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  • Construction worker killed in accidental electrocution in Birmingham

    A construction worker died Wednesday after being accidentally electrocuted in Birmingham. The victim, a Star Construction employee, was killed while working in an alley near the 3700 block of 6th Avenue South at around 11:30 a.m. Birmingham police and fire responded to the scene and a crew from Alabama Power arrived a short time later. The man's identity is being withheld until all family ...

  • Police 2 Birmingham homicide victims linked to family drug distribution ring

    HUEYTOWN-AL - Hueytown police announced Wednesday the result of an investigation into a Jefferson County drug distribution ring connected to a single family. Authorities said two of the members are victims of homicides. The latest homicide happened in Ensley Tuesday. The investigations began in March 2011 and concluded with the plea of a Birmingham man in Birmingham Circuit Court. Police ...

  • Prattville woman indicted on home mortgage fraud theft charges

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Attorney General Luther Strange announced the arrest of a Prattville woman for four counts of residential mortgage fraud, two counts of first-degree theft and two counts of first-degree theft by deception. Lynda Branch, 59, formerly operated Professional Closing and Title LLC and was doing business in Prattville as Pro Close. Branch was arrested by the Autauga County ...

  • Tishomingo County voters OK beer alcohol sales

    With more than half Tishomingo County's voters casting ballots, legalizing alcohol passed by 42 votes, while legalizing beer and light wine passed by 73. The county borders Alabama and ...

  • 4 plead guilty in Ala. college hazing case

    JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Four men have pleaded guilty to their involvement in hazing at Jacksonville State University. The Anniston Star reports ...


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Indecent Proposal [DVD]

Indecent Proposal uses an unconventional story to support some very conventional beliefs: Marriage is an important and lasting institution, money isn't everything, forgiving is more important that forgetting, and love is required for lovemaking. Everyone knows that this is the movie that involves the million-dollar question, the indecent proposal of the title. It comes from billionai ... ...

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  • Hope for shorter car tag lines

    BIRMINGHAM - AL - One state representative says a bill awaiting the governor's signature could "significantly" reduce the line and wait time at revenue offices. Representative Paul DeMarco, (R) Homewood, sponsored a bill that only requires one owner to provide identification for car tag renewals. He says even the Alabama Department of Revenue believes it will cut the wait ...

  • Heroin bust only the beginning

    JEFFERSON COUNTY - AL - In 2012 there were at least 78 heroin related deaths in Jefferson and Shelby counties. Law enforcement has to act quickly before we see a generation dying in vein. Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale says the writing is on the wall for heroin distributors. "We warned people that we were coming after them, and that's exactly what we did," says Hale. ...

  • Attorney General Luther Strange aims to protect Alabama seniors

    As the weather warms so do the chances of your neighborhood being targeted by unscrupulous solicitors; people who pull out all the stops to make a quick sale. Sometimes they use scare tactics. Unfortunately, seniors are most often targeted. The Protecting Alabama's Elders Act strengthens protection for people sixty and older from both financial exploitation and physical abuse. Attorney ...

  • Alabama governor signs bill on carrying guns

    The bill by Republican Sen. Scott Beason of Gardendale passed the Legislature Monday, and Bentley's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis, announced the Republican governor signed it into law ...

  • Local firefighters undergo lifesaving training

    BIRMINGHAM - AL - Central Alabama firefighters were called to action Wednesday. Several departments worked together to help rescue people from collapsing buildings and holes. It was just a training exercise, but the obstacles weren't new. All of the drills were incidents that firefighters encountered in Oklahoma and even in Alabama following the April 27, 2011 tornadoes. Firefighters ...

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