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  • Birmingham Freedom Festival is underway

    Birmingham, AL - "Three Hots and A Cot" hosts the Birmingham Freedom Festival at the Crestwood Festival Center. In light of Memorial Day weekend, the "Three Hots and A Cot" organization is having a major fundraising event featuring food, arts and crafts, and live music. The event is being held at the Crestwood Festival Center in Birmingham on Saturday from 9:00 AM until ...

  • Obama Nation must do more for fallen heroes

    In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the country must care for the loved ones the fallen leave behind. He says the country must also make sure that all veterans receive the care and benefits they have ...

  • Tuscaloosa homes hit by tornado being demolished

    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Demolition has begun on some of the last buildings in Tuscaloosa slated to be torn down after being damaged by a massive tornado in April ...

  • Furry Pet Friends in Oklahoma Drive

    Hueytown, AL - Volunteers in Hueytown came together on Saturday to help the many pets in Oklahoma that were displaced by the recent devastating tornadoes. The "Furry Pet Friends in Oklahoma" drive was held Saturday morning in the Hueytown Winn-Dixie parking lot. Volunteers donated pet supplies such as wet and dry pet food, treats, flea and tick medication, and blankets to help the ...

  • Police Ala. man shot dead after traffic collision

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Police in Montgomery say they suspect car crash played a role in a fatal shooting that is the city's 26th homicide of the ...


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Movie Review

Sullivan's Travels [DVD]

Sullivan's Travels [DVD]

Preston Sturges' fourth film as a director, Sullivan's Travels, has often been described as "Swiftian," and, indeed, its satire is as much akin to Jonathan Swift's incisive sensibilities as its title is purposefully evocative of Swift's satiric masterpiece, Gulliver's Travels. ...

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  • Ohatchee man charged in 2009 Christmas slaying

    OHATCHEE, Ala. (AP) - Prosecutors have charged an Ohatchee man with capital murder in the 2009 slaying of a man whose body was found the day after Christmas. Al.com reports ...

  • Ala. man OK after train pushes his truck 500 feet

    GLENCOE, Ala. (AP) -- The police chief called it an "absolute miracle" after a northeast Alabama man walked away with minor injuries after a train smashed into his pickup truck and pushed it more than 500 feet along the ...

  • 3 Fantasy 5 players win $76438.04 top prize

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Three winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $76,438.04 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.The winning tickets were bought in Lutz, Dundee and Cape Coral, lottery officials reported.The 333 tickets matching four numbers won $111 each. Another 10,539 tickets matching three numbers won $9.50 each, and 102,651 tickets won a Quick Pick ticket for picking ...

  • No ticket wins Mega Money game next jackpot $1M

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No tickets matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game so the jackpot rolled over to $1 million, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.Four tickets won $1,646 for picking 4-of-4; 28 tickets won $515.50 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 1,040 tickets won $41 each for picking 3-of-4; 1,291 tickets won $23 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the ...

  • Vicksburg-Warren school system seeks new leader

    VICKSBURG, Miss. - Members of the Vicksburg Warren School Board say it may be September before a new superintendent is hired.Board member Sally Bullard tells the Vicksburg Post (http://bit.ly/Z05Vpb) that finding a new superintendent during the summer can be difficult because school contracts run from July to June.The Mississippi School Boards Association is helping with the district's ...

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