Provides the latest RSS feeds for Tuscaloosa News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tuscaloosa News.net http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/cat/7e50c85536b0a892/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 22:32:28 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:32:28 -0400 30 A construction worker died Wednesday after being accidentally electrocuted in Birmingham. The victim, a Star Construction employee, was killed while working in an alley near the 3700 block of 6th Avenue South at around 11:30 a.m. Birmingham police and fire responded to the scene and a crew from Alabama Power arrived a short time later. The man's identity is being withheld until all family ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214703967/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:38 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214703967/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 HUEYTOWN-AL - Hueytown police announced Wednesday the result of an investigation into a Jefferson County drug distribution ring connected to a single family. Authorities said two of the members are victims of homicides. The latest homicide happened in Ensley Tuesday. The investigations began in March 2011 and concluded with the plea of a Birmingham man in Birmingham Circuit Court. Police said ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214702938/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:47 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214702938/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Attorney General Luther Strange announced the arrest of a Prattville woman for four counts of residential mortgage fraud, two counts of first-degree theft and two counts of first-degree theft by deception. Lynda Branch, 59, formerly operated Professional Closing and Title LLC and was doing business in Prattville as Pro Close. Branch was arrested by the Autauga County ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214702928/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:45 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214702928/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 With more than half Tishomingo County's voters casting ballots, legalizing alcohol passed by 42 votes, while legalizing beer and light wine passed by 73. The county borders Alabama and ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214702605/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:44:14 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214702605/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Four men have pleaded guilty to their involvement in hazing at Jacksonville State University. The Anniston Star reports ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214701617/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:55 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214701617/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 BIRMINGHAM - AL - One state representative says a bill awaiting the governor's signature could "significantly" reduce the line and wait time at revenue offices. Representative Paul DeMarco, (R) Homewood, sponsored a bill that only requires one owner to provide identification for car tag renewals. He says even the Alabama Department of Revenue believes it will cut the wait time. ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214701649/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:53 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214701649/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 JEFFERSON COUNTY - AL - In 2012 there were at least 78 heroin related deaths in Jefferson and Shelby counties. Law enforcement has to act quickly before we see a generation dying in vein. Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale says the writing is on the wall for heroin distributors. "We warned people that we were coming after them, and that's exactly what we did," says Hale. ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214701651/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:53 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214701651/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 As the weather warms so do the chances of your neighborhood being targeted by unscrupulous solicitors; people who pull out all the stops to make a quick sale. Sometimes they use scare tactics. Unfortunately, seniors are most often targeted. The Protecting Alabama's Elders Act strengthens protection for people sixty and older from both financial exploitation and physical abuse. Attorney ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214701650/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:52 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214701650/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 The bill by Republican Sen. Scott Beason of Gardendale passed the Legislature Monday, and Bentley's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis, announced the Republican governor signed it into law ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214701218/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:34 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214701218/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 BIRMINGHAM - AL - Central Alabama firefighters were called to action Wednesday. Several departments worked together to help rescue people from collapsing buildings and holes. It was just a training exercise, but the obstacles weren't new. All of the drills were incidents that firefighters encountered in Oklahoma and even in Alabama following the April 27, 2011 tornadoes. Firefighters hope ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214700268/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:39 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214700268/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: The storm over northern Shelby County has become intense and a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for northeastern Shelby and southeastern Shelby ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214700269/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:37 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214700269/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 BIRMINGHAM - AL - "It's a calling," Darrin Jarvis said. Thursday, Jarvis is headed to Moore, Oklahoma, with Refuel Ministries to help those still coming to terms with the aftermath of the recent tornado. And he won't be alone. He'll be with his father, Lavaughn Jarvis. "There's nothing like it," Lavaughn said. "He's been on every trip ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214700270/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:37 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214700270/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 An electrical contractor died Wednesday after being electrocuted while working on power lines in Birmingham. The victim, a Star Construction employee, was killed while working in an alley near the 3700 block of 6th Avenue South at around 11:30 a.m. Birmingham police and fire responded to the scene and a crew from Alabama Power arrived a short time later to secure the power lines in the area. ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214700271/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:36 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214700271/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Economic development in downtown Birmingham is expected to get a boost from a new Historic Tax Credit that was passed by the Alabama legislature and signed by Governor Robert Bentley. The law will allow real estate investors a tax credit of 25% of their expenses, up to $5 million in state income taxes, for their stake in the redevelopment of a qualifying historic property. For years developers, ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214700272/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:35 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214700272/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Authorities say 76-year-old Anthony Jackson and his 69-year-old brother, Terry, were stabbed at the West Huntsville United Methodist Church Tuesday morning. Officials say the men volunteered at the church and were likely cleaning the building before the food pantry opened for the ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214699829/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:16 