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Robbery with toy gun gets teen 15 years by AnnistonStar
Jan 07, 2011 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A Houston County judge sentenced a Dothan teenager to 15 years in prison for armed robbery with a toy gun. Police arrested 19-year-old Steffon Parresse Tolver last April and charged him with first-degree robbery. Circuit Court Judge Butch Binford issued the sentence on Wednesday. Read the...
Auburn fan sues Birmingham company over alleged BCS ticket snub by AnnistonStar
Jan 07, 2011 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
An Auburn fan is suing a Birmingham-based company that he contends reneged on a deal to sell him tickets to Monday night’s national championship game after ticket prices skyrocketed in recent weeks. E. Abel Arcia, a New York City attorney who went to Auburn in the early 1980s, filed the sui...
Etowah County still looking at bingo by AnnistonStar
Jan 07, 2011 |  2 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
State Rep. Craig Ford of Gadsden said Etowah County officials should seek judicial review of the local bingo constitutional amendment because he believes it would allow bingo and much-needed county revenue. “I think it would be a good economic development to create jobs, and if it’s legal, let’...
Ronnie Gilley responds to bribe allegations by AnnistonStar
Jan 07, 2011 |  1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Country Crossing developer Ronnie Gilley responded to bribery claims from federal prosecutors Thursday night through a Facebook note. "What's going on here is not right and it's as unjust as it gets. But I do continue to have faith that God is working behind the scenes on our behalf so that goo...
Florence man facing 800 child pornography counts asks for work release by AnnistonStar
Jan 06, 2011 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A man facing more than 800 counts of child pornography has asked to serve on work release while awaiting trial. Jim Engelthaler, attorney for Bryan Patrick Gist, made the request during a brief court hearing Wednesday. Engelthaler told Lauderdale Circuit Court Judge Mike Jones that Gist in u...
Adamsville police raid illegal gambling operation, seize 10 machines by AnnistonStar
Jan 06, 2011 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Adamsville police on Wednesday night seized 10 illegal gambling machines from a residence on the city's Main Street and charged a 54-year-old man with promoting gambling. Adamsville Police Chief R.W. Carter said police raided a home in the 3400 block of Main Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday a...
Legislators get special access to buy Auburn championship tickets at face value by AnnistonStar
Jan 06, 2011 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Twenty-six state legislators, including Sen. Paul Sanford, R-Huntsville, and Sen. Shadrack McGill, R-Woodville, were given special access to buy tickets to the Southeastern Conference Championship game at face value. The general public, and many long-time Auburn University season-ticket ho...
Judge mulls steps to stop serial obscene phone caller by AnnistonStar
Jan 06, 2011 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A prosecutor, a defense attorney and a federal judge here struggled Wednesday over how to stop a Chickasaw man who seems unable to stop making obscene phone calls. Thomas Henry Sanchez, 53, has been doing it for decades, with his victims including then-Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman an...
Gov. Riley to start education nonprofit after leaving office by AnnistonStar
Jan 06, 2011 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Gov. Bob Riley plans to create a nonprofit education agency after leaving office. With just 12 days left in atop state government, Riley on Wednesday spoke to The Times editorial board, focusing largely on ways to continue to improve public schools and sustain economic development. Read t...
Nearly 400 arrested in Birmingham's Operation Close-Out by AnnistonStar
Jan 05, 2011 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A Birmingham Police Department special operation led to nearly 400 arrests in November and December, authorities said today. Operation Close-Out targeted property crimes in specific neighborhoods throughout the city beginning Nov. 1 and ending Dec. 30. Read more from The Birmingham News.

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