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Alabama News

200-year-old shipwreck found in Gulf of Mexico

May 18, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An oil company exploration crew’s chance discovery of a 200-year-old shipwreck in a little-charted stretch of the Gulf of Mexico is yielding a trove of new information to scientists who say it’s one of the most well-preserved old wrecks ever

New Woman All Women Health Clinic in Birmingham no longer to have license to operate after today

May 18, 2012

The clinic’s owner agreed in April to surrender the facility’s license after an investigation by the state Department of Public Health

Shelby County social worker resigns over speeding violations

May 18, 2012

Harpersville Police Chief says incident was minor

Adams Produce deal on table to pay workers but creditors object

May 18, 2012

Creditors want to collect outside of bankruptcy court.

First band to play at Hangout Fest: ‘I wish it would last forever’ (Gallery)

May 18, 2012

In between songs, Tim Baker, lead singer for Canadian band Hey Rosetta! peered off to the side of the Xbox Stage at the 2012 Hangout Music Fest, and said he thought the clock might be broken, or maybe running backward. “I wish it would last forever,” he said…

Daphne-raised jihadist Omar Hammami declares he’s alive in memoir

May 18, 2012

Daphne-raised jihadist Omar Hammami has released a 127-page autobiography declaring that he is “alive and well” in Somalia.

Utility work to slow traffic Sunday on Whitesburg Drive

May 18, 2012

(From release) Huntsville Utilities’ natural gas crews will be working on Whitesburg Drive and Garland Avenue Sunday morning on a natural gas main. The work will begin at 9:00 a.m. and should be completed by 2:00 p.m. This work will require the closing of the…

Man robbed by gunmen in south Huntsville

May 18, 2012

Police are investigating a robbery in south Huntsville late Thursday. Antonio Leonard told officers two men robbed him at gunpoint in the 3800 block of West Wind Circle off Drake Avenue around 11 p.m. No arrests were made and no other details were released. ?

Man robbed at his back door

May 18, 2012

A man reported he was robbed at the back door of his north Huntsville home late Thursday. John McBride told police he had arrived home in the 4700 block of Mastin Lake Road just after 10 p.m. and parked behind the house. He was walking to the back …

Stars lose to Lookouts 6-3, drop third straight

May 18, 2012

(From release) In the series opener of a 5-game road trip at AT&T Field, the Huntsville Stars fell to the Chattanooga Lookouts by a score of 6-3 on Thursday night. In the second inning, the Stars were able to get out to the …