Granted, we’ve got money
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:35:22 -0700
While Decatur’s tax revenue remains in recession, one area of municipal income is surpassing nearly all expectations.
Violence in the workplace
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:32:11 -0700
Joseph*, 28, was a software engineer working for a successful, progressive, and growing company. He was talented and moved up the corporate ladder during the five years he had been with the company. He put in late hours and at times would only get 3-4 hours of sleep at night. Colleagues saw him as a [...]
Pistol Packin' Granny
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:04:14 -0700
Ethel Jones was sleeping in early Monday morning when she heard a commotion at the back of her Decatur, Alabama home. When she went to check it out she was confronted by a man in her hallway holding a small flashlight.
Area news in brief
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:51:08 -0700
Athens Village and Redstone Federal Credit Union have set up an account to help victims of Sunday’s apartment fire. The fire displaced eight families with a total of 18 people, six of whom are children.
69-year-old Ala. woman shoots home intruder
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:58:49 -0700
A pistol-packing 69-year-old woman in northern Alabama believes intruders will think twice before messing with her again. Alabama - United States - Business and Economy - YouTube - Viral video
Minimal enrollment drop encouraging for UAH
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:16:11 -0700
"We've had several months to react to that, and we have worked very hard both internally and we've brought an external consulting company in to help us focus on our admissions for this fall and also for the future to continue building," UAH President David Williams said.
Cell phones latest target for crooks
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:58:55 -0700
Police say a quintet of Alabama teens was so intent on pinching high-end cell phones from Wal-Marts in metro Atlanta they turned to cross-dressing to disguise themselves.
Tad Mattle's mother to Felix Ortega: "I hope every day you will think about them"
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:16:11 -0700
Tad Mattle's mother, Terri Mattle, addressed Ortega after he pleaded guilty to murder, questioning whether he was breathing a sigh of relief when the teens' parents would never see their children breathe again.
Rocket Boys alma mater to be demolished
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:21:11 -0700
WAR, W.Va. -- The Rocket Boys alma mater will soon face the wrecking ball.McDowell County Schools Superintendent Jim Brown says the former Big Creek High School is expected to be demolished before winter.Big Creek was consolidated with Iaeger High Scho...
Huntsville Home Invasion Leaves Neighbors Concerned
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:00:43 -0700
Two people broke into a home. Two people were tied up. Another person was shot. The burglars are on the run. Huntsville Police say it all happened at the Landing Apartments on Spinnaker Ridge Drive near Zierdt Road Saturday afternoon. Police say Charles Hosea was shot in the stomach and leg. Huntsville Hospital says Hosea is listed in good condition.
Huntsville police blotter
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:31:11 -0700
File imageHUNTSVILLE, AL - Unless otherwise noted, the following incidents were reported to Huntsville police Friday and Saturday. In items with incomplete addresses, police withheld the information:North PrecinctAccess Road: A black Coach purse worth $230, a Coach wallet worth $40,...
A different politician
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:06:09 -0700
Politicians cite all kinds of sources of inspiration, but it came as a surprise yesterday when Bill Keating invoked Regine Revelus. Paul Keating - History - Australia - Arts - Argentina
Appeals court reaffirms reversal of conviction of former Huntsville cop
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:31:11 -0700
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals today reaffirmed its June decision reversing the 2009 conviction of a former Huntsville police officer on an altered firearms charge. The court's ruling was essentially a rejection of the prosecution's request for rehearing of the court's earlier decision overturning the conviction of Wesley Little.
Couple pleads to abuse
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:35:16 -0700
A Hartselle man and woman have pleaded guilty to aggravated child abuse of their infant son. Joseph Chatman, 26, and Debra Lynn Woodall, 23, formerly of 1640 Alabama 36, entered the pleas recently before Morgan County Circuit Judge Steve Haddock.
Run and tell that: Overnight web sensation reacts to newfound fame
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:01:04 -0700
Chances are you've heard about an Alabama man named Antoine Dodson. He's the outlandish, outrageous man who was interviewed last month after someone broke into his home and tried to rape his sister. His rant on television about the incident has now taken the media by storm.
Testimony begins in Kelley murder trial
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:34:39 -0700
ST. CLAIR COUNTY — The capital murder trial of a Moody man accused of the murder and sexual torture of a Leeds woman began Tuesday.
Crime Shorts
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:22:48 -0700
Former bank employee indicted for Fraud and Embezzlement BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury has indicted a former Regions Bank employee on fraud and identity theft charges, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspector Frank Dyer and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Roy D. Sexton. Ethel Wanjaneese Acoff, 37, of Birmingham, faces six counts of bank ...
Maryland Hostage Situation Has Huntsville Connection
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:15:43 -0700
Discovery Channel Founder John Hendricks graduated from Butler High School and the University of Alabama in Huntsville There is a Huntsville connection to the hostage situation story out of Silver Spring, Maryland. John Hendricks is the founder of the Discovery Channel and he spent time in Huntsville. Hendricks currently serves as the Chairman of Discovery Communications and has an office in the ...
1 dead after deputies try to serve warrant
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:39:13 -0700
One man is dead following a shootout with Etowah County Sheriff’s deputies Sunday afternoon. An investigation is under way into the fatal incident involving three deputies at a residence at 1319 Shady Grove Road, in Boaz, at 12:10 p.m. Sunday.
Ask Us: How can federal money be spent to finance a Cracker Barrel
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:46:11 -0700
If you are talking about noisy mufflers, a state law says that "every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, bypass, a muffler without baffles or similar device upon a motor vehicle on a highway."
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