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214699829/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A financial expert says the outlook for Alabama's prepaid college tuition plan has turned around since the state's highest court ruled the program can pay tuition at fall 2010 rates rather than current ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214699828/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:16 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214699828/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 BIRMINGHAM - AL - Norwood Elementary School is no longer on lock down following a nearby shooting. But police are continuing to search for evidence. Police were called to the 3200 block of 17th Avenue North across the street from the school around 2 p.m.. A spokesperson says a man was sitting on his porch when the suspect came up and started firing. The victim was shot several times and taken ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698865/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:29 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698865/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Medical professionals at the University of Alabama at Birmingham took a new technology, added some ingenuity, inventiveness and a plastic helmet, and enabled a 29-year-old cystic fibrosis patient to get a life-saving lung transplant. After waiting for a transplant for 11 months, Brandon Rylant's lungs were failing. As 2012 wound to a close, Brandon could no ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698866/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:28 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698866/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - Brian Anderson scored on a wild pitch in the 10th inning to give Arkansas a 2-1 victory over Mississippi in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday. Anderson started the Razorbacks' 10th inning rally with a one-out, ground-rule double. Dominic Ficociello followed with a single that moved Anderson to third and then Tyler Spoon was ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698854/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:28 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698854/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 University of Alabama students help restore historic landmark in Marion CBS 8 (Montgomery) - May 21 Students from the University of Alabama are helping to restore a historic landmark in Perry County. The students are renovating a portion of one of the buildings at the Lincoln Normal School in Marion. Lincoln was one of the first institutions established to educate African Americans after the ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698867/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:23:46 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698867/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Laptops had already been loaned out to 950 students before the board voted to lease additional ones. Burrage says the district will loan laptops to 1,250 high school students and about 700 middle school students. Administrators will meet with students this fall to discuss proper use and care of the ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698479/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:42 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698479/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Doctors throughout Alabama have gotten notices from the State Department of Health about the unidentified respiratory illness that has killed two and hospitalized five ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698478/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:42 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214698478/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wednesday morning shortly after 7:00 the Sheriff's Sex Offender Unit and Special Investigations Units executed a search warrant at a home in the 1700 block of Pleasant Grove Road. They discovered evidence of violation of the Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act. 71 year old Franklin Deleanoir McGhee was found in the home and was taken into custody without incident. McGhee was ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214697411/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:17 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214697411/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama voters will soon be able to learn about candidates' contributions and expenditures without scrolling through page after page of campaign finance reports on their ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214695511/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:02 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214695511/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tis the season. During the summer months consumers need to be aware of unscrupulous solicitations and pressure tactics used to try to frighten an individual into buying or upgrading security products and services that may not be needed. Wednesday morning, Attorney General Luther Strange joined with the Electronic Security Board of Licensure to warn consumers to be cautious. The Board has ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214694220/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:27 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214694220/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 BIRMINGHAM - AL - The Gridiron Men's Conference is bringing thousands of men to Birmingham, including Tim Tebow. The conference will be held June 14-15 at Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center. The two-day event features messages from Tebow, best-selling author Josh McDowell, Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter, Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy and author and speaker Phil Waldrep. ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214694221/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:26 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214694221/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Huntsville - AL - Police in Huntsville say four teenagers were shot at a high school graduation party. The search is now on for the gunman. The shooting happened in the early hours Wednesday at a home on Michael Drive. Madison County sheriff's deputies say a fight broke out during the party. People jumped someone at the party, who then began shooting. Two of the victims were taken by ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214694207/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:25 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214694207/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Here is a description taken from Amazon.com: "We will all be ambushed at some point in our lives. The ultimate query is how we will react to this event. This novel focuses on how Paul, a self-driven man, dealt with his life changing confrontations. Paul was a criminal, terrorist, and murderer. After he was ambushed, he went from persecutor to being persecuted and from taking life to giving ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214694206/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:45:25 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214694206/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Undergraduate Research TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --Thirteen University of Alabama undergraduate researchers have received recognition through the Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program. The program recognizes the best research activity conducted by UA undergraduates, who are nominated by faculty and staff research directors. In 1997, the Randall Publishing Co., now Randall-Reilly ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214692234/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:32:54 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214692234/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 In Alabama, we have an idea of what you are going through in the Oklahoma community of Moore. We continue to recover from the tornado that destroyed much of our city, Tuscaloosa, in 2011. If there's one thing we learned, it's that hope will find you, even when you can't find ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214692676/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:00 