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November 05, 2009
Ga. archaeologist: more clues to de Soto’s trail
Dennis Blanton of the Fernbank Museum of Natural History was scheduled to present his findings Thursday to the Southeastern Archaeological Conference in Mobile, Ala.
Video: Researchers new test to determine if you’re having a heart attack
Researchers new test to determine if you’re having a heart attack.
November 04, 2009
Video: Making a Difference Award- Lots of Love
Making a Difference Award
VIDEO: Prosecution rests in Banana Joe’s murder trial
The prosecution called its final witnesses in the Banana Joe’s double murder trial Wednesday afternoon.
PACT will run out of money in 2016
Without the legislature’s help, Alabama’s Prepaid College Tuition program will run out of money by 2016.
Larry Langford wants a new trial, change of venue
Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has requested a new trial along with change of venue.
Robbery reported at Regions Bank in Pelham
A Regions Bank in Pelham was robbed around 2:30 this afternoon.
Judge won’t let Walker Co. bingo halls stay open
JASPER, Ala. (AP) - A judge who declared electronic bingo illegal in Walker County has denied a request to allow the operations to continue until a higher court rules on an appeal.
Bessemer DA lets bingo halls stay open for now
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) - A prosecutor is allowing 13 electronic bingo halls in Jefferson County’s Bessemer Cutoff to remain open for at least the next few months.
Study: Alabama income tax on working poor harshest
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A new national study shows Alabama levies more income tax on families living in poverty than any other state.
Auburn University hosts gubernatorial forum
The election may be more than a year off, but you wouldn’t have known it by the turnout at the Alabama Gubernatorial Forum 2010 at Auburn University on Tuesday.
Search is on for “Granddad Bandit”
Federal agents are requesting help in locating a serial bank robber, called the “Granddad Bandit.“
Video Update: JPMorgan paying $700M to settle JeffCo SEC charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. is paying more than $700 million to settle federal regulators’ charges it made unlawful payments to friends of public officials to win municipal bond business in Jefferson County, Ala.
Lawyer says Larry Langford rejected plea deal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A defense lawyer says former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford rejected a plea bargain in his federal trial on bribery charges because he maintained that he had not broken the law.
Expect lower natural gas rates this winter
Customers of Alabama Gas Corp. are going to pay lower rates for heating their homes.
Alabamians across the state travel to Montgomery for PACT meeting
People from all around the state of Alabama are travelling to Montgomery for a PACT meeting.
Lane closure slated for bridge work in Tuscaloosa
Expect road work in the Tuscaloosa area tomorrow on the Woolsey Finnell Bridge.
Police: Man linked to Jamaican lottery scam; swindled $1 million from two people in Foley
Police say a man jailed in Bay Minette
is linked to a Jamaican lottery scam that swindled two Foley
residents out of more than $1 million.
The Mobile Press-Register reports that Foley police Cpl. Tony
Nelson says 71-year-old Stanley Samuel Walker of Kingston, Jamaica,
is being held in the Baldwin County Corrections Center, charged
with theft of property and with bail set at $350,000.
Dothan man charged with trying to hire hitman to kill wife
Federal court records show a Dothan man has
been arrested and charged with trying to hire another man to murder
his estranged wife.
The Dothan Eagle reports that according to a Dothan police
statement, 52-year-old Michael Capshaw was charged by FBI agents,
who alleged that Capshaw hired an undercover agent to kill his
49-year-old wife.
Woman shot in the head in Birmingham; person in custody
A person is in custody following a shooting in Birmingham that left a woman dead.
Tuscaloosa crime reports for November 3, 2009
The crime reports from the Tuscaloosa Police Department for November 3, 2009.
Police: CO man made up knife attack to miss work
Twenty-nine-year-old Aaron Siebers was arrested after police say he admitted making up the assault and said he was responsible for
the knife wound to his leg and other superficial cuts on his body.
Save Alabama PACT caravans to meeting at Capitol
Organizer Patti Lambert of Decatur says she’s unsure how many will participate, but she’s hopeful of a good turnout for Wednesday’s board meeting
Police: Drunk AL man pulled over, confesses theft
Sheriff Greg Bartlett tells WAFF Tuesday that 48-year-old Dewaine Elton Ott pulled out in front of a deputy in the early morning hours of Halloween and the official observed the truck weaving in and out of lanes heading to I-65.
Ala. mom gets jail; let teen ride in box atop van
The judge ordered Jackie Knott to 90 days jail time, of which she will serve only five days.
Ala. landfill searched for baby’s body
Major Huey Thornton told the Opelika-Auburn News Tuesday night that officers will meet Wednesday to discuss their next steps.
3-state delegation sends letter to Water War govs
The letter came about after a meeting of the Tri-State Delegation last week and was sent Tuesday.
Democrat Beech wins Ala. House District 65 seat
Beech had about 53 percent of the vote in unofficial results Tuesday night, while her Republican opponent, Jerry Reed, had 47
percent.
November 03, 2009
Family, friends remember Nadia Kersh on anniversary of disappearance
Family, friends and police officers gathered to remember a missing Homewood woman and to help keep her case in the spotlight.
VIDEO: Birmingham finds $20 million budget shortfall
Acting Mayor Carole Smitherman told Birmingham City Council Tuesday that the current budget under funded essential services by $20 million.
