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Seven demonstrators protesting against Alabama's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law were led away in handcuffs after they tried to block entry to each chamber of the Alabama Legislature.

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Holly Pond dedicating Guy Hunt Museum

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Holly Pond, the hometown of former Alabama Gov. Guy Hunt, will dedicate a museum and library in his honor on Friday. Mayor Herman Nail says members of the late governor's family

Alabama Legislature holding final day of session

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The legislative session that began in February wraps up Wednesday, with plenty for the legislators to do on their final meeting day in Montgomery.

Montgomery skate park to relocate, paves way for new development

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New development is on the way for Montgomery. But it means one popular downtown destination will be relocated...

Moore's organization steps into welcome sign fight

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Judge Roy Moore's Foundation for Moral Law, an organization that fights for religious liberties, has agreed to defend the town of Sylvania in North Alabama after the municipality came under fire for having a Bible verse at the bottom of its welcome signs.

The Plaza at Centennial Hill groundbreaking

Rendering of The Plaza at Centennial Hill

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It's a renaissance that's been a long time coming for one of Montgomery's oldest neighborhoods. City and Housing leaders broke ground Tuesday on a new housing development that will replace the former, blighted Tulane Court.

Twist in Covington Co. burglary shooting

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Call it a burglary with a domestic twist. Covington County Sheriff officials say a man is accused of forcing his way into a trailer to cause bodily harm to his ex-girlfriend's new lover.

Woman charged in ex-husband's murder at boat landing

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A 30-year-old woman has been charged with her ex-husband's murder after investigators say she shot him to death at the Binion Creek Boat Landing on Lake Tuscaloosa.

Developers hoped to make Macon County a major gaming destination

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On the sixth day of testimony in the Macon County Casino civil trial, potential Lucky Palace Developers explained that they hoped to turn Macon County into a destination for gaming similar to Tunica, Mississippi.

Report: ThyssenKrupp plant possibly for sale

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It was a multi-billion dollar win for the people of Alabama when the German steel company ThyssenKrupp chose the state to build a huge plant in southern Alabama. Now, the company may put the plant on the market.

Suspect's photo released in post office thefts

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Three car-break-ins at three Montgomery post offices. They happened in the blink of an eye - in broad daylight Monday. Now, authorities say they've found security camera footage of the apparent suspect responsible for the crimes.

New Program Provides Job Training for Older Unemployed Veterans

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The following is a press release from the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations:

New Program Provides Job Training for Older Unemployed Veterans

MPS closes Children's Center to safeguard students

An outbreak of flu-like symptoms is prompting school officials to close The Children's Center for three days as a proactive measure. Tuesday, roughly half of the students and staff at Children's Center have contracted one or more contagious illnesses.

Ala. governor signs law lowering school age to 6

The governor has signed legislation that requires Alabama children to begin attending school or be home schooled at 6 years old.

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Records detail George Zimmerman's medical injuries
Records detail George Zimmerman's medical injuries
Court records show George Zimmerman had a pair of black eyes, a nose fracture and two cuts to the back of his head after the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.More >>
Court records show George Zimmerman had a pair of black eyes, a nose fracture and two cuts to the back of his head after the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.More >>