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214692676/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Birmingham, AL - Americans' overall health is not improving much. A new government report shows about six in 10 people are either overweight or obese and large numbers are engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only one in five adults met federal guidelines for both aerobic activity and ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214690971/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:37 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214690971/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Grapevine, TX - Boy Scouts of America leaders are meeting in Texas to vote on whether or not to change the long standing ban on openly gay Boy Scouts. The two day meeting of 1,400 local Boys Scout leaders begins Wednesday and will conclude Thursday with the vote. Scouting officials have proposed allowing openly gay Scouts while keeping the ban on gay adult Scout leaders. The first of ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214690977/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:36 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214690977/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has been elected president of the Alabama League of Municipalities. The Tuscaloosa News reports ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214690972/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:35 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214690972/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Teens TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --The University of Alabama invites local high school students -- rising freshmen through graduating seniors -- to participate in the summer 2013 Creative Writing Camp. The campwill meet from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday from Monday, June 3, to Friday, June 14, in 301 Morgan Hall on the UA campus. No previous creative writingexperience is required. The instructors will ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214690504/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:51 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214690504/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Officers responded to a call around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday of a man in the street who had been shot. They found 27-year-old Lederious Peoples of Birmingham with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to UAB Hospital, where he died a short time ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214689014/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:53:15 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214689014/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Lola Fossett of Florence holds a photograph of her late husband, Rick, and his high school class ring that recently was returned to her by a Florida couple who found it in 1977. / ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214685253/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:45:00 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214685253/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 'In the Constitution of Alabama, we are the only branch that is guaranteed reasonable and adequate funding, and we are not getting it,' Chief Justice Roy Moore said Tuesday. / AMANDA SOWARDS/ADVERTISER ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214685254/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:58 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214685254/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 GULFPORT, MISS. — Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane Katrina. Three federal lawsuits backed by the Southern Poverty Law Center were filed Tuesday in Mississippi and Texas on behalf of ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214685255/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:57 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214685255/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. But creative collaborations with food entrepreneurs are seeding a new kind of economy that federal officials say could become a model for 12 other Appalachian states.Officials with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the U.S. Department of ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214684708/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:43:20 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214684708/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Animal protection groups are urging Alabama's governor to sign legislation toughening the penalties for animal cruelty. The Legislature passed a bill on the last night of its session to increase the penalty for animal cruelty from a maximum of 6 months in jail to a maximum of 1 year. The bill also adds a definition for torture that can cause the punishment to ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214685457/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:35:39 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214685457/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 HOOVER, Ala. - Mitch Slauter's two-out single scored Kyle Hann in the 17th inning, giving Mississippi State a 2-1 victory over Missouri Tuesday night in the opening round of the SEC baseball tournament.The game lasted more than 4 1/2 hours and ended at 12:25 a.m. The 17 innings matched the longest game in tournament history with Auburn-Arkansas in 1994.Slauter's RBI ended a streak of 11 ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214682373/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:23:21 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214682373/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 ENSLEY - AL - Birmingham Police are conducting a homicide investigation in Ensley. The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at approximately 7:45 p.m., in the 1800 block of Avenue T.The victim has been identified as 27 year old Lederious Peoples of Birmingham, Alabama.West Precinct officers responded to the incident location to investigate a report of a person shot. Upon arrival, ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214682578/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:14:34 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214682578/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday. Seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath in recent weeks, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre said in a statement. Two of the seven have died. The Alabama ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214680851/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:52:20 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214680851/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Oklahoma's devastating tornados brought back memories to the people who survived Alabama's 2011 storms and some local schools are focused on making sure children stay safe during a ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214680682/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:56:50 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214680682/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 LOS ANGELES -- Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first.The 26-year-old country singer won the show's mirrorball trophy Tuesday.Pickler and her professional partner, Derek Hough, earned two sets of perfect scores Monday night and another on Tuesday. Judges' scores combined with viewer votes determine the ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214679813/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:41:05 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214679813/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 In a statement, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre says seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath. Two of the seven have died and McIntyre says the department and the Centers for Disease Control Respiratory Laboratory are analyzing lab tests from all ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214679594/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:47:03 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214679594/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 People continue to raise concerns over the changes at Cooper Green. Some say the new Cooper Green Indigent Health Care system isn't working. Ronnie Williams, Public Health Network President says "The elected officials