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Former teacher sentenced to prison in child porn case

July 30, 2010

A former Baldwin County schoolteacher and retired University of South Alabama instructor was sentenced Friday to 1½ years in federal prison. A former Baldwin County schoolteacher and retired University of South Alabama instructor was sentenced Friday to 1½ years in federal …

Georgia man agrees to plead guilty to arson, fraud in Gardendale First Baptist fires

July 30, 2010

Donny Ray Horton is accused of setting two fires to delay installation of seating he falsely claimed to order for the church. Gardendale First Baptist Church (The Birmingham News/Hal Yeager) A 46-year-old Georgia man today agreed to plead…

STAC Team recovers drugs from home after neighbors complain

July 30, 2010

Citizen complaints about drug use led to five arrests Thursday night, authorities said. File image HUNTSVILLE, AL — Citizen complaints about drug use?led to five arrests Thursday night, authorities said. Dewayne McCarver, commander of the Huntsville-Madison County Strategic Counterdrug Team, or STAC Team, said…

Alabama news links: Prattville drug case nets 16 arrests; Cullman County wants sex offenders to face felony charge for entering parks

July 30, 2010

Teen's death playing basketball attributed to heart problem; Pell City job fair draws large crowd Links to news from and around Alabama: Prattville police, Autauga County deputies wrap up year-long drug case with? 16 arrests — (Montgomery Advertiser) Cullman County Commission seeks …

Jefferson commissioner Bowman’s staff paid most

July 30, 2010

Jefferson County Commissioner George Bowman's staff is the highest paid among the commission offices. Jefferson County Commissioner George Bowman Newly seated Jefferson County Commissioner George Bowman’s appointed staff is the highest paid among the five commission offices, according to figures from …

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…

Republican attorney general candidate in Georgia admits affair with former staffer

July 29, 2010

ATLANTA — A Republican candidate for Georgia attorney general today acknowledged an extramarital affair with a former staffer, but said the relationship began after the woman was no longer an employee. View full size (Georgia State Senate) State Sen. Preston Smith: Republican candidate for attorney general in Georgia has …

Republican attorney general candidate in Georgia admits affair with former staffer

July 29, 2010

ATLANTA — A Republican candidate for Georgia attorney general today acknowledged an extramarital affair with a former staffer, but said the relationship began after the woman was no longer an employee. View full size (Georgia State Senate) State Sen. Preston Smith: Republican candidate for attorney general in Georgia has admitted …

Ousted USDA employee Shirley Sherrod says she’ll sue blogger (with video)

July 29, 2010

SAN DIEGO — Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said today she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist. View full size (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod speaks during a panel discussion at the National…

Decatur police search for man prematurely released from jail

July 29, 2010

Authorities are looking for a man after he was released from jail prior to sentencing relating to another crime, police said. Tyler Fuqua DECATUR, AL — Authorities are looking for a man after he was released from jail?prior to sentencing relating to another crime, police said. Tyler Fuqua, 20, was arrested …