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Gen. Wesley Clark stops in Huntsville to endorse Ron Sparks

September 9, 2010

The former NATO commander and one-time Democratic candidate for president endorsed Sparks to be Alabama's next governor. Eric Schultz / Huntsville Times Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ron Sparks and retired Gen. Wesley Clark in Huntsville on Sept. 8, 2010. After the sixth and …

Racing Commission approves emergency money for Birmingham Race Course (with slide show)

September 9, 2010

With its continued operation at stake, the Birmingham Race Course on Wednesday asked the Birmingham Racing Commission for emergency funds that could be worth more than $1 million over the next year. The commission approved the requests in two 3-1 votes. With…

Troy King meets with BP attorneys to discuss Alabama’s oil spill lawsuit

September 8, 2010

King described the session in his office today as an "introductory meeting" to go over both side's positions. King expressed disappointment that Alabama Gov. Bob Riley did not send a representative to the meeting. (Press-Register photos) Gov. Bob Riley and Attorney General Troy King: King expressed disappointment…

Ron Sparks wins Gen. Wesley Clark’s endorsement in campaign for Alabama governor

September 8, 2010

Pair hop across state by plane for series of campaign stops Ron Sparks, Alabama’s Democratic hopeful for governor, has the endorsement of retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark. (Special) Democrat Ron Sparks on Wednesday added some star power to his campaign for…

Gen. Wesley Clark stumps for Ron Sparks in Democrat’s bid for governor (with video)

September 8, 2010

Former presidential candidate Gen. Wesley Clark hit the campaign trail with fellow Democrat Ron Sparks. MOBILE, Ala. — Former presidential candidate Gen. Wesley Clark hit the campaign trail with fellow Democrat Ron Sparks today, saying that the Alabama Agriculture Commissioner is the right man…

Holly Wood asks U.S. Supreme Court to stop execution in Atmore

September 8, 2010

Wood is to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday at Holman Prison in Atmore for the 1993 shotgun slaying of his former girlfriend, 34-year-old Ruby Gosha, at her home in Troy. (AP/Dave Martin) Alabama’s lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., is pictured in…

Alabama board airing concerns over 2-year colleges

September 8, 2010

The board begins the meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Montgomery, and it has a lengthy agenda to discuss with Chancellor Freida Hill, who oversees the sch

Alabama news links: North Alabama man pleads to manslaughter in wife’s death from broken neck; angry Cherokee mayor refuses to start council meeting

September 8, 2010

Anniston police hunt 2 men who shot another man in leg and took his car; Montgomery County school budget could be $100 million smaller than 2010 budget Links to news from and about Alabama: North Alabama man pleads guilty to manslaughter two years after wife found …

Alabama news links: Woman recalls being pummeled during robbery, vet threatened to cut off woman’s head with machete

September 8, 2010

A Headland woman recalls being beaten and thrown to the ground during a robbery, a judge ponders bail for a disabled vet accused of threatening to cut off a woman's head with a machete before setting fire to a restaurant, Montgomery's city…

Mark’s Outdoor Sports doubles in size despite rough economy (with video and slideshow)

September 8, 2010

Mark's Outdoor Sports doubles in size Mark’s Outdoor Sports, the 29-year-old, family-owned Vestavia Hills sporting goods store, has defied conventional wisdom and doubled the size of its location in a down economy. Two weeks after knocking out a wall between the existing …

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