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Phil Campbell boy, 8, dies in 4-wheeler accident
Franklin Sheriff Shannon Oliver said the accident happened about 6 pm Saturday. Oliver said the boy was riding on the four-wheeler with his grandfather when the wreck occurred. The sheriffsaid the Trapp family lost their home in the April 27 tornado
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:03A
Farmers tell legislators new immigration law could cost millions in lost harvests
Robert Bentley could issue an executive order changing part of the law, or Bentley could include an amendment to the immigration law in the call for a special legislative session that could be scheduled in coming weeks to help resolve a budget crisis
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:03A
Farmers tell legislators new immigration law could cost millions in lost harvests
Robert Bentley could issue an executive order changing part of the law, or Bentley could include an amendment to the immigration law in the call for a special legislative session that could be scheduled in coming weeks to help resolve a budget crisis
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:03A
Reverence for life
No, this was downturned thumbs in a Roman arena, vengeance putting on airs of justice, the need to see someone die. People dress that need up in rags of righteousness and ethicality, but occasionally, the disguise slips and it shows itself for what it
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:03A
Shores of sophistication: de-lawyering the legal process
A recent US criminal case has dramatically rekindled debate over law-firm costs. Matt Packer digests a new international study that points the way to more flexible arrangements Are lawyers the problem? And if so, what is the solution?
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:03A
Six arrested in terror raids in Birmingham
Security sources revealed that the 'Britten Norman Islander's – which fly at 10000 feet – and can monitor phone calls and detect computer traffic was seen circling the city on Sunday. The 'spotter planes' are used to trace missing persons,
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:03A
Judge rules city underpaid for Midtown property
Lawyers for the city and the former owners said they are evaluating Acting Supreme Court Justice Rene Forgensi Minarik's ruling but no decisions have been made. "While we believe that our assessments were fair and accurate, we are reviewing the
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:02A
Tia Gerstner back behind bars after plea
Tia Gerstner, who killed a classmate in a 2009 drunken driving crash, admitted Monday that she again drove drunk in May. Gerstner, 20, of Rochester, was sentenced Monday to 21/3 to seven years in state prison as part of a plea deal.
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:02A
Burglar remanded for Oldbury car smash death
A BURGLAR who admitted killing a man in an Oldbiury car crash, minutes after raiding a supermarket, will now be sentenced on October 3. Robert Maxfield of Ernest Road, Dudley was driving a Subaru Impreza when he ploughed into a Fiat Punto,
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:02A
Karnataka Lokayukta's resignation accepted by Governor
Bangalore: Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Justice Shivaraj V Patil. Mr Patil had resigned from the post of the state's Lokayukta yesterday. Mr Patil quit barely a month after he was appointed the ombudsman of
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:02A