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Seven Birmingham area high schools among best in country, Newsweek says

May 21, 2012

Schools in Mobile, Huntsville, Auburn and Madison all make the top 1,000

Hammad Memon’s parents indicted on hindering prosecution charges

May 21, 2012

Memon and his mother were arrested in Dallas April 13 at a bus station. They were found with a large amount of cash and new Pakistani passports.

Stars drop second straight to Lookouts

May 21, 2012

(From release) After losing in extra innings on Saturday night, the Huntsville Stars fell to the Chattanooga Lookouts by a score of 7-3 on Sunday afternoon at AT&T Park. The loss highlighted a rough return home for Stars starting pitcher Kyle Heckathorn…

Researcher attempts to create peanut resistant to drought, disease

May 21, 2012

FAIRHOPE, Alabama — The perfect peanut may be growing in a dusty field outside of Fairhope. The candidates — different varieties bred by an expert peanut geneticist — were planted Thursday morning at Auburn University’s Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center.

Mobile Bar honors slain police officer; Bobby Lowder’s hidden hand and more (Political Skinny)

May 21, 2012

Editor’s Note: The Political Skinny is an inside look at Alabama politics prepared by the staff of the Press-Register. For more information, e-mail skinny@press-register.com or call 251-219-5623.

AU coach Chizik coming to Cullman

May 20, 2012

Before 2009, not many people outside of the county knew about the Cullman County Auburn Club.

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 …

New study: Bananas equivalent to sports drinks during exercise

May 17, 2012

A new study published today from researchers at the Appalachian State University Human Performance Laboratory at the North Carolina Research Campus concludes that bananas consumed during exercise provide the same amount of energy as sports drinks, but at a fraction of the

Today’s business headlines: Regions CEO faces aircraft query

May 17, 2012

Porsche unveils new Boxster at Barber Motorsports Park

Airport welcomes new PR manager

May 17, 2012

(From release) The Port of Huntsville has announced Chantel Gurney Minish as its public relations manager. She joined the staff earlier this month. As public relations manager, Minish is the primary contact for the media and also manages customer relations, events, social media and …