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Coroner: Body found in creek is missing J’ville woman
Authorities have identified a body found in a creek in the Peeks Hill community Saturday as the remains of Melody Evans of Jacksonville.
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Alabama Senate approves $1 billion road program
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Senate approved a $1 billion package Thursday for road and bridge construction over the next decade that would be nearly twice the size of the federal stimulus funding Alabama received for highways.
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Alabama governor headed to India, China, Russia
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Bob Riley is headed to India, China and Russia later this year to try to boost Alabama exports to the countries.
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Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth
WASHINGTON — Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually.
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Capital murder trial set for May
In a pre-trial hearing this morning, Circuit Judge Joel Laird set a trial date for a second man charged with capital murder in the 2006 killing of a man at an Ohatchee convenience store.
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UAH professor accused of 3 killings fired
HUNTSVILLE — The University of Alabama in Huntsville has fired the professor accused of shooting six co-workers, killing three.
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Barron to try again with $1 billion for Alabama roads
MONTGOMERY — Democratic state Sen. Lowell Barron of Fyffe is planning to make another attempt at getting the Senate to approve his $1 billion road construction plan.
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Alabama teacher charge with sending obscene material
MOBILE — A teacher at an alternative school in Mobile has been charged with sending obscene material to a 13-year-old female special education student.
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Alabama teen convicted of killing father
BAY MINETTE — A Baldwin County jury has convicted a Robertsdale 17-year-old of murder and arson in the killing of his father.
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First-time jobless claims drop slightly last week
by Christopher S. Rugaber
AP Economics Writer
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WASHINGTON — The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening.
Democrats, White House close in on health bill
by Erica Werner
Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON — A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.
Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years
by Alan Zibel
AP Real Estate Writer
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WASHINGTON — The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.
Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy
by Lolita C. Baldor
Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON — On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political second-guessing.
Spike in local unemployment rates may not be as bad as they appear
by Patrick McCreless
Staff Writer
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Though Alabama and Calhoun County unemployment rates jumped in January, some experts say the increase is not a sign of a worsening economy, but instead part of a national trend that occurs every year.
Cable, sat TV firms ask gov't to stop TV blackouts
by Deborah Yao
AP Business Writer
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Cable, satellite TV and other video providers are seeking government intervention in ongoing disputes over the fees that they are charged by TV networks to carry local channels.
Unemployment rises in 30 states in January
by The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON — Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.
Calhoun County, state unemployment rises while national average drops
by Patrick McCreless
Staff Writer
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According to statistics from the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, Calhoun’ County's unemployment rate increased from 10.6 percent in December to 11.7 percent in January while the state’s average increased from 10.9 percent to 11.1 percent.
Alabama's unemployment rises to 11.1 percent
by The Associated Press
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MONTGOMERY — Alabama's unemployment has risen to 11.1 percent, the highest figure in 26 years.
Langford appeals bribery conviction
by The Associated Press
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BIRMINGHAM — Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford is appealing the federal bribery conviction that drove him from office and has him headed to prison.
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