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Pharaohs parade in streets of Mobile as Mardi Gras gets into full swing (photos, video)

February 4, 2012

MOBILE, Alabama — Kathy Couey of Chickasaw stood on Royal Street waiting for the Pharaohs parade Saturday with her mother by her side.

Pharaohs parade in streets of Mobile as Mardi Gras gets into full swing (photos, video)

February 4, 2012

MOBILE, Alabama — Kathy Couey of Chickasaw stood on Royal Street waiting for the Pharaohs parade Saturday with her mother by her side.

UAH getting new Student Life Center

February 4, 2012

Artist rendering of new UAH Student Life Center/UAH (From release) Students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville will have a new social gathering spot following today’s vote by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees. The board…

Man robbed in south Huntsville

February 4, 2012

Police are investigating a Friday afternoon robbery in south Huntsville. Jake Foshee told police he was in the parking at 11210 South Memorial Parkway when a male pulled alongside him in a blue Buick. The man got out, pulled a knife on …

Fire departments receive grants through CCCDC

February 4, 2012

Brandon Williams said his Crane Hill fire department learned a hard lesson after the April 27 tornadoes that tore through the state leaving a path of destruction in the Cullman County area.

Mike deGruy, famous documentary filmmaker from Mobile, dies in helicopter crash

February 4, 2012

Mike deGruy, the internationally respected documentarian of underwater nature films who hailed from Mobile but most recently called Santa Barbara, Calif., his home, died today in a helicopter crash in Australia, according to a report from The Santa Barbara Independent.

Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada GOP caucuses

February 4, 2012

Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals.

North Alabama nonprofits gain from first Alabama Gives Day

February 4, 2012

Over 60 North Alabama nonprofits benefited from the first Alabama Gives Day, an online fundraiser that was held all day Thursday.

Huntsville’s Wade Brown Jr., to appear on ‘The Voice’

February 4, 2012

Sparkman High School graduate Wade Brown Jr., will perform either Sunday or Monday on the nationally-televised show, “The Voice.”

Rain chances to diminish overnight; mostly cloudy skies expected Sunday

February 4, 2012

A 20 percent chance of showers before 10 p.m. is expected to drop, with an overnight low of 54 degrees.