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Fireworks Safety

Fireworks Safety

  » Thu, June 26, 2008 - 5:36 am

The 4th of July is around the corner, if you plan to celebrate with fireworks be sure you do it safely. » More

Rebate Checks Guzzled Up By Gas

Rebate Checks Guzzled Up By Gas

  » Wed, June 25, 2008 - 4:16 pm

A new report concludes the governments stimulus checks are going right into peoples gas tanks -- feds arent doing enough for public transit.… » More

Riley To Congress: Get Serious About Gas Prices

Riley To Congress: Get Serious About Gas Prices

  » Wed, June 25, 2008 - 1:52 pm

Governor Bob Riley is urging Congress to increase domestic energy production by authorizing the exploration of proven American energy reserves.… » More

Apple Snail Invades Langan Park Lake

Apple Snail Invades Langan Park Lake

  » Tue, June 24, 2008 - 4:38 pm

A new type of animal has invaded the lake at Langan Park in Mobile. If you look closely, youll see pink clusters of eggs belonging to the South… » More

Man Drops 79 Pounds on “McDiet”

Man Drops 79 Pounds on “McDiet”

  » Tue, June 24, 2008 - 10:18 am

A Virginia man says he has gone from a size 50 waist to a size 36 by ordering mostly salads and wraps from the fast food restaurant. » More

High Gas Prices Fuel Bigger Tax Break

High Gas Prices Fuel Bigger Tax Break

  » Mon, June 23, 2008 - 7:26 pm

The IRS is raising the mileage rate that businesses and others can claim on their taxes. » More

Catfish Blues

Catfish Blues

  » Mon, June 23, 2008 - 7:45 am

Fuel, feed costs crippling US catfish industry. » More

Pensacola Police Save On Gas

Pensacola Police Save On Gas

  » Fri, June 20, 2008 - 3:49 pm

The pain at the pump is being felt by the Pensacola Police Department. » More

University of Alabama Students Will Pay More

University of Alabama Students Will Pay More

  » Fri, June 20, 2008 - 2:57 pm

Budget shortfalls being blamed for tuition increases. » More

Man Tries To Pay For Gas With Pennies

Man Tries To Pay For Gas With Pennies

  » Fri, June 20, 2008 - 2:54 pm

Talk about squeezing every penny at the gas pump. Police in Denver, Colorado say gas station clerks had a run-in with a man who insisted on paying… » More

Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Scam

Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Scam

  » Fri, June 20, 2008 - 12:00 pm

A Florida man has pleaded guilty in Alabama in a scheme involving the purchase and resale of more than 200 homes in three states. » More

Water War: Florida Sues Army Corps of Engineers

Water War: Florida Sues Army Corps of Engineers

  » Fri, June 20, 2008 - 11:54 am

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection have notified the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that they plan to sue the federal agency for… » More

Florida Unemployment Rate Hits Five Year High

Florida Unemployment Rate Hits Five Year High

  » Fri, June 20, 2008 - 11:34 am

State officials say 56,000 Floridians lost their jobs in May bringing the total number of those unemployed to more than a half million, the highest… » More

Tomato Growers Losing Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars

Tomato Growers Losing Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars

  » Fri, June 20, 2008 - 10:47 am

Florida tomato growers hard-hit by recent salmonella outbreak » More

Man Sheds 80 Pounds Eating McDonald’s

Man Sheds 80 Pounds Eating McDonald’s

  » Fri, June 20, 2008 - 10:16 am

A Virginia man lost about 80 pounds in six months by eating nearly every meal at McDonalds. » More

Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Rises

Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Rises

  » Fri, June 20, 2008 - 6:55 am

Department of Industrial Relations says unemployment rate rose in May to 4.7 percent. » More

Gov. Crist Supports Offshore Drilling

Gov. Crist Supports Offshore Drilling

  » Thu, June 19, 2008 - 1:51 pm

Florida Governor Charlie Crist has abandoned his staunch opposition to offshore oil and gas drilling, saying he supports Sen. John McCains plan… » More

Gulf Coast Residents Favor Offshore Drilling

Gulf Coast Residents Favor Offshore Drilling

  » Thu, June 19, 2008 - 1:50 pm

Sick of paying high gas prices, majority of people along the Gulf Coast support drilling for oil off the coast of Florida. » More

NOAA Feeling The Pain At The Pump

NOAA Feeling The Pain At The Pump

  » Thu, June 19, 2008 - 1:44 pm

$1.7 million dollar budget shortfall due to fuel costs forces the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to cancel or cut back on voyages… » More

Meals On Wheels No Longer Free

Meals On Wheels No Longer Free

  » Wed, June 18, 2008 - 5:22 pm

Churches and charities along the Gulf Coast are struggling to cope with delivering meals with high gas prices. » More

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