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Handgun found in Alabama school by AnnistonStar
Dec 15, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said a Smiths Station High School student faces disciplinary action after a gun was found at the school. Jones said students contacted school resource officers Monday afternoon about the gun, which led the officers to talk to the student. Read the full story ...
Three Cherokee County bank robbery suspects caught in DeKalb County, one still at large by AnnistonStar
Dec 14, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Authorities have captured three of four suspects in a Cherokee County bank robbery, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department. The sheriff's department said a fourth suspect is still being sought in the area of Alabama 35 and Pumpkin Center, but three were caught w...
Mom leaves child, 2, in car not running in Eufaula by AnnistonStar
Dec 14, 2010 |  4 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
A concerned citizen reported a reckless endangerment incident occurred Sunday in the Walmart parking lot. A woman reportedly left her 2-year-old daughter in the car while she was shopping inside the store.  A passerby noticed the child inside the vehicle and notified police. Read the full...
PACT ends year without a funding solution for shortfalls by AnnistonStar
Dec 14, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
There was relief in April as the Alabama Legislature managed to pass a plan to fund shortfalls in the state’s prepaid college tuition program. But as the year ends, doubt has returned after a report predicted shortfalls again despite almost $548 million from the Education Trust Fund meant to sh...
Gulf spill claimants offered faster option by AnnistonStar
Dec 14, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
he administrator of a $20 billion fund doling out mon­ey to Gulf oil spill victims said Monday that people who want more cash can now get a quick check within two weeks, but there's a catch: Cashing it means giving up the right to sue BP or receive any more payments. Attorney Kenneth Fein­...
Alabama the 45th healthiest state by AnnistonStar
Dec 13, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Alabama got healthier overall in 2010, but was still in the bottom half of the 50 states, according to the latest edition of America’s Health Rankings. The 21st annual rankings, released this week, were published jointly by the United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association an...
Oil spill: Robert Bentley shares some of Bob Riley's recovery money concerns by AnnistonStar
Dec 13, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Gov.-elect Robert Bentley shares many of his predecessor's concerns regarding federal control over oil spill recovery dollars, he said in a recent interview, adding that states should not be told what projects to spend the money on. But Bentley also offered a more conciliatory tone than ha...
DeKalb, Cherokee schools closed by AnnistonStar
Dec 13, 2010 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
DeKalb and Cherokee county school systems have canceled Monday's classes because of snow that has created dangerous road conditions in those areas. Marshall County and Fort Payne City schools have delayed their starting times two hours. Read the full story from The Gadsden Times.
Democratic senators seek to block bill prohibiting payroll deductions for political action by AnnistonStar
Dec 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Democrats are trying today to block a vote in the Alabama Senate on the bill that would prohibit groups like the Alabama Education Association from collecting dues by payroll deductions from the paychecks of public employees. Republicans say they have the numbers to cut off a filibuster ...
Train derails in Prichard; blocks traffic on St. Stephens Road by AnnistonStar
Dec 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
A freight train went off the rails in Prichard this morning, sending 10 cars off the tracks, a spokeswoman with the city said in a news release. There were no reported injuries, but the derailment stopped the train as it passed over St. Stephens Road, blocking traffic on the street, which ...

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