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  • Suspect arrested in deadly Northport hit and run

    NORTHPORT, AL (WBRC) - Tuscaloosa County investigators have arrested a suspect in a deadly hit and run in Northport from Monday night. Investigators say a male pedestrian was struck and killed on Highway 82 West and Highway 43 North around 9 p.m. His identity has not yet been released. Police say the suspect left the scene and drove west on Highway 82. Witnesses gave a description of the ...

  • Rape victim left in cemetery

    PLEASANT GROVE - AL - Jefferson County Sheriffs investigators are looking in to a rape case. ABC 33/40 has learned a woman was left in the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens Tuesday morning. That cemetery is located on the corner of Forest Road and Acre Road in Pleasant Grove. Deputies on the scene said the female victim was "okay." However, they are not yet releasing any other details. ...

  • AP photographer sees kids pulled from Okla. school

    MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too ...

  • Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb kills 51 crews dig through the night

    A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...

  • Governor Bentley signs both state budgets

    Gov. Robert Bentley has signed the state General Fund budget and state education budget into law. The governor's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis, announced Monday night that Bentley had signed both of the Legislature's spending plans without changes on the last day of the 2013 legislative session. The Legislature passed the budgets nearly two weeks ago, and Bentley had ...


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Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)

Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)

You have to wonder if George Lucas and director Irvin Kershner were nervous about releasing "The Empire Strikes Back" back in 1980. "Star Wars" had become the most successful film of all time, and there was extraordinary pressure to create something just as good, if not better. So what did they do? Instead of following the same cheerful tone and pop culture mentality of the first, they instead cre ... ...

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  • Builders preserve Montgomery buildings past

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Builders are putting the final touches on a three-story loft project in downtown Montgomery, and they are highlighting the 1907 building's historic ...

  • Woman who drove car into lake dies at hospital

    Hoover police say 68-year-old Deanna Owen Shumate was taken to a hospital after driving her car into Star Lake on Friday night.Investigators tell WBRC-TV ...

  • Toomer’s for Tuscaloosa reaching out to Oklahoma

    BIRMINGHAM, AL - In the aftermath of Monday's massive tornado in Oklahoma, Toomer's for Tuscaloosa is reaching out to help those affected. Toomer's for Tusaloosa is a non-profit disaster relief group that was first established in April of 2011 after a deadly tornado outbreak devastated parts of Alabama. Since 2011, the group has assisted with disaster relief efforts across the ...

  • Alabama Legislature targets elder abuse

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature is making it easier to prosecute people who abuse, neglect or financially exploit senior citizens. The House and Senate passed different versions of the bill earlier in the Senate and then agreed on the same version on Monday night shortly before the 2013 legislative session ended. The Protecting Alabama's Elders Act was pushed by Republican ...

  • Alabama governor offers help to Oklahoma

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's governor says the state stands ready to help Oklahoma recover from a deadly tornado. Gov. Robert Bentley says he's been in touch with Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin's office and offered whatever assistance Alabama can provide. He said other states helped Alabama rebuild after deadly tornadoes hit on April 27, 2011, and Alabama is ready to do the same ...

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