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2 dead in single-engine plane crash in Tuscaloosa by AnnistonStar
May 11, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Two people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed just short of the runway at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport Monday evening. The crash occurred at 7:29 p.m. as the plane was arriving from the north. It was making its final approach to the airport, said Capt. Loyd Baker of the Tusca...
Sen. Sessions finds Kagan's lack of judicial experience 'troubling' by AnnistonStar
May 11, 2010 |  1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's lack of judicial experience is "troubling" and represents "a weakness in her background," Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, said Monday. "I just believe if you put somebody on the U.S. Supreme Court, they ought to be deeply steeped in real law practice," sai...
Gadsden woman hurt when car hits porch by AnnistonStar
May 11, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A woman was injured Friday when a car hit the front porch of her Kentucky Avenue home. The incident happened about 11:05 a.m. when the woman was on the porch. The driver of the car appeared intentionally to go through the grass and up on the porch, according to a police report. R...
Albertville native earns Bronze Star in Iraq by AnnistonStar
May 11, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
An Albertville native has distinguished himself in combat and was awarded a Bronze Star, with valor, on March 12, for killing an Iraqi insurgent, likely saving the lives of his soldiers, according to an Army report. According to reports, Staff Sgt. Kelly Young, 39, and a graduate of Albe...
Athens woman charged with child endangerment, drug possession by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
An Athens woman accused of having methamphetamine and pipes to smoke it inside a home where her two children were present has been charged with child endangerment, an official said. Lanoma White Browning, 38, of 200 Sanderfer Road, Apt. 216-A, is charged with chemical endangerment of a chi...
Gandhi's grandson to speak at UNA by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Arun Gandhi, 76, a former reporter with The Times of India and a grandson of Indian peace activist Mahatma Gandhi, will deliver the spring commencement address Saturday, 10 a.m., at the University  of North Alabama in Florence. The commencement will be held in Flowers Hall. Read the full sto...
Possible meth lab discovered in bath tub of downtown Birmingham motel by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Authorities found what appears to be a methamphetamine lab at a downtown motel today after a caller reported "something cooking in the bathtub." Birmingham Fire and Rescue officials shut down about a block radius around the Knights Inn at 1313 Third Ave. North. At least part of the motel w...
State No. 26 for delinquent mortgages by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Fewer Americans were late with their mortgage in the first quarter, with the ratio of borrowers 60 days or more past due at 6.77 percent. That’s down from 6.89 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the latest data from TransUnion. "The fall in mortgage delinquency is indeed good news for ...
U.S. 11 Antique Alley sale begins Thursday by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 500 miles of Appalachian backroads will be the setting Thursday through Sunday for the 13th U.S. 11 Antique Alley & Yard Sale. The sale always takes place the weekend after Mother’s Day, according to the official website, www.us11antiquealley.com. It coincides with National Tourism We...
Crossdressing shoplifter hits security guard by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A case of shoplifting turned into worse on Saturday when a man dressed as a woman hit a security guard with his vehicle before fleeing the store and turning himself in to a police patrol commander more than an hour later, according to authorities. Authorities said Tony Lamar Wilson, 28...

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Wednesday, 19, 2013
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Joe Medley's In My Opinion: So this is what an overexposed freshman looks like
by Joe Medley
jmedley@annistonstar.com
Jun 19, 2013 | 35 views |  0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy last season as a redshirt freshman. (Associated Press photo)
Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy last season as a redshirt freshman. (Associated Press photo)
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It’s easy to trash Johnny Manziel after the off-season he’s had since becoming the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. Off-field headlines have many sizing him up as a one-hit wonder. With that in mind, he tweeted Sunday some unspecified “bull----” has him eager to leave College Station, Texas, where his school is based. Then he deleted the tweet and seemed to clarify. “Don’t forget that I love (Texas) A&M with all of my heart, but please please walk a day in my shoes,” he tweeted. The last year in his shoes has, appropriately, been more of a scramble than a walk. He went from not having played a collegiate down to winning the Heisman in less than four months and did it in the social-media era. The kid who could appear in public with little fanfare a year ago steps out and into twitpic hell, exposed flaws and all. No telling how many of his nearly 367,000 Twitter followers he walks by daily. Consider that Alabama’s AJ McCarron and Katherine Webb have 420,126 combined followers, and Manziel has more than twice McCarron’s 159,337. Alabama coach Nick Saban stands more validated than ever in limiting the public exposure of his freshmen. Contact Sports Columnist Joe Medley at jmedley@annistonstar.com. Read “In My Opinion” in every Anniston Star sports section, written by Star staff members.
HOT BLAST: Getting on track for bike tourism
Jun 19, 2013 | 71 views |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Passengers board an Amtrak train during its stop at the Anniston station. (Anniston Star photo by Stephen Gross)
Passengers board an Amtrak train during its stop at the Anniston station. (Anniston Star photo by Stephen Gross)
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One of Anniston's big cycling dreams is for bicycle tourists to take advantage of the city's Amtrak stop, either to enjoy the Ladiga Trail or ride Coldwater Mountain.

The problem is only a few Amtrak routes allow passengers to bring their bicycles on board unless they are boxed up like luggage.

This report, however, finds "Amtrak is seeing increased demand for walk-on bike service across the United States."

The good news for Anniston and bike tourism is, "Steve Kulm, a spokesman for Amtrak, said the agency is looking for opportunities to retrofit train cars to allow more convenient bike transport."


Police: Fake check cashed at Anniston credit union
by Rachael Brown
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
Jun 19, 2013 | 1062 views |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Anniston police were investigating this morning a forged check for more than $1,000 cashed at a local credit union Tuesday afternoon. Anniston police Capt. Allen George said a suspect cashed a check for $1,675 from a physician’s office in Gadsden at the Alabama Teachers Credit Union on U.S. 431. The check was cashed Tuesday between at around 3 p.m., according to a police report. George said the doctor’s office later called the credit union and told them the check was forged. The doctor’s office told police that a check was never written to the suspect, George said, and that the suspect does not work at the office. George said police were reviewing the credit union’s surveillance today. A suspect could be charged with felony second-degree possession of a forged instrument. Staff Writer Rachael Brown: 256-235-3562. On Twitter @RBrown_Star.
Gov. Bentley, Sen. Shelby and President Obama in Tuscaloosa in 2011
Gov. Bentley, Sen. Shelby and President Obama in Tuscaloosa in 2011
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President Obama and Gov. Bentley in Tuscaloosa in 2011
President Obama and Gov. Bentley in Tuscaloosa in 2011
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