Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade. Several people appear to be hurt, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known.More >>
Witnesses said a car drove into a crowd at a parade in a small southwestern Virginia mountain town Saturday and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known.More >>
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Weather permitting, Old Farm Lane from north of Rocky Mount Road to south of State Route 14 will be closed for utility relocation Sunday, May 19 from 1-5 p.m., as part the Alabama Department of Transportation's ongoingMore >>
Weather permitting, Old Farm Lane from north of Rocky Mount Road to south of State Route 14 will be closed for utility relocation Sunday, May 19 from 1-5 p.m.More >>
French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.More >>
France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching...More >>
South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such missiles.More >>
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy...More >>
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is expected to hold a news conference to provide details of a proposed voluntary retirement incentive program for state employees.
The governor has scheduled a news conference for 2 p.m. Monday in Huntsville to explain how the program would work if approved by the Legislature. Expected to join the governor at the news conference are House Speaker Mike Hubbard of Auburn, Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh of Anniston and Republican Rep. Mac McCutcheon of Capshaw.
A news release from the governor's office said the program would be offered to qualified state employees who are eligible for retirement at the time the plan is approved by legislators.
The news conference will be at the Mark C. Smith Library at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville.
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