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  • Bicycle ordinance fails in Irondale

    A packed house in Irondale Tuesday night as the council voted on banning bicycles on part of one city road. The motion failed tonight 3 to 2. The ordinance would have prohibited people riding bikes on a 3 quarter mile stretch of Grants Mill Road. Before the vote came down, attorneys for cyclists called the provision unlawful and a violation of state constitution. Cyclists packed the Irondale ...

  • Police visit home of Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez

    FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2012, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) holds his helmet as he steps onto the field before a game between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, ...

  • Tuscaloosa City Schools approve background checks for visitors

    TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC)- Tuesday night, the Tuscaloosa City Schools board of education approved a policy that could require background checks for visitors to their shools. They want to make sure it's safe for kids to be around any visitors to a Tuscaloosa City school. Currently, some schools require you sign in and others may take your picture. In Tuesday's meeting the school board ...

  • Local children make splash for world record

    Local children are trying to make a big splash Tuesday. They're aiming to swim all the way to a new world record. Dozens of children took part in what's called "The World's-largest Swimming Lesson." Attempts were held at the Hoover Recreation Center and the Splash Adventure Water Park in Bessemer. The current record stands at more than 24,000 swimmers representing 15 ...

  • JeffCo Commission presidents two words- racial mistrust

    BIRMINGHAM - AL - Jefferson County may be dealing with the nation's largest municipal bankruptcy filing, a federal hiring order, and a limited budget. But the commission president says that's not what's holding the county back. He and others believe the issue is racial mistrust. Commission President David Carrington made his remarks in a speech to the Kiwanis Club. He outlined ...


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Southland Tales [DVD]

Southland Tales [DVD]

Southland Tales, Richard Kellys insanely ambitious fever dream of a science fiction/political satire/anti-fantasy, roars at you with unapologetic gusto, inflaming the senses with its rich tapestry of post-millennial visuals and assaulting the mind with its skewering of the ... ...

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  • Parole denied in almost 40-year-old murder case

    He confessed to beating Zettle and Ostrander, who was 19 and now lives out of state. Rodriguez was sentenced to life in prison for Zettle's death and 15 years for the attempted murder of ...

  • Local school official weigh in failing schools list

    Birmingham Superintendent Craig Witherspoon and Jefferson County Superintendent Stephen Nowlin say they would rather not have a single school on this list. But they are looking at the glass half full. nThey say, even though some schools are considered failing, many of the them have made gains. They say they want that to be the focus. "Schools that have made twenty point gains in the last ...

  • North Carolina eliminates LSU at College World Series

    Ted Kirk/AP OMAHA, Neb. -- Brian Holberton homered, Trent Thornton pitched a strong seven innings and No. 1-seed North Carolina extended its stay at the College World Series with a 4-2 victory against LSU on Tuesday. The Tar Heels (58-11) play North Carolina State or UCLA in an elimination game Thursday. The No. 4-seeded Tigers (57-11) went 0-2 in their first CWS appearance since ...

  • Ala. synthetic marijuana manufacturing ring busted

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Birmingham say they've busted a multimillion dollar drug operation that was being run out of an apartment near UAB. Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Capt. Hal Taylor told WBRC-TV Tuesday that ...

  • Ala. massage parlor closed after pair of raids

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Birmingham's city council has voted unanimously to shut down a massage parlor that has been the target of 2 prostitution raids. WBRC-TV ...

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