Tuesday, February 22 2011 9:01 AM EST2011-02-22 14:01:51 GMT
Monday morning, Auburn University began removing all of the poisoned soil around the two oak trees. Test results showing the severity of the herbicide in the soil came back last Thursday, so why not begin removing the soil then?More >>
Monday, February 21 2011 9:34 AM EST2011-02-21 14:34:08 GMT
Auburn Police are looking into comments made on a popular online message board that could indicate a second person knew about the herbicide poisoning.More >>
Friday, February 18 2011 3:09 PM EST2011-02-18 20:09:14 GMT
The man accused of poisoning Toomer's Corner oaks, was in court Thursday for a hearing. Henry Updyke is currently in jail on a $50,000 bond. Experts say the trees are not likely to survive.More >>
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It's not abnormal for lawmakers to begin a political meeting with a prayer. But in Arizona, an atheist state representative began the daily session with a quote from a well-known atheist.More >>
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A 20+ year career with the Alexander City Police Department ended abruptly, on the wrong side of the courtroom, for Corporal Michael Patrick Ford. Ford was originally charged with 3 counts of child sexMore >>
A 20+ year career with the Alexander City Police Department ended abruptly, on the wrong side of the courtroom, for Corporal Michael Patrick Ford. A second officer, Lt. Randy Walters, was arrested but remains on the job. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:38 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:38:14 GMT
MOORE, OK - The trembling, mud-spattered dog whose photo went viral on Tuesday was not actually standing watch over her owner's body - her name is Susie, her owner is named Curtis Collins, and he's alive.ThanksMore >>
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Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:32:31 GMT
ORLANDO, FL (RNN) – A man with possible ties to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was shot and killed after the FBI interviewed him early Wednesday. The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a manMore >>
A man killed Wednesday during questioning by the FBI said he and Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev were accomplices in a 2011 slaying. More >>
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement.More >>
As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts - a decision that,...More >>
AUBURN, AL (WTVM) - Now that a moratorium has been placed on rolling the trees at Toomer's Corner, many of you will miss the tradition of rolling the trees.
Volunteers, who also love the tradition, have created a website where you can roll Toomer's Oaks virtually.
In addition, users can donate money to help in saving the trees at Toomer.
Recently, the trees have been the target of a scheme to get rid of them.
A caller called the Paul Finebaum show on January 27 saying that he had applied the herbicide Spike 80DF to the root system of the trees.
Test at the trees confirmed last week that the poison was applied to the trees.
Henry Updyke, of Dadeville, AL, was arrested and charged with criminal mischief.
He is expected to appear in court on March 2 to face that charge. Since his arrest and first appearance in court, 3 attorneys have filed motions to be removed from the case in his behalf.
Updyke is now represented by an attorney in Birmingham. Copyright 2011 WTVM. All rights reserved.
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