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Alabama news links: North Alabama investigators link counterfeit bills to drug deals; Moundville police probe burglary with political overtones

July 30, 2010

Former Regions banker pleads guilty to theft; Pell City streets take beating from big trucks Links to news from and about Alabama: Lawrence County investigators link counterfeit bills to illegal drug sales, arrest 3 — (Forence Times Daily) Moundville police investigate ominous burglary at home of councilman and …

The Hill picks 2 Huntsville natives, 1 from Mobile for Most Beautiful List

July 30, 2010

The Hill has picked two Huntsvillians and one from Mobile to its annual list of Most Beautiful People on Capital Hill Alexis Latifi, an aide to Sen. Richard Shelby, is one of The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful People HUNTSVILLE, AL. – Huntsville is on nearly every national list when it …

Civic leader retires from Alabama Power Co.

July 30, 2010

Terry Waters, a Tuscaloosa business and civic leader, will retire today from Alabama Power Co. after a 38-year career.

Number of suicides poised to reach record high

July 30, 2010

The number of suicides in Tuscaloosa County is poised to reach a record high in 2010. Twenty people have taken their own lives this year, and police expect that the number will exceed last year’s record number of 31.

Alabama news links: Meth kit found in man’s shoe; gun found on councilman’s porch swing

July 30, 2010

Pike County officials find drug paraphernalia in a suspect's shoes, a Houston County man reportedly called in a bomb threat in hopes of getting out of a court date, a thief leaves a gun on the porch of a city councilman and more…

Tuscaloosa crime reports for July 29, 2010

July 30, 2010

Here are the crime reports from the Tuscaloosa Police Department for July 29, 2010.

Video: Lakeside Steel to build new pipe mill in Thomasville

July 30, 2010

The Canadian firm is likely to be followed by several suppliers, companies that would process steel and finished piped, Lakeside Chief Executive Officer Ron Bedard said, creating as many as 60 to 80 more jobs. Lakeside's workers will make $15 to $…

Archibald: Jeffco left holding the bag

July 30, 2010

We hoped for finality in Tuscaloosa Thursday. The sentencing of former Jefferson County Commissioner Gary White was, at the least, the last of our lingering sewer cases. It was the final flush in the county's long and swirling sanitation ordeal. It should have given us…

Trussville parents say tainted water at Camp Lejeune, N.C., caused childrens’ brain cancer

July 29, 2010

The Navy recently began a mail campaign to notify veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune of the toxic chemicals in the drinking water between 1957 and 1987. A tainted water supply at the military base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., caused brain cancer in the two…

What you’re saying: Former Jefferson Co. Commissioner Gary White sentenced to 10 years

July 29, 2010

al.com users share their thoughts on the sentencing of former Jefferson County Commissioner Gary White to 10 years in prison. Former Jefferson County Commissioner Gary White arrives for a sentencing hearing Thursday, June 29, 2010, before U.S. District Court Judge Scott Coogler in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. White was…

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