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AP IMPACT: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plants
AP IMPACT: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plants
By JEFF DONN AP National Writer U.S. nuclear power regulators are requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and recommending that fewer people be evacuated right away.More >>
By JEFF DONN AP National Writer Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer...More >>
Dinosaurs may have suffered from arthritis
Dinosaurs may have suffered from arthritis
Dinosaurs may have suffered from arthritis, new research says.More >>
Dinosaurs may have suffered from arthritis, new research says.More >>
O.J. Simpson seeks new trial
O.J. Simpson seeks new trial
Updated: Wednesday, May 16 2012 12:25 PM EDT2012-05-16 16:25:23 GMT
LAS VEGAS (CNN) – O.J. Simpson's new attorney filed a 94-page document with the Clark County District Court in Las Vegas on Tuesday to try to get a new trial. The document spells out reasons Simpson'sMore >>
O.J. Simpson's new attorney is requesting a new trial on the former football star's charges of kidnapping and armed robbery.More >>
MBI following hundreds of tips to catch highway killer
MBI following hundreds of tips to catch highway killer
Updated: Wednesday, May 16 2012 10:47 AM EDT2012-05-16 14:47:22 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said it has gotten hundreds of tips, but none of them have cracked the case of the highway killer yet. They will continue to investigate each and everyMore >>
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said it has gotten hundreds of tips, but none of them have cracked the case of the highway killer yet.More >>
Duane 'Dog' Chapman makes wish come true
Duane 'Dog' Chapman makes wish come true
Updated: Wednesday, May 16 2012 9:45 AM EDT2012-05-16 13:45:52 GMT
It was quite a change of pace for Duane 'Dog' Chapman Tuesday. Instead of catching bad guys, he caught up with a good guy and made a wish come true. Duane Chapman and his wife Beth met 8-year-old LoganMore >>
It was quite a change of pace for Duane 'Dog' Chapman Tuesday. Instead of catching bad guys, he caught up with a good guy and made a wish come true.More >>
Cory Booker annoys Chris Christie in spoof video
Cory Booker annoys Chris Christie in spoof video
Updated: Wednesday, May 16 2012 9:11 AM EDT2012-05-16 13:11:12 GMT
In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker put opposing political views aside for a video, channeling their best Jerry Seinfeld impersonations.More >>
In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker put the opposing political views aside for a video that channels their best Jerry Sienfield impersonations.More >>
Greek, European woe could cause problems for US
Greek, European woe could cause problems for US
Your 401(k) could sink again. A plummeting euro may make it harder for American companies to sell goods overseas. Credit could be tightened.More >>
Your 401(k) could sink again. A plummeting euro may make it harder for American companies to sell goods overseas. Credit could be tightened.More >>
'Social jet lag' could be new health threat
'Social jet lag' could be new health threat
Updated: Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:19 AM EDT2012-05-16 11:19:46 GMT
A German study says people's busy schedules have led to a new term that describes the phenomenon a lot of people feel - it's called "social jet lag."More >>
A German study says people's busy schedules have led to a new term that describes the phenomenon a lot of people feel - it's called "social jet lag."More >>
Study: Can eating too much sugar make you dumb?
Study: Can eating too much sugar make you dumb?
Updated: Wednesday, May 16 2012 6:29 AM EDT2012-05-16 10:29:32 GMT
(CNN) - A new study finds too much of the sweet stuff is bad for your brain. Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles say rats who were fed high-fructose corn syrup had a hard time findingMore >>
A new study finds too much of the sweet stuff is bad for your brain.More >>
Sebelius-Catholic Church rebukes Georgetown
Sebelius-Catholic Church rebukes Georgetown
Updated: Wednesday, May 16 2012 4:23 AM EDT2012-05-16 08:23:58 GMT
(CNN) - The Archdiocese of Washington, the Catholic Church's authority in the nation's capital, has rebuked Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic college in the United States. The conflict is overMore >>
The Archdiocese of Washington, the Catholic Church's authority in the nation's capital, has rebuked Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic college in the United States.More >>

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Pet Rider - "Does it Work?"
Pet Rider - "Does it Work?"
Updated: Tuesday, May 15 2012 6:15 PM EDT2012-05-15 22:15:25 GMT
Will the Pet Rider put an end to all that shedding and scratching on your car's upholstery?More >>
Class Act: Dozier Elementary School
Class Act: Dozier Elementary School
Updated: Tuesday, May 15 2012 10:32 AM EDT2012-05-15 14:32:29 GMT
Kimberly Pickett is the proud mom of two boys. She takes her mothering skills into the classroom everyday. "I run this classroom like they are all my children," Pickett said. She's been teachingMore >>
Kimberly Pickett is the proud mom of two boys. She takes her mothering skills into the classroom everyday. "I run this classroom like they are all my children," Pickett said. She's been teachingMore >>
SLIDESHOW: Mother's Day 2012
SLIDESHOW: Mother's Day 2012
Here are some of the women in our community who are being recognized by relatives for who they are: Mom. Happy Mother's Day 2012!More >>
Here are some of the women in our community who are being recognized by relatives for who they are: Mom. Happy Mother's Day 2012!More >>
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Consumer Watch: Saving by Surfing
Consumer Watch: Saving by Surfing
Updated: Tuesday, May 15 2012 12:17 AM EDT2012-05-15 04:17:39 GMT
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Tired of driving to the store? Just boot up your computer! New websites make it easier and cheaper than ever before to shop online. Some of the sites even pay YOU! "There are aMore >>
Tired of driving to the store? Just boot up your computer! New websites make it easier and cheaper than ever before to shop online. Some of the sites even pay YOU!More >>

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CR 12: Lost Ring - 43 Years Later
CR 12: Lost Ring - 43 Years Later
Updated: Monday, May 14 2012 5:48 AM EDT2012-05-14 09:48:48 GMT
It sounds like a story straight out of Hollywood. More than 40 years ago, a young lady in Chapman, Alabama lost her high school class ring. She was playing softball with some friends and when she wasMore >>
It sounds like a story straight out of Hollywood. More than 40 years ago, a young lady in Chapman, Alabama lost her high school class ring. She was playing softball with some friends and when she wasMore >>
Escaped youth captured near Prattville
Escaped youth captured near Prattville
Updated: Tuesday, May 15 2012 10:39 AM EDT2012-05-15 14:39:35 GMT
A 16-year-old male escaped from the Department of Youth Services in Autauga County this morning and has now been captured. The youth escaped from the facility, located on County Road 57, about 6 milesMore >>
A 16-year-old male escaped from the Department of Youth Services in Autauga County this morning and has now been captured. The youth escaped from the facility, located on County Road 57, about 6 miles north of Prattville, around 8:15 a.m. while exercising outside.More >>
Suspect's photo released in post office thefts
Suspect's photo released in post office thefts
Updated: Tuesday, May 15 2012 5:14 PM EDT2012-05-15 21:14:45 GMT
Three car-break-ins at three Montgomery post offices. They happened in the blink of an eye - in broad daylight Monday. Now, authorities say they've found security camera footage of the apparent suspect...More >>
Three car-break-ins at three Montgomery post offices. They happened in the blink of an eye - in broad daylight Monday. Now, authorities say they've found security camera footage of the apparent suspect responsible for the crimes.More >>
LifeSouth faces lawsuit after man contracts HIV
LifeSouth faces lawsuit after man contracts HIV
Updated: Monday, May 14 2012 8:17 PM EDT2012-05-15 00:17:50 GMT
A Montgomery law firm is filing suit against LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, lobbing a very serious accusation that calls into question the safety of the center's blood supply. Beasley Allen law firmMore >>
A Montgomery law firm is filing suit against LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, lobbing a very serious accusation that calls into question the safety of the center's blood supply.More >>
'Swamp People' cast member dies
'Swamp People' cast member dies
Updated: May 14, 2012 03:31 PM 2012-05-15 10:00:52 GMT
According to Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, one of the stars from the History Channel's show "Swamp People" died Monday morning. According to Sheriff Waguespack, Mitchell Guist was loading somethingMore >>
According to the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office, one of the stars from the History Channel's show "Swamp People" died Monday morning.More >>

