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UA Engineering Professor Named Fellow by ASME
Dr. Stanley E. Jones TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --Dr. Stanley E. Jones, the James R. Cudworth Professor and University Research Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at The University of Alabama, was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME. Jones was elected for both his research contributions as well as his accomplishments as an educator. He is one of ...
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Franklin residents start tornado relief effort
RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- After Oklahoma residents shipped items to Franklin County following a devastating 2011 tornado, the community is looking to repay the ...
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Analysis Toomers Oaks as old as 85 years
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- An analysis of Toomer's Oaks has revealed the trees were as old as 85 years when they were removed last month after being poisoned by a University of Alabama ...
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Funeral of nine year old Oklahoma tornado victim is today
Oklahoma - The first funeral for the Oklahoma tornado victims killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School is Thursday. Nine year old Antonia Candelaria, one of seven children killed after the elementary school was destroyed by a tornado Monday, will be buried at a local church following a celebration of life. According to an online obituary, Candelaria is described as ‘the sweetest ...
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No injuries after shots fired outside graduation
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) -- Macon County School Superintendent Jacqueline Brooks says shots were fired after a high school graduation ceremony in Tuskegee, with no injuries ...
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Auburn among fastest-growing US cities
The estimate released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Auburn was among the top 15 fastest-growing cities with populations of at least 50,000 ...
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Obama to sign bill for Birmingham bombing victims
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - President Barrack Obama plans to sign a bill Friday that awards the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church. Alabama Reps. Terri Sewell and Spencer Bachus sponsored the bill, which received final approval May 9. Sewell told al.com ...
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Do you have a plan in case of disaster
You may not be able to predict when a natural disaster will strike, but you can be prepared for the worst. Here is a list of things you need in your emergency kit:FLASHLIGHTSBATTERIESGENERATORAM BATTERY-POWERED RADIO2 WEEK SUPPLY OF MEDICATIONSA BOX OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS:- Bottled Water- Canned Goods- Freeze-dried items such as MRE'sAlso, be sure your family has a plan and a ...
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CDC probes mystery illness in SE Ala.
As state and federal officials continue to investigate a cluster of serious respiratory illnesses in Alabama, one person remained hospitalized Wednesday in critical condition in the southeastern part of the state battling an unknown strain of influenza-like illness complicated by ...
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Auburn crossing guard shows colorful side
Andrew Seedsman, an employee of CPO Security, has worked an intersection outside Lee-Scott Academy in Auburn for seven months, dressing up each day in different outfits, including Santa and the Easter Bunny. / AP ...
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Jury in Jodi Arias trial resumes deliberations
Jodi Arias stands as the jury enters the courtroom on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, ...
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Tennessee Smokies scrub stadium for allergic fans
KODAK, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Smokies have scrubbed their ball park and kick off a home stand Thursday with a peanut-free night. The game against the Huntsville Stars is being played for the Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center. It's intended to allow fans who have peanut allergies to safely and comfortably enjoy a baseball game. The first pitch is at 7:15 p.m. Fans 12 and under also ...
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Governor Bentley to Discuss Alabama Hurricane Preparedness Plan
CLANTON - AL - Governor Robert Bentley and Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) Director Art Faulkner on Thursday will hold a hurricane preparedness workshop for all state agency directors. Hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30. The hurricane workshop will give state agencies an opportunity to discuss preparedness and response plans during a hurricane training exercise.At ...
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Former Alabama AD Mal Moore named College Athletic Director of the Year
Former Alabama Athletic Director Mal Moore (center) poses with the Crimson Tide's BCS National Championship trophy in January. ...
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SEC Baseball Tournament Texas AM uses 3 homers to upset top-seeded Vanderbilt
SEC Digital Network HOOVER, Ala. -- Ninth-seeded Texas A&M launched three home runs Wednesday to knock off top-seeded Vanderbilt, 5-0, in the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The Aggies (32-25), who defeated eighth-seeded Florida on Tuesday evening, advance to face the winner between fourth-seeded South Carolina and fifth-seeded Mississippi State ...
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Shelby Co. Sheriffs Office seeking information regarding missing 17-year-old girl
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on the location of missing teenager. Carrie Elizabeth Masters, 17, of Columbiana, was last seen Saturday, May 18 at approximately 1 a.m. when she left her home in a silver SUV with an unknown male. Masters is 5-foot-4-inches tall and weighs around 95 pounds. The sheriff's office is currently investigating the missing girl as a ...
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Alabama womens golf 12 shots back of Southern Cal at NCAA Championships
Alabama's Stephanie Meadow has the 36-hole individual lead in the clubhouse with an 8-under-par 136 after a 5-under 67 on Wednesday. (Alabama Athletics ...
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TechBits high tech hunting rifle
The rifle from Trackingpoint can essentially put a hunt on 'cruise control'. It uses a ballistics computer to calculate factors such as distance, wind, and how steady the rifle is being held. All a hunter has to do is identify the target, then wait for the computer to take the ...
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Alabama Vs. Texas AM Football Game To Be Seen On WHNT News 19
Tuscaloosa, Ala. -The Southeastern Conference and CBS Sports announced on Wednesday that the University of Alabama’s football game against Texas A&M, slated for Saturday, September 14, at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, will be nationally televised by CBS with kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Central Time. This year’s contest will mark the sixth football game between the ...
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New towing and parking regulations in Birmingham catching some backlash
"For the first time in the city's history, we put regulations in place to regulate the cars being booted and towed. And to also regulate the prices," said Johnathan Austin, District 5 Councilman for ...
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Shooting at Norwood Plaza apartments concerning residents
Birmingham police are looking for a suspect who opened fire on a man sitting on his front porch. It happened across the street from Norwood Elementary. "We just got down on the floor, really we did." Sherry James lives close to where police say a man was shot while sitting on his front porch here in Norwood Plaza Wednesday afternoon. "A lot of crime is going on in this area. They ...
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Construction worker killed in accidental electrocution in Birmingham
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 ...
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Ala. man sentenced on child pornography charges
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) -- A man who says he looked at child pornography online in search of justice for his wife has been sentenced to 30 years in ...
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ALA woman charged with fabricating story of attack
PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. (AP) -- Police say a woman accused of fabricated a story about being attacked to get her ex-boyfriend's attention has been charged with filing a false police ...
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Police 2 Birmingham homicide victims linked to family drug distribution ring
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 ...
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Tuscaloosa bypass remains contentious
The $250 million interstate bypass to the east of Tuscaloosa is moving ahead with infinite lethargy and recently became bogged down in further delays, which were made necessary in part by the fact that the project had become delayed and certain aspects of it were out of date.
It was decided by the city of Tuscaloosa in 1989 that they needed a bypass to the east to relieve some of the traffic on U.S. Highway 43 and U.S. Highway 82, both of which were reaching their carrying capacity and creating massive backlogs and congestion on Woolsey Finnell Bridge, which crosses the Black Warrior River. Read more
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