boulevard. "He's a person of interest at this ...

  • Mysterious illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said ...

  • Fire chief says search almost complete in Oklahoma at least 24 killed

    A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...


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Smilla's Sense of Snow

"Smilla's Sense of Snow" is just over two hours long, and for the first hour and a half it is a frustrating, yet intriguing piece of cinema. It develops characters that are interesting, if not always appealing, and spins a fascinating murder-mystery around the death of a six-year-old boy. And then, just when we think we may be viewing a strange masterpiece, it completely falls apart in the last ha ... ...

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  • Indian guest workers sue company in Miss. Texas

    GULFPORT, Miss. -; Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane ...

  • Alabama comes back to beat Auburn 6-3 in SEC Tournament

    Alabama used a 3-run rally in the eighth inning to push past Auburn for a 6-3 victory in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Tuesday. The Tide (33-24) trailed 3-1 after three innings, but scored a run in both the fourth and the sixth to tie the game. Chance Vincent hit a single to score Austen Smith for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. Smith had three ...

  • Investigation continues in Pleasant Grove after woman found with bag over her head.

    Pleasant Grove, AL - Pleasant Grove Police responded to a woman who was found on the side of the road near the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens cemetery Tuesday morning. A 19 year old Hueytown woman told Pleasant Grove Police that she was visiting the grave site of a friend at the cemetery. At some point an older man approached her, putting a bag over her head. That is when the woman says she ...

  • The 50th Super Bowl goes to the San Francisco Bay Area 2017 title game to be in Houston

    BOSTON - The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when ...

  • Local woman uses Facebook to connect with family in Oklahoma

    In the aftermath of the deadly tornado outbreak in Oklahoma, many people are recounting memories from the April 27, 2011 tornadoes in Central Alabama. Kristina Osgood of Fultondale, Al. says her house was damaged two years ago. For the past 24 hours, she has been using Facebook to make contact with her relatives in Moore, Oklahoma. Osgood says this is an emotional time for her and her entire ...

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