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• Recent Rains Do Little To Help One Thirsty Alabama Community
  Too little too late, that's one way to describe Friday's severe weather.
• Birmingham Area Reaction to Bhutto Assassination
  The Pakistani and Muslim community in Hoover speaks out against the killing of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
• Pakistan opposition leader assassinated
  Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated after a speech to thousands of supporters at a rally.
• Birmingham woman indicted for identity theft and bank fraud
  A Birmingham woman has been indicted for aggravated identity theft and bank fraud.
• Dora man faces 11 count indictment
  A Dora man has been charged with aggravated identity theft, bank fraud, and violations of the Social Security Act.
• Calhoun County man indicted
  A Calhoun County man was indicted for making threats to murder a federal law enforcement officer.
• Holiday math camp begins today
  Children who attend 13 elementary, middle and K-8 schools began Math Winter Camp today.
• Family loses everything in house fire
  People in one community are doing all they can to help a family who lost everything in a house fire.
• Tougher Courses Wanted For Birmingham City Schools
  As the New Year approaches, Birmingham City Schools Superintendent wants tougher courses for students. This, as school officials review plans aimed at addressing Birmingham City Schools’ financial woes and declining enrollment.
• Holiday Gift Wrapping Helps Tuscaloosa Pre-K Initiative
  With a bit of scotch tape and some wrapping paper, volunteers in Tuscaloosa are working with one major bookstore in efforts to raise money during this holiday season; it's all for a program aimed at helping children get a good start in education.
• Eastwood Rakes in Unexpected Tax Take
  In the final shopping hours before Christmas, customers were streaming in and out of Eastwood Village shopping center in Birmingham.
• Woman Accused In Tuscaloosa Mall Shooting Charged With Assault
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A woman who is accused of shooting another woman during a fight at a Tuscaloosa mall has been charged with felony assault.
• Saban And Wife Not Injured In Weekend Car Accident
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban's car struck a downed tree this weekend, but he and his wife were not injured in the one-vehicle wreck.
• Former Suspect Regrets There Was No Trial
  A suspect in the Holloway disappearance said he would have liked to have the case go to trial.
• Holiday Shoppers Crowd Stores On Last Weekend Before Christmas
  NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's retailers are hoping stores will be busy today as they try to meet holiday sales goals.
• Ala. Officials Head To Hawaii To Recruit Business
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Governor Bob Riley and other state officials are headed to Hawaii to recruit industry for Alabama.
• Ag Commissioner Sparks Says Exclusion From Council Political
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks says he believes there's a political reason why he was excluded from a committee that deals with agricultural issues.
• News Corp. Agrees To Sell 8 TV Stations
  NEW YORK (AP) - News Corporation says it will sell eight of its owned-and-operated FOX network affiliated television stations, including one in Birmingham, to private-equity investment firm Oak Hill Capital Partners for about $1.1 billion dollars in cash.
• McGregor Plans Bingo At Birmingham Track
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A newspaper reported that dog track operator Milton McGregor is moving ahead with plans to bring electronic bingo machines to the same Birmingham track where he was forced to remove casino-like gambling machines a year ago.
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• Hoover's New Coach: Born to coach
  As the son of a coach, Josh Niblett is proud to say he was born to coach.
• Kids Find Decomposed Remains In Roebuck
  Children made the gruesome discovery of human remains the Roebuck area yesterday.
• Report: Alabama 49th In Funding To Protect Kids From Tobacco
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A new report shows Alabama ranks 49th in the nation in funding programs to protect children from tobacco.
• Alabama Commissioner: Prisons Becoming Mental Health Centers
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - State officials say prisons are turning into de facto mental health treatment centers because Alabama lacks the money to provide adequate care.
• Federal Judge Delays Alabama's Next Execution
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge has put Alabama's next scheduled execution on hold. U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins delayed the scheduled execution of James Harvey Callahan on January 31st until the judge can hold a trial on a lawsuit filed by Callahan.
• Sheriff: New Evidence Tuscaloosa Child's Murder
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff says the FBI has examined new evidence in the investigation into the murder of an 11-year-old Tuscaloosa girl.
• Oxford's Niblett to Replace Rush Propst in Hoover
  Thursday, the Board tapped Josh Niblett as a replacement for Rush Propst.
• Salvation Army gets money replaced after thieves strike
  A thief last week stole donations earmarked for the needy.
• Holloway Suspect Referred To Her Death On Internet
  Aruba's chief prosecutor says one of the suspects in the Holloway case wrote during an chat session that Holloway was dead.
• State Literacy Funding Could Be Cut
  Literacy efforts here in Alabama may be hit hard by federal budget cuts after Congress stripped $9.8 million from state literacy grants, when they approved the $555 billion Omnibus spending legislation this week.