Red Cross Issues Critical Appeal for Blood Donors
Officials with the American Red Cross have issued a critical appeal for blood donors.
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Gov. Riley to Visit Decatur College
Gov. Bob Riley will be making a stop in Decatur Weednesday afternoon to visit the robotics lab at Calhoun Community College.
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Mando To Expand Operations in Alabama
OPELIKA, Ala. - Auto parts manufacturer Mando America Corporation has announced expansion plans for its Opelika location.
The company plans to invest $25 million to construct a building directly across
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Funeral Today for Slain Vermont Girl
RANDOLPH, Vt.- Hundreds of mourners are expected today at a funeral for Brooke Bennett, the 12-year-old Vermont girl who was found dead a week after she was reported missing.
During a wake yesterday in
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OPR Letter Confirms Siegelman Review
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- A lawyer for Don Siegelman wants a Justice Department review into the prosecution of the former governor to focus partly on the reasons a federal prosecutor in Montgomery stepped aside
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Pentagon to Decide on Tanker Contract
WASHINGTON- The Pentagon is expected to announce Wednesday whether the Air Force will rebid a $35 billion contract to build new refueling tankers.
Several lawmakers have been told the agency will decide
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Love, Smith Promise to Pull Negative Ads
MONTGOMERY, Ala.- The Republican runoff candidates for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District have promised to tone down the rhetoric and stop running negative campaign ads in the final week before
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Senators Decry Plan to Transport Chemical Weapons
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers from both parties are challenging a Pentagon plan to study whether to transport deadly chemical weapons across state lines to speed their destruction. The Pine Bluff Arsenal, which
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Comair Cutting More Than 500 Jobs
CINCINNATI - Regional airline Comair has told employees that it expects to cut about one-fifth of its pilots and flight attendant jobs beginning this fall.
The cuts are part of the carrier's plan to
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B.B. King To Appear in Huntsville in Sept.
The South's own "King of the Blues" will be making a stop in the Rocket City September 21 to play a show at the Von Braun Concert Hall.
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Activist Group Campaigns to Halt Arthur Execution
A New York group has launched an e-mail campaign trying to halt the execution of Alabama death row inmate Tommy Arthur.
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Kidman's Birth Adds to Nashville's Image As Stars' Refuge
Nicole Kidman has described Nashville as a quiet escape, a nice place to raise a garden or grab coffee without photographers in tow.
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OPR Letter Confirms Siegelman Investigation
A lawyer for Don Siegelman wants a Justice Department review into the prosecution of the former governor to focus partly on the reasons a federal prosecutor in Montgomery stepped aside from the case.
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Harrah's Casino is Toast of Tunica
TUNICA, MS- Looking for an escape? Did you know the third largest concentration of casinos in the country is just 200 miles away in Tunica, Mississippi? Just south of Memphis, the "South's Casino Capital" is waiting
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Two Booked In Limestone County
ATHENS, AL- Robert Lee Cook, 43, 408 Hoffman Street was arrested yesterday and charged with 2 counts of violation of the community notification act.
Cook was convicted of rape 2nd degree and sodomy
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FDA Calls For Urgent Warning on Tendon Risks
Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government's most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated.
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Dry, Hot Weather Threatens California Fire Gains
LOS ANGELES - A day of gains on the California firelines could be giving way to days of trouble. The return of some residents to their homes Monday marked progress against the siege of wildfires, but forecasters
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G-8 Endorses Halving Global Emissions by 2050
RUSUTSU, Japan - The Group of Eight leading industrial nations on Tuesday endorsed halving world emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, edging forward in the battle against global warming but stopping
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Panel Calls For New War Powers Legislation
WASHINGTON - Former secretaries of state James Baker III and Warren Christopher say the next time the president goes to war, Congress should be required to say whether it agrees. The co-chairmen of a bipartisan
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Water Interruption for Madison County Water Customers in Northeast Madison County
MADSION COUNTY, AL-Weather permitting the Madison County Water Department will relocate a water main Tuesday, July 8.
Northeast Madison County water customers will experience a water interruption from
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Hurtsboro's Top Cop Arrested in Union Spring
UNION SPRINGS, Ala.- The acting police chief of Hurtsboro was arrested in Union Springs over the July 4th holiday weekend.
Marvin Christian was charged with kidnapping and domestic violence, according
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Hurricane Damage Threat to Gulf Coral Reef
NEW ORLEANS- A new government survey of coral reefs in U.S. waters found that 1 of the biggest threats to the Flower Garden Banks in the northern Gulf of Mexico has been damage from hurricanes.
The survey
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Alabama Said To Have Lowest Taxes
MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Alabama can again claim to have the nation's lowest state and local tax collections per person.
New Census Bureau reports for fiscal 2006 show Alabama's state, county and city governments
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