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  • 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. ...

  • Miss. woman pleads not guilty in Alabama womans injection death

    Tracey Lynn Garner pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing an Alabama woman by giving silicone injections as a buttocks enhancement. / Rogelio V. Solis/AP ...

  • Town will reconsider pit bull ban mayor says

    CLAY — The mayor of an Alabama town says that city officials will reconsider a ban on pit bulls after dozens of pet owners and animal advocates showed up at a city council meeting to protest the decision. The Clay City Council had approved the pit bull ban two weeks ago, but animal advocates say the public should have been given more warning about the new ordinance. They also contend that ...

  • Carnival sues Alabama firm that was repairing Triumph

    MOBILE — The Carnival Corp. filed a lawsuit last week seeking more than $12 million in damage that its cruise ship, Triumph, sustained in an early April windstorm. AL.com reported that in the lawsuit, Carnival argues that mooring equipment being used by BAE Systems was defective. The ship broke free of its mooring during a storm that packed winds of more than 60 mph. A dock worker drowned ...

  • Authorities on lookout for infant boy teen

    BIRMINGHAM — Authorities in Alabama were looking for a missing infant and a teenage girl who may be linked to the ...


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Speed Racer

Speed Racer

The first half hour of Speed Racer, the Wachowski Brothers hyperkinetic, candy-colored update of the cultish 60s Japanese anime series, rushes forward with the kind of intensity and pop artistry that many will be expecting--nay, demanding--from the minds behind The Matrix ... ...

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  • State school board member Mary Scott Hunter considers run for governor

    Alabama Board of Education member Mary Scott Hunter of Huntsville is considering entering the Republican race for governor and plans to decide by the end of summer. / ...

  • Woman convicted of Pitino extortion in new prison

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Kentucky woman convicted of trying to extort millions in cash, cars and a house from University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino has a new federal home.The Federal Bureau of Prisons moved 53-year-old Karen Sypher to Federal Correctional Institute-Aliceville, about 55 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Sypher had been in a federal prison in Marianna, ...

  • Ray Allen comes up huge for Heat in Game 6 against the Spurs

    Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) speaks to teammates during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA Finals basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo ...

  • Duncan Spurs collapse down the stretch in Game 6

    San Antonio Spurs power forward Tim Duncan (21) works as Miami Heat shooting guard Mike Miller (13) defends during the second half of Game 6 of the NBA Finals basketball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne ...

  • ATT 4G LTE Available In Tuscaloosa

    LTE technology offers lower latency, or the processing time it takes to move data through a network, such as how long it takes to start downloading a webpage or file once you've sent the request. Lower latency helps to improve services like mobile gaming, two-way video calling and ...

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