Monday, May 20 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:45:03 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the groundMore >>
At least 51 have died in a storm the National Weather Service described as large and violent.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:37 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:37:06 GMT
Business owners in Andalusia gathered Monday night for a town hall meeting on a proposed sales tax increase. The gathering came a day before the City Council is set to consider the change. Mayor EarlMore >>
Business owners in Andalusia gathered Monday night for a town hall meeting on a proposed sales tax increase. The gathering came a day before the City Council is set to consider the change. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:59 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:59:14 GMT
The iconic bed and breakfast and its infamous buffet are making a comeback in downtown Tallassee. Hotel Talisi is finally showing signs of major progress after an arson heavily damaged the building inMore >>
The iconic bed and breakfast and its infamous buffet are making a comeback in downtown Tallassee. Hotel Talisi is finally showing signs of major progress after an arson heavily damaged the building in 2009. More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set...More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:17 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:17:01 GMT
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley issued this statement following the devastating tornado that killed numerous people in Oklahoma Monday:"Dianne and I are offering prayers of support for everyone in Oklahoma. TheMore >>
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley issued this statement following the devastating tornado that killed numerous people in Oklahoma Monday:More >>
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The governor has signed legislation that requires Alabama children to begin attending school or be home schooled at 6 years old.
The mandatory school attendance age had been 7. The new law allows children to still begin school at 7 if their parents make a request in writing to their local school officials.
The bill's sponsors, Democratic Sen. Priscilla Dunn of Bessemer and Republican Rep. John Merrill of Tuscaloosa, said children who start at 7 are often far behind their contemporaries, and the new law will make sure all children have the same chance for academic success.
Merrill said a statewide survey of schools found about 50 students start at 7 each year.
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