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Gulf Shores mayor tells Congress that bank regulators are hurting Alabama coast oil spill recovery

July 29, 2010

Robert Craft says banks should be allowed to keep pre-oil spill real estate values for loans (Press-Register file/Ryan Dezember) Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft is telling the U.S. House Financial Services Committee this morning that tough…

Grants Mill Road bridge: With whom is Bell’s toll OK?

July 27, 2010

Most do not want fee to use bridge. View full size Drivers who used the Grants Mill Road bridge over Lake Purdy before it was closed in December say they’re opposed to a Birmingham proposal to reopen it as a toll bridge. ? Birmingham …

Kentucky man charged death of motorcyclist in U.S. 280 crash in Vestavia Hills

July 26, 2010

Cyclist identified as Elkmont man A Kentucky man is charged in the Saturday death of a motorcyclist on U.S. 280 at Dolly Ridge Road in Vestavia? Hills . William Pulliam , 24, of Louisville, is charged with vehicular homicide in the death of? the motorcyclist identified earlier Monday by the?Jefferson County …

Motorcyclist killed in wreck on U.S. 280

July 25, 2010

The collision involved the motorcycle and a van. An investigation contin­ues into a fatal collision Saturday involving a van and a motorcycle on U.S. 280. The motorcyclist was killed in the crash, accord­ing to Jefferson County Chief Deputy Jim Rober­son. Vestavia Hills …

Attention iPhone and BlackBerry users: texting while driving will soon be illegal in Huntsville

July 23, 2010

Mayor Tommy Battle's "Eyes on the Road" ordinance, which won City Council approval Thursday night, makes it a crime for drivers to use a wireless communication device to "send, receive, download or view" electronic or digital content. ? ? Times photo illustration HUNTSVILLE, …

Huntsville poised to become fifth Alabama city to ban texting while driving

July 22, 2010

Under the proposed ordinance, drivers could be ticketed for sending text messages, checking e-mail, watching videos, looking at digital pictures, scrolling through music files or programming a satellite navigation unit. Talking on a cell phone would still be allowed. ? ? Associated…

Westover woman charged with attempted murder of Jefferson County deputy

July 21, 2010

Jessica Anderson, 21, was arrested Tuesday night after a chase from Vestavia Hills to Gardendale. A 21-year-old Westover woman who police said led them on a chase from Vestavia Hills to Gardendale Tuesday night was booked into the Jefferson County Jail this morning. Jessica …

Vestavia Hills traffic stop leads to cross-county chase

July 20, 2010

A woman later found to have crack cocaine repeatedly drove down the wrong side of several roads before being stopped in Gardendale. A 21-year-old Westover woman tonight led officers from multiple police departments and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on…

Bessemer City Council postpones vote on texting-while-driving ban

July 20, 2010

Birmingham, Vestavia Hills and Adamsville are among the munici­palities in the metro area that have adopted similar laws. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) Could Bessemer join other metro-area cities and ban texting while driving? The Bessemer City Council today postponed a decision…

Bessemer City Council postpones vote on texting-while-driving ban

July 20, 2010

Birmingham, Vestavia Hills and Adamsville are among the munici­palities in the metro area that have adopted similar laws. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) Could Bessemer join other metro-area cities and ban texting while driving? The Bessemer City Council today postponed a decision on banning texting while driving within the city…

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