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Thursday February 14 2008

Five Dead In College Shooting

Witnesses say gunman was waiting behind a screen in a college classroom. more »

10:32 PM

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By Associated Press

Broken Satellite Poses Threat

Plans in place to shoot down satellite before it crashes to Earth. more »

10:24 PM

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By Associated Press

Deadly Crash in Mobile County

Alabama State Troopers say a woman and a baby died in the crash. more »

10:14 PM

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By Emily Forrester

Comment by nickia2b: I am friends with the mother of Kristal. It is truly a tragic day! My love and prayers go out to the entire family. God will help you through this. 1 Responses »

Washington County Teacher Found Guilty

A jury reaches a verdict after a middle school teacher is accused of having sex with a student. more »

9:15 PM

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By Diana Lucio

Elementary School Starts Re-opening

Part of Spanish Fort Elementary School set to re-open Monday after being closed because of lead paint discovery more »

8:03 PM

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By Steve Alexander

Four Dead in College Campus Shooting

Northern Illinois University police chief says four people shot by a gunman in a lecture hall this afternoon have died. more »

6:59 PM

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By The Associated Press

Theodore Man Accused of Rape

Matthew Dixon accused of giving alcohol to two underage girls and having sex with one of them at his home. more »

6:53 PM

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By Rose Ann Haven

Banning State Taxes on Tax Rebate Checks

Two bills proposed by Alabama Legislature would make those federal tax rebate checks exempt from state income taxes. more »

6:35 PM

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By The Associated Press

Knife Used In Stabbing Stolen From Classroom

Police have confirmed the knife used in a stabbing at Blount High School was stolen from a Home Economics classroom. more »

6:08 PM

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By Jessica Taloney

Comment by atbman: What is a 17 year doing in ninth grade? Is this part of the leave no child behind program? view »

Alabama Congressman Has More Clout

Congressman Jo Bonner of Mobile has been named to the House Appropriations Committee, giving Alabama even more clout on the panel that writes spending bills in Congress and steers money to local projects. more »

6:01 PM

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By The Associated Press

USA’s 1st Football Coach is a Mobile Native

Joey Jones is coming home. The University of South Alabama has hired the former Murphy High School and the Univerisity of Alabama standout to become the 1st head football coach at USA. more »

6:00 PM

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By Chris Frye

Some SF Elem. Students Returning to Campus

The Alabama Department of Public Health has given the green light for kindergarten, first and third graders to return to Spanish Fort Elementary's main campus on Monday. more »

5:38 PM

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By Jamie Burch

Romney Backs McCain

Former Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney is asking his supporters to get behind his former rival John McCain. Romney took over 280 delegates in ealry primaries across the U.S. - a number higher than Mike Huckabee, who's still in the race. more »

5:25 PM

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By Associated Press

Pay Up Or Stay In Jail

New details released about Wednesday morning warrant roundup. more »

5:21 PM

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By Mobile Police Department

Comment by carl: The only charges i don’t approve of are the ones for not having insurance for their automobiles.One of the selling points when they were trying to… 2 Responses »

CDC: Evacuate Toxic Trailers As Soon as Possible

Thousands of people still living in FEMA trailers after hurricanes kKatrina and Rita will have to get out. more »

4:56 PM

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By Kesshia Peyton

Comment by hopeful: i am the wife of a truck driver,and we travel along the gulfcoast weekly,and i have observed the spotty reconstruction that is here and there up and down… view »

Eastern Shore Mayor Gets Payraise

Fairhope chief officer will get a 34-thousand dollar a year payraise, but mayor says it's not as good as it looks on paper more »

4:46 PM

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By Pat Peterson

Comment by rightasrain: $50,000 a year still not enough for mayor kant to live on in fairhope you say mr. ford? i think thats plenty. try living on 15k like some of us.… view »

Florida Woman Finds Blade in Candy

According to authorities a lollipop from a bag of Pokemon Valentine's Cards and Pops contained sharp metal fragments. Dollar General Stores have pulled the candy from its shelves. See the story. more »

4:34 PM

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By Associated Press

College Campus Shooting

Gunman opens fire in lecture hall at Northern Illinois University, 18 injured. more »

4:17 PM

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By The Associated Press

Search and Rescue Unit Struggling

It was just about a month ago all eyes were focused on Bayou La Batre and the search for four babies thrown from Dauphin Island Bridge. Among the 21 agencies helping in the search, South Baldwin Search and Rescue. more »

3:54 PM

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By Debbie Williams

Husband Kills Wife on Valentine’s Day

Mobile Police have arrested a man who confessed to stabbing his wife. While News 5's cameras were rolling, the husband said "Tell everybody I'm sorry. I didn't mean to kill her. I really love her." more »

3:48 PM

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