SAC Alabama St Alabama A M Basketball

2010-03-11T15:34:54Z

Alabama A&M's Evan Hilton, right, goes up for a shot as Alabama State's Robert Sanders defends during the first round of the NCAA college Alabama State to 56-45 victory over Alabama A&M in SWAC quarterfinals</div><div><p>Tramayne Moorer scored 18 points as Alabama State defeated Alabama A&M 56-45 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the S...

Coal Ash Disposal

2010-03-08T14:20:39Z

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 file photo, the massive Arrowhead Landfill is seen near Uniontown, Ala. More than a year after a Tennessee coal ash spill created one of the worst environmental disasters of its kind in U.S. history, the problem is seeping into several other states. . (A...

Alabama A&M defeats Grambling State 81-60

2010-03-06T19:00:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Hester scores 18, Cantey 17 as Alabama A&M beats Grambling State 81-60; both in SWAC field</div><div><p>Cornelius Hester scored 18 points and Casey Cantey had 17 as Alabama A&M defeated Grambling State 81-60 on Saturday night.</p><p>The

Fire kills 5 in Ala. mobile home, including 3 kids

2010-03-06T16:45:23Z

<div id="subtitle">5 killed in Ala. mobile home fire, including 3 children; sheriff says blaze appears accidental</div><div><p>Authorities are saying five people, including three children, have been killed in a mobile home fire in central Alabama.</p><p>Dallas County Sheriff Harris Huffman tells Alabama's Justin Knox, top, shoots over Auburn's Brendon Knox (30) during an NCAA college basketball game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/

Disposal of spilled coal ash a long, winding trip

2010-03-05T18:45:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Company disposing of spilled coal ash from Tennessee has problem with landfill wastewater</div><div><p>More than a year after a Tennessee coal ash spill created one of the worst environmental disasters of its kind in U.S. history, the problem is seeping into several other states.</p><p>It began Dec. 22, 2008, when a retaining pond burs...

Ex-Alabama mayor sentenced in sewer debt case

2010-03-05T11:30:34Z

<div><p>TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - The former mayor of Alabama's largest city, Birmingham, was sentenced on Friday for his role in corrupt bond deals that threaten to mushroom into a massive U.S. bankruptcy case.</p><p>California.</p><p>Students, teachers, parents and school employees rallied and marche...

Jackson State holds off Alabama A&M 70-64

2010-03-04T21:00:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Johnson's 24 points help Jackson State hold off Alabama A&M's second half rally for 70-64 win</div><div><p>Garrison Johnson scored 24 points and Jackson State held off Alabama A&M's second half rally for a 70-64 victory on Thursday night.</p><...

Alabama governor cracks down on bingo machines

2010-03-04T14:15:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Alabama governor wages one-man crusade against bingo machines; raids stir racial tensions</div><div><p>The governor of this Bible Belt state is waging a one-man crusade against gambling — and stirring racial tensions in the process — by sending state troopers on late-night raids to shut down electronic bingo parlors.</p><p>Republican Bob Riley, a lifelong opponent of gambling, contends the el...

Ala. governor cracks down hard on bingo machines

2010-03-04T13:45:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Alabama governor wages one-man crusade against bingo machines; raids still racial tensions</div><div><p>The governor of this Bible Belt state is waging a one-man crusade against gambling — and stirring racial tensions — by sending state troopers on late-night raids to shut down electronic bingo parlors.</p><p>Republican Bob Riley, a lifelong opponent of gambling, contends the electronic devic...

Alabama bingo proponents draw losing numbers

2010-03-03T11:45:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Proponents of electronic bingo draw losing numbers in Alabama Senate; courts become next venue</div><div><p>Electronic bingo proponents couldn't draw winning numbers Wednesday in the Alabama Legislature, raising doubts about the future of closed casinos unless they can get a victory in court.</p>...

Afghan: When shooting stops, some soldiers read

2010-03-01T01:45:08Z

<div id="subtitle">In quiet Afghan moments, American troops pick up books to take their minds off war</div><div><p>When he was a child, and it was bedtime and lights out, Gene Hicks would hide under the blankets and read with a flashlight. Now he's Army 1st Sgt. Gene Hicks, fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, and ...

Lawyer: '86 shooting by Ala. suspect was accident

2010-02-26T11:45:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Attorney for Ala. suspect's parents says 'no question' brother's shooting was accidental</div><div><p>The attorney for the parents of a woman accused of a triple murder at an Alabama college said Friday there's "no question" it was an accident when she fatally shot her brother in Massachusetts in 1986, despite doubts now being raised by the district a...

Two sentenced for bribery in Alabama county

2010-02-26T11:45:33Z

<div><p>TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - An Alabama lobbyist and an investment banker were sentenced to prison terms on Friday for corrupt bond deals related to a multibillion-dollar sewer debt in Alabama's Jefferson County.</p><p>A federal judge sentenced lobbyist Amy Bishop's bedroom floor when she killed her brother more than 20 years ago described an incident strikingly similar to what she did that day, raising questions about her claim it was an accident.</p><p>Norfolk District Attorney William K...

Senate roll vote on tax breaks for new hires

2010-02-24T09:30:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Roll Vote: Senate approves tax breaks for businesses that hire the unemployed</div><div><p>The 70-28 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate passed a jobs bill offering tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed workers.</p><p>A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill.</p><p>Voting yes were 55 Democrats, 13

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