are saying everything is okay and we're going to make it better. The doctors, 2,200 of them are saying what you have is a failure." Cooper Green patient, ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214679593/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:47:03 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214679593/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214679595/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:41:15 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214679595/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore says the court system needs more money or it will be forced to make more layoffs. Moore says he's grateful that the General Fund signed by the governor on Monday increases the court system's appropriation by $5.6 million to $108 million, but he says that is $8.5 million short of what's needed to maintain the current staff. Moore expects to lay off ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214678576/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:37:00 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214678576/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 The versatile athlete plays running back, linebacker, defensive end, tight end and wide receiver for the Knights, but is being recruited as a tight end or linebacker in ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214677598/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:22:38 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214677598/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The board of the Alabama Public Historical Sites and Parks Improvement Corporation has authorized $1.2 million in bond money for a landmark voting rights center in the capitol ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214677322/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:19:22 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214677322/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 CONCORD - AL - Over the last few years, deadly tornadoes reduced schools in Central Alabama to piles of bricks. Many of those districts are now rebuilding much stronger and safer schools. A state mandate came after a tornado killed students in Enterprise. It requires all Alabama schools built after 2010 to have a shelter. These buildings aren't just replacing ones destroyed by tornadoes. ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214676517/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:19:48 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214676517/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 State lawmakers don't expect to return to Montgomery until January, 2014. Long before then, the Alabama Accountability Act will be in place. The measure allows parents to take their children out of a failing school with a tax credit to move them into another public school or even a private school. Republican House and Senate members went against the governor's wishes to delay the act ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214676518/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:19:48 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214676518/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 BIRMINGHAM – Federal agents and Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies working with the U.S. Attorney's Office today arrested eight men and are searching for a ninth who are charged in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that brought about $5 million worth of heroin and cocaine into the Birmingham area in less than a year, according to an indictment unsealed following the ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214676519/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:19:47 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214676519/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - When the Legislature adjourned Monday just before midnight, more than 70 nominations to state boards died without a vote. The affected bodies range from university governing boards to the state environmental management board and the Real Estate Commission. Of the pending nominations, 56 were from Gov. Robert Bentley, while another 14 came from legislative leaders or ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214675283/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:37 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214675283/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Mayor William Bell says, "Our thoughts and prayers are with those involved in the tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma. Our people are the most generous in the nation and the City will be working with the Christian Service Mission to collect items to send out. So many people reached out to Birmingham during our tornado devastation and we want to be sure to pay that help forward to those who ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214675300/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:36 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214675300/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 BIRMINGHAM HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION: Crime Stoppers needs your help identifying a person of interest in a homicide investigation. The man, whose picture is posted to the right of this story, was seen with 22-year-old Jonathon Cole before he died. Cole was shot and killed Friday, April 5th at the Garden Inn and Suites on Crestwood Boulevard. "He's a person of interest at this ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214675284/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:35 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214675284/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214674736/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:48:26 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214674736/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Alabama used a 3-run rally in the eighth inning to push past Auburn for a 6-3 victory in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Tuesday. The Tide (33-24) trailed 3-1 after three innings, but scored a run in both the fourth and the sixth to tie the game. Chance Vincent hit a single to score Austen Smith for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. Smith had three ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214672422/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:10 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214672422/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Pleasant Grove, AL - Pleasant Grove Police responded to a woman who was found on the side of the road near the Forest Grove Memorial Gardens cemetery Tuesday morning. A 19 year old Hueytown woman told Pleasant Grove Police that she was visiting the grave site of a friend at the cemetery. At some point an older man approached her, putting a bag over her head. That is when the woman says she ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214672441/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:09 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214672441/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 BOSTON - The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when the ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214670528/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:58:04 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214670528/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 In the aftermath of the deadly tornado outbreak in Oklahoma, many people are recounting memories from the April 27, 2011 tornadoes in Central Alabama. Kristina Osgood of Fultondale, Al. says her house was damaged two years ago. For the past 24 hours, she has been using Facebook to make contact with her relatives in Moore, Oklahoma. Osgood says this is an emotional time for her and her entire ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214670654/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:42:55 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214670654/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's chief justice expects to lay off 150 employees after the state's new fiscal year starts Oct. 1 unless the court system gets more money than the Legislature ... http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214670298/scat/7e50c85536b0a892 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:33:32 -0400 http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/214670298/scat/7e50c85536b0a892