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December 20, 2007
Alabama Ag Officials To File Charges Over Dead Horses
SHORTER, Ala. (AP) - State agriculture officials plan to charge a Shorter man with animal cruelty after finding three dead horses on his property and six others undernourished.
Birmingham-Area Home Sales, Prices Decline In November
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The housing slump has hit Alabama's largest real estate market.
Investigation Continues In Death Of Shae Ross
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Tuscaloosa County officials say they haven't forgotten the case of 11-year-old Heaven LaShae Ross.
Auburn Bars To Extend Alcohol Sales Hours In 2008
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - You can party a little later in Auburn in the coming year.
Mother, Son Found Dead Of Gunsots
Authorities in Birmingham say they are treating the gunshot deaths of a woman and her infant son as a homicide and a suicide.
Plant Closing In Gadsden Means Loss Of 170 Jobs
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - About 170 people will be without jobs in February after Dixie-Pacific closes its manufacturing plant in Gadsden.
December 19, 2007
Holloway Family Faults Aruba Probe
The family of missing teenager Natalee Holloway blamed mistakes by Aruban investigators for bringing the case to a dead end.
Malcolm McVay Pleads Guilty To Structuring Financial Transactions
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Malcolm McVay, 45, of Mountain Brook, Alabama, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to illegally structuring financial transactions.
Girl Stabbed At A Tuscaloosa High School
A conflict in a Tuscaloosa High School erupted in violence on Tuesday.
Ala. Sex Offender Arrested For Walking Around Nude
HURLEY, Miss. (AP) - A registered sex offender from Alabama now faces charges of enticing a child and indecent exposure in Mississippi.
Alabama Drops Out Of Annual “Judicial Hellhole” Report
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has lost its title of "judicial hellhole."
Alabama Governor Appoints Mobile Judge
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Governor Riley has appointed Michael Youngpeter to serve as a Mobile County circuit judge.
Man Who Struggled With Hospital Guard Dies, Police Investigating
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Birmingham police officials said today they are investigating the death of a man who died over the weekend after struggling with a hospital security guard.
Alabama Improves In Being Prepared For Health Disaster
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A national report released today says state and local governments in Alabama have shown improvement in the last two years in being prepared to deal with a major health emergency.
Elderly Sisters Killed On Way To Mail Christmas Packages
NEW HOPE, Ala. (AP) - Two elderly sisters died this morning when their car was hit by a dump truck in New Hope as they drove to the post office to mail Christmas packages.
Lott Resigns From U.S. Senate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Republican Trent Lott officially resigned from the U.S. Senate Tuesday.
East Alabama Textile Mills Closing Soon
VALLEY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's textile industry is taking another big hit: Hundreds of people are losing their jobs in yet another round of plant closings.
UA Buying Land From Bryce Hospital For Parking
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The University of Alabama is buying land from Bryce Hospital to add a parking lot.
December 18, 2007
Disapointment, Surprise Over Closing of Holloway Case
Natalee Holloway's mother Beth, Aruban media react to word that prosecutors have dropped the case of the missing Mountain Brook girl
Birmingham Pastor Sentenced In US District Court
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Gregory Louis Clarke, 53, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to serve 21 months in prison for filing false income tax returns.
State NAACP President Out Of hospital After Injuries In Car Wreck
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - The state president of the NAACP has been released from the hospital after suffering severe burns in a multiple-car wreck near Mobile.
Key Witness Against Siegelman Released From Federal Prison
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former lobbyist and landfill developer Lanny Young has been released early from federal prison. Young was a key witness at the trial of former Governor Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth Chairman Richard Scrushy.
Natalee Holloway Case Dismissed
Aruban Prosecutors notified the three suspects in the case of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway that no charges will be brought against them.
Expert: 2008 To Mean Continued High Gas Prices In Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Don't look for a big drop in gasoline prices in Alabama in 2008.
SEC Seeks Testimony From Birmingham Mayor On Bond Deals
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Federal investigators are trying to force Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford to give sworn testimony about Jefferson County bond deals.
Skinning Of Beagle Could Have Been Accidental
A new report is casting doubts on claims that a beagle was intentionally skinned alive last month.
December 17, 2007
No. 2 Finisher Drops Challenge In Birmingham Mayoral Race
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The candidate who finished a distant second in Birmingham's mayoral race is dropping his election challenge.
Pay Day Loan Industry Self-Regualtes, Targets Trust
In hundreds of pay-day loan stores across Alabama, the holiday rush for quick cash comes with advice from loan managers like Steve Scott, the President of Pelham’s Cash Max.
Labor Appeals Verdict For Drummond In Colombian Killings
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Labor groups are appealing a verdict by a jury in Birmingham that cleared Drummond coal in the murders of three union leaders in Colombia.
Candidate Ron Paul Raises $6 Million In 24-hour Effort
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Congressman Ron Paul's latest drive for campaign cash has raised an astounding $6 million in a single day.
