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  • Memorial Day Remembrance Program

    There are extraordinary stories of courage and accomplishment about those who are serving or have served our country. Family members are also carrying on stories of bravery of those no longer with us. A special ceremony at Alabama Veterans Memorial Park honored veterans and active service, while also remembering those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. "I'm honored to dedicate this ...

  • Oil spill restoration overseers release draft plan

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- There's now a draft plan for using fines from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill to restore the Gulf Coast's natural resources and ...

  • Members of the military families get into zoo for free

    BIRMINGHAM - AL - The Birmingham Zoo is also honoring all active and retired military this holiday weekend. It is offering free admission to service members and their families with valid military identification. The deal comes just in time for extended summer hours and the summer launch of the Red Diamond Sea Lion Splash Show and the Wildlife Show. Granny's Butterfly Garden is also now ...

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

    ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely and several deputies have arrested two men and a teenage girl on a house boat in the Elk River on charges related to the manufacture of methamphetamines. Authorities said the men were charged with possession of items used in the manufacture of methamphetamines. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - With the unofficial start of boating season kicking ...

  • 2 men woman arrested on Limestone house boat

    ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely and several deputies have arrested two men and a teenage girl on a house boat in the Elk River on charges related to the manufacture of methamphetamines. Authorities told the Athens News-Courier newspaper the men were charged with possession of items used in the manufacture of methamphetamines. Charles David Greenway, 28, of Athens, ...


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Movie Review

Danton [DVD]

Danton [DVD]

Andrzej Wajdas Danton, an intimate epic about the political struggles in the years following the French Revolution as embodied by two of its most famous ideologues, has the visual trappings of a costume drama, is shot like a particularly elegant documentary, and is scored like a horror film ... ...

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  • Last day for the Alabama Phoenix Festival

    Birmingham, AL - Sunday is the last day of the Alabama Phoenix Festival at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center. The Alabama Phoenix Festival is a family-friendly, multi-genre, fan convention featuring celebrity guests, authors, comic book writers and artists. Many vendors are set up throughout the conference center selling anything from movie posters to action figures. The festival also offers ...

  • Hoover Police investigate possible meth lab

    Hoover, AL - Hoover Police arrest one man after finding components of a meth lab in his car.Captain James Coker of the Hoover Police Department says the man was asleep in his car in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station at 1301 Alford Avenue early Sunday morning. After police woke the man, a search of his car revealed key components for manufacturing methamphetamines. No formal charges have ...

  • Panhandle Counties plan to spend oil spill funds

    PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- Three years after the massive Gulf oil spill fouled Florida Panhandle beaches, millions of dollars in restitution are flowing into the region. New piers are being built, boat ramps are being planned and sand dunes are being ...

  • Ala. woman dies in motorcycle accident

    http://bit.ly/18j16N1 ) that Brandy Vance, 36, was the passenger on the motorcycle when it crashed at about 2:50 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Alabama Department of Public Safety. The accident took place on County Road 7, about 4 miles north of Hayden. The driver of the motorcycle, Brian Anthony Pinyan, 37, also of Hanceville, was injured and taken to UAB Hospital. State troopers are still ...

  • Ala. residents send donations to tornado victims

    RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) - About $30,000 worth of donations and supplies are headed to Oklahoma to help tornado victims. WAAY-TV reports that a group of Franklin County, Ala., residents decided to do something to help just hours after seeing tornadoes destroy parts of Oklahoma on Monday. Many people in Franklin County witnessed the destructive power of tornadoes first hand during the April 27, ...

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