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66-year-old Mobile man bumped off scooter and robbed; 2 suspects arrested by AnnistonStar
Dec 21, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Mobile police arrested 2 people who are accused of bumping a 66-year-old man off the scooter he was driving and then robbing him, officials said Monday. The victim suffered only scratches and did not have to taken to a hospital, police spokesman Officer Christopher Levy said. Read the ful...
Lone gunman in custody after shots fired in Gadsden by AnnistonStar
Dec 18, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
One individual has been taken into custody without injury after causing a stand-off on Rainbow Drive this evening. A 9-1-1 call was received by the Rainbow City Police Department at 6:26 p.m. reporting shots fired from the area of Fitness Plus on Rainbow Drive. Read the full story from Th...
Rep. Mike Rogers votes against tax cut compromise by AnnistonStar
Dec 17, 2010 |  7 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
According to the Birmingham News, Rep. Mike Rogers was the only Congressman in the Alabama delegation to vote against the compromise bill to extend the Bush tax cuts. Read the full story from the Birmingham News.
2 arrested after string of pipe bomb explosions in Cullman County by AnnistonStar
Dec 17, 2010 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Two men arrested in connection with the explosion of four pipe bombs in Cullman County last week are awaiting federal charges. According to officials with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Josh Kugler, 21, and Billy Scott Simmons, 21 will be charged with violation of the Nati...
Icy roads caused almost 100 wrecks in Etowah County by AnnistonStar
Dec 17, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
An Etowah County school bus slid into a ditch Thursday morning after hitting a patch of ice on Owls Hollow Road, despite a two-hour weather delay for schools in Etowah County. Two students were on the bus about 8:30 a.m., but nobody was injured, Jimmy Sewell, Etowah County Schools transportati...
Frat members in Birmingham stole holiday decorations as prank by AnnistonStar
Dec 17, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
As many as 20 members of two Samford University fraternities face disciplinary action in what police describe as a holiday prank that went too far: The theft of Christmas decorations from lawns around Jefferson County. Yard decorations began disappearing from suburban homes shortly after Thank...
Siblings reunite in Dothan after 28 years by AnnistonStar
Dec 17, 2010 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Tears were welling in her eyes before the plane even landed. When Tanya Michelle Thomas finally saw her sister enter the Dothan Regional Airport terminal Thursday afternoon, she couldn’t hold back the emotion. Read the full story from The Dothan Eagle.
Selma Council bans sagging pants by AnnistonStar
Dec 16, 2010 |  2 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
If your pants drag the ground and you show skin or underwear, you’ll likely get a ticket in the future. The Selma City Council voted Tuesday by a five-to-two margin to approve an ordinance banning sagging pants in the city, making an offense punishable by fine. Read the full story from the ...
Munford hires first police chief by AnnistonStar
Dec 16, 2010 |  4 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Jeff Rutledge was sworn in Monday evening at Town Hall. He is looking forward to making a difference in his hometown by establishing its first police department and treating Munford residents with respect. After being approached by a councilmember about the development of a police department ...
Five Gadsden men charged in bank robbery; one named ringleader by AnnistonStar
Dec 16, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Five Gadsden men appeared in federal court Wednesday in Birmingham and were charged with bank robbery, FBI spokesman Paul Daymond said. James Lavan Shropshire Jr., Remarez Antwan Baker, James Jahad Ravenel, Cory Morgan and Brian Jerome Lindsey appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Ott. ...

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