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Alabama Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - al.com
Get the latest Alabama Local News, Sports News & US breaking News. View daily AL weather updates, watch videos and photos, join the discussion in forums. Find more news articles and stories online at al.com.
Alabama Crimson Tide Football, Basketball, and Recruiting Front Page
BamaMag.com covers all aspects of the University of Alabama athletics department, with a primary focus on Alabama football.
2012 Summer Magazine " Texas Football
You can pre-order your copy of the 2012 edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football today in the TexasFootball.com store. By pre-ordering, you ensure that the magazine will come off the presses and directly to your home, ensuring that you'll have one of the first copies of this piece of Texas football history!
Reggie Copeland appoints committee of well-connected business leaders to look at Mobile's budget
MOBILE, Alabama -- Citing the Mobile City Council's inability to resolve a financial crisis, council president Reggie Copeland announced this morning that he was appointing an advisory committee to help break the impasse. The committee reads like a who's who of well-connected business and political players.
Mercedes-Benz $7 million dealership makeover ready for debut in Mobile (Gallery)
MOBILE, Alabama -- Mercedes-Benz of Mobile has a new look. A $7 million makeover that took a year to complete will soon be unveiled to the public during a grand opening. Ronnie Lamarque, who owns the majority interest in the business, partnered with the McConnell family -- long-time owners of a Mercedes franchise in Mobile -- in the venture.
Tanner's globetrotters - DecaturDaily.com
TANNER - Petter Leroen doesn't mind practicing with his shirt off. After all, it's not often the Norwegian gets to work on his tan. "We don't have sun in Norway," the senior midfielder ...
Alabama lawmakers propose making looting a felony
State lawmakers from Tuscaloosa introduced legislation today that would make looting a felony in Alabama. The measure comes at the urging of Attorney General Luther Strange, whose office was called on to prosecute some looting cases in the aftermath of the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.
Facebook User's Photos | Facebook
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.
Facebook User's Photos | Facebook
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.
Searcy Hospital to shut down as part of statewide mental health closures, officials say
MOBILE, Alabama -- The Alabama Department of Mental Health plans to shut down four state hospitals by Sept. 30 - including Searcy Hospital in Mount Vernon - under a plan to treat more mentally ill patients in community programs, officials announced this afternoon.
Man suffers heart attack at Heart Attack Grill
A man suffered a heart attack at a restaurant known for glorifying bad eating habits. The 'Heart Attack Grill' lived up to its name Saturday night. Amateur video of the man being wheeled out of the restaurant by EMTs was posted to several websites.
Man being treated in Mobile after electric cigarette explodes in his mouth
PENSACOLA, Florida (AP) -- Fire officials say an electric cigarette exploded in a Florida man's mouth, severely burning his face and knocking out some of his front teeth. North Bay Fire Department Division Chief Joseph Parker says it appears the cigarette's battery exploded while the man was smoking Monday night.
Baldwin judge clears way ex-Commissioner Nodine to move to halfway house
View full size(Press-Register/Victor Calhoun) BAY MINETTE, Alabama - It took some haranguing this morning, but former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine soon will out of a federal prison in Florida and on his way to a halfway house.
Theatre 98 will open 2012 season Feb. 23 with Moises Kaufman's '33 Variations'
FAIRHOPE, Alabama - Theatre 98 on the Eastern Shore will open its 2012 season Thursday, Feb. 23, with the Tony-award-winning play "33 Variations" by American playwright Moises Kaufman. More than two centuries ago, Ludwig Van Beethoven, played in this production by John Jefferson, wrote a set of exquisite variations on a seemingly insignificant waltz by the music publisher Diabelli.
Black Belt Treasures Guild hosts 'After Hours'
CAMDEN, Alabama - The public is invited to join the Black Belt Treasures Guild for an "After Hours" event 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Black Belt Treasures Gallery in historic downtown Camden.
'Celtic Crossroads' returns Feb. 25 to the Mary C.
OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi - "Celtic Crossroads" will return to the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education for one night only at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs, Miss.
Facebook User's Photos | Facebook
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.
Hot Hair: Sexy Date Night Hairstyles
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | 6:00 AM If your calendar for Valentine's Day is packed with romantic activities for two, add an extra dose of ooomph to your night with sexy, swingable strands. With a head full of lush curls or a sexy over-the-eye side bang, what man could resist?
Shootings, pepper-spray attack mar Wal-Mart Black Friday sales
As shoppers converged on retailers around the country looking for Black Friday deals, authorities reported scattered problems. In Porter Ranch, a woman pepper sprayed customers at a Wal-Mart in what authorities say was a deliberate attempt to get more "door buster" merchandise.
Whoopensocker dictionary of American dialect completed after 50 years
Collecting regional English from across the US, final volume of 60,000-entry dictionary will be published next month From whoopensocker to upscuddle, strubbly to swivet, 50 years after it was first conceived the Dictionary of American Regional English is finally about to reach the end of the alphabet.