Category — Birmingham, Alabama
Russell County halts jail expansion when Phenix City rebuffs plan
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Sheriff worried county may violate court order
Calhoun County judge faces liens for unpaid state and city taxes
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
The judge has been hit with the liens since 2004.
Army sergeant held on child porn charges in Coffee County now faces stolen property and arson solicitation charges
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
The sergeant is being held on a $5.4 million bond on the porn charges.
Alabama inmate numbers on rise
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
State bucks trend of prison population dip
Student-led prayer over school intercom halted in Calhoun County after complaint
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Student had contacted superintendent with complaint
Dothan police seek clues to small-business owner’s slaying
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Woman found shot in store
Birmingham metro forecast: Cool and becoming sunny
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Friday will be sunny and mild
XO laptops are loved, but use is limited
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Still no Wi-Fi for laptops at most schools.
Alabama man wanted on abuse charge arrested in North Carolina
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
76-year-old man from Florala held on $500,000 bond.
Chance of rain tonight, Thursday but sunshine will gradually chase away clouds
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Saturday will have the best chance of rain.
Mississippi ends segregation of HIV prison inmates
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
The ACLU said only Alabama and South Carolina currently keep HIV-positive inmates separate.
Gov. Bob Riley promotes more transparency in government
18 March 2010 - Alabama Update
“If the governor is really serious about ethics, then he needs to stop issuing no-bid contracts,” Sen. Roger Bedford said in response to Riley’s news conference.
2010 legislative elections: Horn running for Senate District 18 seat
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Horn served in the Senate from 1985-94.
Mississippi man arrested on fraud charge
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Suspect linked to investigations in Minnesota, Florida, Mississippi, and Georgia.
Warrant to be issued for man charged with harrassing UAB student
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Dori Costa, 43, of West Friendship, Md., failed to appear today in Birmingham Municipal Court on harassment charges because he is jailed in Maryland on similar charges.
Customer enters Dothan store, finds slain woman inside
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Police investigators on scene
25-year-old man becomes Fairfield’s third homicide victim this year
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
The shooting happened this afternoon on 42nd Street.
Tarrant police investigating three shootings over three days, including two homicides
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
There was only one homicide in Tarrant in 2009.
Wife of Major Bashinsky waiting to find out how her husband ended up dead in golf course pond
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Cause of Bashinsky’s death could come later today
Alabama victims’ compensation board denies immigrant’s appeal
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Bernarda Uriostegui was seeking help from the Alabama Crime Victims’ Compensation Commission, whose funding comes from court fees and fines paid by offenders.
Second drug lab found in five months at Shelby County home
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Two men arrested in Shelby County.
Tarrant police investigating second homicide in two days
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Man killed Monday night and another man killed Tuesday night.
Anniston hospital’s release of patient names may have included those of students from Birmingham’s Wenonah High
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
List was sent to Anniston personal liability law firm, source tells newspaper
Federal appeals court reinstates artist Daniel Moore’s case against University of Alabama
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Appeal had been tossed because of missed deadline by Moore’s lawyer
Man killed in Hoover wreck
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
The Jefferson County Coroner’s office identified the victim as Oscar Batzibal.
Children set fire in vacant house, after playing on trampoline in northeast Jefferson County yard
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Authorities arrested the three children who were later released to their families.
Birmingham homicide victim in Ensley was shot multiple times
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Birmingham police seeking leads
Alabama news links: Alabama counties denied road aid; Joe Reed sues to get his name back
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Fourth man charged in Gadsden home invasion; burglary case may span 3 states
Former Fairfield school superintendent sues city’s school board
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Anthony Greene, who had been superintendent since 2007, was fired Feb. 23.
Georgia expects to reopen today rail trestle damaged by burning rail cars carrying Mercedes from Vance
17 March 2010 - Alabama Update
Full repairs may take 2 more weeks