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Fungus outbreak hits Alabama marshes by AnnistonStar
Jan 03, 2011 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A widespread fungal outbreak is affecting one of Alabama's key marsh grass species, potentially rendering much of this year's seed crop sterile, according to scientists. While the fungus always is present in coastal marshes, scientists speculated that repeated exposure to oil sheens floatin...
Father, son charged in Talladega shooting by AnnistonStar
Dec 31, 2010 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
A father and son have been arrested in connection with a shooting Dec. 22, according to Talladega Police Chief Alan Watson. Richard Fredrick Bliss Jr., 53, and Richard Fredrick Bliss III, 19, have each been charged with one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle, Watson said. Bond was ...
In the Alabama Legislature, female legislators hit new high; still low in U.S. by AnnistonStar
Dec 31, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Alabama has a record 19 women serving in the 140-member Alabama Legislature, but the group still is predominantly a men's club. With five female senators and 14 female members of the House of Representatives, the state in the November election set a new high-water mark for female legislators...
Apparent break-in turns into stabbing outside Gadsden bar by AnnistonStar
Dec 30, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A Gadsden man involved in a car break-in is recovering in UAB Hospital after being stabbed Tuesday night in a parking lot. Gadsden Police say the man reportedly was seen breaking the window of a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer in the parking lot of a bar in the 400 block of Chestnut Street betwee...
Sagging home prices seen across Birmingham by AnnistonStar
Dec 30, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Home prices continue to fall across metro Birmingham and the nation, leaving a big question mark when it comes to a real estate recovery in 2011. Over the past year, home prices in metro Birmingham dropped 11.3 percent, according to the latest data from mortgage researcher CoreLogic. Re...
Gadsden home-invasion shootout injures two by AnnistonStar
Dec 29, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Two people, including a Gadsden man being charged in the incident, were injured Monday night in a home invasion-turned-shootout. Warrants were obtained for multiple counts of burglary and attempted murder against Quortez Donerius Marshall, 20, one of three men suspected to be involved in...
Huntsville newspaper carrier saves family in house fire by AnnistonStar
Dec 29, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Clark Powell doesn't just deliver newspapers. As he makes his predawn rounds, he said he feels like "a watchman" for the Green Mountain community where he delivers The Huntsville Times. A former volunteer firefighter, Powell said he didn't see anything heroic or out of the ordinary about ...
Man's body found in southwest Birmingham; may be third victim in related homicides by AnnistonStar
Dec 29, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A man was found shot to death early today in southwest Birmingham, a slaying police believe could be linked to two killings Tuesday. Officers received information the body was in a drainage ditch in the 3500 block of Carver Avenue. Authorities responded and pronounced him dead at the scene...
Riley's office accepted tickets to Iron Bowl by AnnistonStar
Dec 28, 2010 |  3 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Gov. Bob Riley's office ac­cepted 20 free tickets to this year's Alabama-Auburn foot­ball game while state legisla­tors were preparing for a spe­cial session on ethics that resulted in a new law making it more difficult for officials to accept such perks. Riley said Monday the tick­ets were...
Organ need in Alabama rises by AnnistonStar
Dec 28, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The number of organ transplant surgeries performed in Alabama dropped to an 18-year low in 2010, while the state's transplant waiting list grew 46 percent, a Birmingham News analysis of transplant and waiting list data shows.   The number of transplants performed in Alabama this year -- 34...

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