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Possible meth lab discovered in bath tub of downtown Birmingham motel by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Authorities found what appears to be a methamphetamine lab at a downtown motel today after a caller reported "something cooking in the bathtub." Birmingham Fire and Rescue officials shut down about a block radius around the Knights Inn at 1313 Third Ave. North. At least part of the motel w...
State No. 26 for delinquent mortgages by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Fewer Americans were late with their mortgage in the first quarter, with the ratio of borrowers 60 days or more past due at 6.77 percent. That’s down from 6.89 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the latest data from TransUnion. "The fall in mortgage delinquency is indeed good news for ...
U.S. 11 Antique Alley sale begins Thursday by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 500 miles of Appalachian backroads will be the setting Thursday through Sunday for the 13th U.S. 11 Antique Alley & Yard Sale. The sale always takes place the weekend after Mother’s Day, according to the official website, www.us11antiquealley.com. It coincides with National Tourism We...
Crossdressing shoplifter hits security guard by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A case of shoplifting turned into worse on Saturday when a man dressed as a woman hit a security guard with his vehicle before fleeing the store and turning himself in to a police patrol commander more than an hour later, according to authorities. Authorities said Tony Lamar Wilson, 28...
Alabama colleges adding textbook rentals to traditional sales by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
All those students getting ready to sell back their textbooks at the end of this semester are so old-school. The new wave is textbook rentals. Several Alabama colleges and universities will launch textbook rental programs this fall, including the University of Alabama at Birmingham, which ...
Space & Rocket Center's 'Star Wars' exhibit marks significant change by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Move over Neil Armstrong, and make way for Luke Skywalker, C.S. Lewis and a 42-foot long Tyrannosaurus rex named Sue. Starting June 25, the U.S Space & Rocket Center will host “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination,” a traveling exhibition based on the George Lucas film series. For 10 week...
Man killed in Redstone Arsenal blast was pastor and grandfather by AnnistonStar
May 07, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Hartselle’s Jerry A. Grimes was a father, grandfather and pastor, but he would lose his life in his profession. Grimes, 58, was one of two men killed Wednesday in a chemical explosion at the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center facility on Redstone Arsenal. ...
Former Alabama great Keith McCants arrested on drug charges by AnnistonStar
May 07, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Former University of Alabama standout linebacker Keith McCants was arrested Wednesday night on warrants accusing him with attempting to purchase drugs at a hotel, according the Mobile County Sheriff's Office. The incident took place on April 20 at the Howard Johnson on Government Boulevard, acc...
Milton McGregor wiretap played for grand jury in bingo investigation by AnnistonStar
May 07, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
For the first time Thursday, the name Milton McGregor and the words federal investigation were linked.   The connection came from an old McGregor friend, state Rep. David Grimes, who emerged from an appearance before a federal grand jury to say that prosecutors had just played a taped reco...
Records show Luther Strange once lobbied for Deepwater Horizon owner by AnnistonStar
May 07, 2010 |  5 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
As a Washington, D.C., lobbyist in the 1980s and '90s, Alabama attorney general candidate Luther Strange represented oil industry clients including the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, according to federal records. Documents filed with the U.S. Senate...

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