From the daily archives:

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Senate approves financial reform

July 15, 2010

Nearly two years after a financial crisis triggered the worst recession since the Great Depression, the Senate approved bold and controversial legislation aimed at preventing a repeat

McWane to pay $4M to resolve violations

July 15, 2010

Cast iron pipe manufacturer McWane Inc. has agreed to pay $4 million in civil penalties and spend $9.1 million to protect communities near its plants in 14 states in a settlement with federal environmental regulators.

Board discusses uniforms, textbooks

July 15, 2010

The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education on Thursday night discussed school uniforms and ways to acquire funding to provide textbooks for all students.

BP finally stops oil spewing from Gulf gusher —for now

July 15, 2010

The oil has stopped. For now.

Greenetrack ex-workers to rally in Montgomery

July 15, 2010

Former employees of the Greenetrack bingo casino plan to rally at the state Supreme Court today to register concern with rulings that indirectly led to hundreds of people losing their jobs.

Vincent Council approves quarry

July 15, 2010

After more than a year of debate, the Vincent Town Council voted 5-1 to rezone land to make way for a controversial limestone quarry.

Hubbert stepping down as Ala. Democratic Party head

July 15, 2010

Teacher lobbyist Paul Hubbert is leaving his position as a vice chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party

Burglary suspect nabbed at bait house

July 15, 2010

Tuscaloosa police officers have arrested another man who they say tried to break into a bait house they had set up on 12th Street.

Program teaches tech skills to seniors

July 15, 2010

For young people, Facebook, Skype and Twitter are the primary ways of communicating with one another.

Facility’s expansion to create 30 jobs

July 15, 2010

BLG Logistics Inc. is expanding its operations in Vance and will provide sub-assembly and sequencing of parts services for the nearby Mercedes-Benz automotive assembly starting in late June 2011.

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