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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Report: Birmingham neurosurgeon died in plane crash

March 6, 2010

A Mobile television station is reporting that Dr. Evan Zeiger was piloting a plane that crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. A Birmingham neurosurgeon is feared dead following a plane crash today in the Gulf of Mexico near Miramar Beach, Fla. Dr. Evan Zeiger, who has…

Birmingham Neurosurgeon Killed In Plane Crash

March 6, 2010

The Coast Guard has found the body of a Birmingham neurosurgeon who was killed in a plane crash.

Local law enforcement sees rise in ‘huffing’

March 6, 2010

Dothan Police Sgt. Todd David, the supervisor of the traffic division, said he’s seen a steady increase in motorists who are driving under the influence of inhalants and prescription medication.

Birmingham Police crime hold crime prevention workshop

March 6, 2010

Fighting crime, one neighbor at a time. That was the goal today at a crime prevention workshop sponsored by the birmingham Police Department.

Central Alabama Regional Science Fair winners named

March 6, 2010

Winners will compete in the Intel International Fair in California Winners of the Central Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair at UAB? were named today. ? The following students were selected for presenting the best high school projects in the fair and are eligible to skip the State Competition in…

How-to computer course offered for seniors, by seniors

March 6, 2010

By Wayne Grayson Staff Writer The world has shrunk in the past 20 years. The earth itself may still be the same size, but the distance between people has been lessened during this digital age as friends and family living across the…

More bingo bills could pop up in Legislature

March 6, 2010

By Dana Beyerle Montgomery Bureau Chief MONTGOMERY | Bingo may not be dead in the legislative session that ends next month. After the defeat of a procedural vote needed to advance a bingo constitutional amendment in the state Senate last week, attention has turned …

All’s right in the UA world as Tide gets Iron Bowl trophy

March 6, 2010

By Wayne Grayson Staff Writer TUSCALOOSA | During its six-year vacation in Auburn, the Foy ODK Sportsmanship Trophy didn’t rest upon a houndstooth cloth.

Early morning fire kills 5 in Marion Junction mobile home

March 6, 2010

MARION JUNCTION, Ala. — A mobile home fire in Marion Junction has claimed the lives of five people, including three children. MARION JUNCTION, Ala. — A mobile home fire in Marion Junction has claimed the lives of five people, including three children. The Selma Times-Journal reports Saturday that authorities…

September trial date set in murder of Auburn student

March 6, 2010

AUBURN, Ala. — The trial for a man accused of murdering an Auburn University student from Georgia has been tentatively scheduled for Sept. 21 but a judge is still deciding on its location. AUBURN, Ala. — The trial for a man accused of murdering an Auburn University student from Georgia …