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Alabama taking official state holiday for Jefferson Davis. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 14435 http://wkrg.com/news/article/sick_prisoners_could_be_released/14332/
Committees in both state houses have passed bills that woul all some terminally ill and mentally ill prisoners to be released. more ]]> Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 14332 http://wkrg.com/news/article/man_hit_by_truck_is_identified/14036/
Officials say a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a truck late last week was a homeless man from Florida. more ]]> Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 14036 30.46998139622128 -88.32046508789062 http://wkrg.com/news/article/al_needs_more_aid_for_katrina_recovery/13780/
Alabama officials estimate the state needs around $100 million - double its allocated federal aid - to address housing needs leftover from Hurricane Katrina. more ]]> Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 13780 30.689887857721206 -88.04580688476562 http://wkrg.com/news/article/senate_block_grocery_tax_ban/13696/
State lawmakers refuse to debate a bill that would remove state sales taxes on groceries. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 13696 http://wkrg.com/news/article/immigration_bills_die_in_alabama_legislature/13642/
With two days remaining in the session, most bills to control illegal immigration have died. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 13642 http://wkrg.com/news/article/75_students_arrested_in_san_diego_university_drug_bust/13604/
Authorities seized, cocaine, Ecstasy pills, marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, hash oil, methamphetamine, illicit prescription drugs, several guns and at least $60,000 in cash more ]]> Allison Hoffman, Associated Press Writer (Salon.com) Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 13604 http://wkrg.com/news/article/florida_divided_into_two_states/13601/
The North Lauderdale City Commission wants to divide Florida into two states: North Florida and South Florida more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 13601 http://wkrg.com/news/article/al_senate_approves_school_budget_cuts/13598/
Senate committee approves Alabama education budget with cuts more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 13598 http://wkrg.com/news/article/children_seized_from_new_mexico_compound/13597/
Cult leader who claims to be the Messiah is arrested on suspicion of sex with minors. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 13597 http://wkrg.com/news/article/alabama_senior_citizens_push_to_abolish_grocery_tax/13594/
Representatives of senior citizens groups, including the AARP, have urged the Alabama Legislature to pass the grocery tax amendment. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 13594 http://wkrg.com/news/article/2_mobile_netters_ordered_to_court/13584/
Two commercial gillnetters have been ordered to appear in court after an officer from the Marine Resources Division says he saw them using a 1,200-foot net in the closed waters of Daphne's D'Olive Creek. more ]]> The Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:45:05 +0000 13584