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Thursday February 14 2008

Banning State Taxes on Tax Rebate Checks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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By Jamie Burch

Valentine’s Day Bugging You?

Valentine’s Day Bugging You?
Forget jewelry, candy, or a romantic getaway for V-Day this year. Chocolate Bug and Worms are all the rage on this holiday for lovers...at least across the Pacific Ocean. Check what the holiday brings for lovebirds in Japan. Check it out. more »
2:38 PM
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By Steven Norris

Florida AG Investigating Wheelchair Dumping

Florida AG Investigating Wheelchair Dumping
Florida Attorney General's office is looking into whether the civil rights of a paralyzed man dumped onto a jailhouse floor were violated. more »
2:37 PM
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By WKRG Staff/The Associated Press

Valentine’s Day Attack

Valentine’s Day Attack
One woman is dead after being stabbed to death outside her Trinity Gardens home. Police say someone attacked 59-year-old Bertha Philips this morning as children awaited the school bus. more »
1:23 PM
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By Chad Petri

Blount High School Stabbing

Blount High School Stabbing
A Blount High School parent tells News 5 that a student was stabbed with a knife taken from the home ec classroom. more »
1:09 PM
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By Jamie Burch

Toxic FEMA Trailers

Toxic FEMA Trailers
Gulf Coast hurricane victims urged to move out of FEMA trailers after tests find toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes. Watch the entire CDC news conference more »
11:54 AM
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By Associated Press
Comment by asda: Didn’t I read a story about the left over trailers going to Tornado victims?  Isn’t this going to cause the same problems there?? view »

Teacher Sex Trial Coming To A Close

Teacher Sex Trial Coming To A Close
Charlene Schmitz, daughter, both take the stand today in Mobile Federal Court more »
11:28 AM
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By Michael Snowden

Pentagon: We’ll Shoot It Down

Pentagon: We’ll Shoot It Down
Pentagaon says they will shoot down a broken spy satellite before it enters the Earth's atmosphere. more »
11:17 AM
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By The Associated Press
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