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  • 100 soldiers returning to Ga. from Afghanistan

    COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - About 100 soldiers are scheduled to return to Fort Benning in Georgia after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports ...

  • Train derails in Ala narrowly misses taxi cab

    TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama cab driver had a near-miss with a freight train when it derailed in Talladega. Chris Powell of Deluxe Taxi tells The Daily Home ...

  • Yorkie from Cullman finalist for national Iams ad. Vote for your favorite

    Cullamn, AL - Recently, Bitsy, a Yorkie puppy from Cullman and her owner Todd Sigmon were named finalists in the Iams "Love Tails" contest. Bitsy and Todd along with 9 other finalists will compete in a facebook video contest with the winner getting the opportunity to take part in a national advertisement for Iams. Each team has already won a year's supply of Iams dog food ...

  • Today on Talk of Alabama The Sellers Market

    Tune in to Talk of Alabama at 9AM to hear from Real Estate Agent Dave Parrish. He will talk about the "sellers market" and about those mortgage rates inching up bit by ...

  • Tech Tour to visit UA Tuscaloosa

    College of Engineering TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --The autoXLR8R ';TechTour,'; a 13-week program to visit several of the region’s top automotive research institutions to refineautoXLR8R’stechnologies and work with world-renowned engineers and entrepreneurs, will bring its program to Tuscaloosa and The University of Alabama June 24 and 25. The autoXLR8R Tech Tour is designed to ...


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Movie Review

Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale

Brian De Palmas Femme Fatale is a tour de force of giddy-enthralling cinematic trashiness. Its a true return to a form for an old master who is constantly threatening to mellow and go soft, a highly self-conscious meditation on both De Palmas inspirations and himself. Its everything De Palmas detractors hate about him and his fans love about himit thumbs its nose at convention, laughs at l ... ...

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  • Rapid reopened after rafters flipped into water

    COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) -- A rapid that has gained a notorious reputation as part of a new whitewater course on the Chattahoochee River has been reopened after dozens of rafters were dumped into the rushing water during its first ...

  • Alabama town rejects banning bicyclists from road

    IRONDALE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama town has decided not to pass an ordinance that would have banned bicyclists from riding on a stretch of road. The Irondale City Council this week voted against the ordinance, which involves Grants Mill Road. WBRC-TV reports ...

  • Huntsville opening 2 entertainment districts

    Promoters are planning a Thursday launch for the new areas, where restaurant and bar patrons will be able to purchase alcohol to-go and then stroll the streets at night.The goal is to have area that includes street performers, outdoor movies, art demonstrations and more.City officials say they'll review operations and make possible adjustments to the areas' boundaries and rules after ...

  • Alabama 19th in federal revenue for state spending

    The study by the Tax Foundation says federal funding accounts for 38.2 percent of the state government's revenue in Alabama. Mississippi ranked first at 49 percent and Alaska was 50th at 24 percent.Tennessee was at 44 percent, Georgia measured 41.1 percent, and Florida came in at 36.9 percent.The study looked only at a state's tax revenue and did not consider a state's income from ...

  • Greenwood set to host Mississippi-Alabama tourism conference

    GREENWOOD, MISS. — Greenwood will host the 2014 Mississippi-Alabama Rural Tourism Conference. The conference focuses on assisting smaller communities in bolstering tourism. The 2014 conference is scheduled for Oct. ...

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