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Decatur family's dog attacked by a coyote on security camera
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Video showed a coyote attacking and killing a Decatur family's dog last week. The coyote is seen on the security camera lurking in the distance and then charging at the small dog on the porch.More >>
Mr. Penny returns home from hospital, long road to recovery ahead
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2 Navy ships collide in Pacific; no injuries
2 Navy ships collide in Pacific; no injuries
The U.S. Navy says an amphibious assault ship and a replenishment tanker collided in the Pacific Ocean but there were no injuries and no fuel spills.More >>
A U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship and a refueling tanker collided in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday but there were no injuries and no fuel spills, the Third Fleet said.More >>
Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay?
Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay?
Facebook's owners now plan to sell 25 percent more shares in the company as investors clamor for shares in the year's hottest stock offering.More >>
Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's largest...More >>
GI killed in Cambodia clash awarded Medal of Honor
GI killed in Cambodia clash awarded Medal of Honor
President Barack Obama on Wednesday is awarding the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award, to a Pennsylvania Army specialist killed in 1970 while serving in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.More >>
Leslie Sabo's Vietnam War ended in the flash of his own grenade, hurled at an enemy bunker in Cambodia to save surrounded comrades. Forty years later - and a dozen years after the long-lost paperwork turned up in...More >>
End urged to terror suspects' indefinite detention
End urged to terror suspects' indefinite detention
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is challenging a new law that allows the indefinite detention without trial of suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the United States.More >>
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is challenging a new law that allows the indefinite detention without trial of suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the United States.More >>
US sees deal near, Pakistan haggling over money
US sees deal near, Pakistan haggling over money
U.S. hopes of reopening Pakistan's supply routes for the Afghanistan war ahead of next week's NATO summit are going down to the wire.More >>
The United States and Pakistan on Wednesday raced to conclude a deal to reopen key supply routes for the Afghanistan war before next week's NATO summit, with Washington hopeful of an imminent deal but Islamabad insisting...More >>

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Syrian leader says terrorists are behind unrest
Syrian leader says terrorists are behind unrest
A team of international observers was evacuated Wednesday from a tense town in northern Syria a day after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, a U.N. spokesman said.More >>
In his first interview since December, Syrian President Bashar Assad insisted Tuesday his regime is fighting back against foreign mercenaries who want to overthrow him, not innocent Syrians aspiring for democracy in a...More >>
100 Rio buildings risk collapse, official says
100 Rio buildings risk collapse, official says
More than 100 abandoned buildings in Rio de Janeiro are in such poor condition they are at risk of collapsing, the head of a regional engineering agency said Wednesday, a day after part of a two-story building crumbled in...More >>
More than 100 abandoned buildings in Rio de Janeiro are in such poor condition they are at risk of collapsing, the head of a regional engineering agency said Wednesday, a day after part of a two-story building crumbled in...More >>
US agents on deadly Honduran military operation
US agents on deadly Honduran military operation
By The Associated Press State department officials confirm U.S. law enforcement agents were working with Honduran military forces aboard a helicopter during an anti-drug operation in which at least four...More >>
By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials said Wednesday that their agents were working with Honduran military forces aboard a helicopter during an anti-drug...More >>
Guinea-Bissau gets prime minister under new deal
Guinea-Bissau gets prime minister under new deal
Politicians in the tiny nation of Guinea-Bissau say they've signed a deal that would allow the country's interim leader to choose a prime minister.More >>
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Jewish group suggests ban on far-right Greek party
Jewish group suggests ban on far-right Greek party
A major European Jewish organization is urging European governments to quickly adopt measures to tackle anti-Semitism and far-right extremism, including possibly banning a hardline Greek party that did unusually well in...More >>
A major European Jewish organization is urging European governments to quickly adopt measures to tackle anti-Semitism and far-right extremism, including possibly banning a hardline Greek party that did unusually well in...More >>

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