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Sparkman, Memorial Parkway intersection to be closed overnight Tuesday, Wednesday

Alabama Notes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:53:51 +0000

Weather permitting, Wednesday, February 8, 2012 & Thursday, February 9, 2012, beginning at 7:00 P.M. until 5:00 A.M., bridge crews will be working at the intersection of Sparkman Drive and North Memorial Parkway (U.S. Hwy 231). The Sparkman Drive intersection will be completely closed to…

Deadly fungus found in Kentucky bats; none found so far in Alabama

Alabama Notes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:01:56 +0000

White-nose syndrome, the fungus infection that has killed an estimated 5.7 to 6.7 million North American bats, has been found in additional caves in Kentucky, according to a release from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.?WNS, first detected in 2006… Read more from The Birmingham News

How NASA makes those high-res images everyone is talking about

Alabama Notes — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:09:19 +0000

More than 3 million people viewed the North and Central American image in the first week after its January release.

Arab City Council condemns 100-year-old building downtown

Alabama Notes — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:43:42 +0000

Matt and Kelly Irmen, who own the old Clothes Pen building at 51 North Main St. and hoped to turn it into a restaurant.

Tuesday’s marine forecast: Choppy waters on Mobile Bay today

Alabama Notes — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:37:10 +0000

MOBILE, Alabama — North winds around 15 knots early in the day will diminish to around 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon.

Man stabbed in north Huntsville

Alabama Notes — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:21:36 +0000

Police are searching for the man who stabbed another man outside a fast food restaurant in north Huntsville around 5 p.m. Officers were dispatched to the Kentucky Fried Chicken at 2620 North Memorial Parkway and found the victim behind the store. The…

Buckhorn Middle School taking part in "ShakeOut" earthquake drill

Alabama Notes — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:51:03 +0000

Some North Alabama schools and organizations will be taking part in Tuesday’s “Great Central U.S. ShakeOut” regional earthquake drill.

Huntsville, North Alabama groups to participate in ‘Great Central U.S. ShakeOut’ earthquake drill

Alabama Notes — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:41:45 +0000

Several Huntsville and North Alabama organizations will participate Tuesday in the “Great Central U.S. Shakeout” earthquake drill.

NARCOG board stalls in effort to revise bylaws

Alabama Notes — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:18:45 +0000

No action was taken on the revisions of the North-central Alabama Regional Council of Government’s (NARCOG) bylaws during an emergency meeting Friday morning.

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Armed man at door takes woman’s cash and medications

Alabama Notes — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:07:05 +0000

A woman told police that a gunman at the front door of her Halston Circle apartment stole here money and prescription medications, police from the north precinct said.