Alabama State News
DeKalb County authorities find 41-pot meth lab in wooded area
Authorities recovered 41 one-pot methamphetamine labs Wednesday after someone stumbled across the labs in a wooded area, sheriff's officials said.
Victoria Cumbow, The Huntsville Times
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Mayor addresses $218M budget, hopes for 'capital of dreams for all'
See the budget in PDF. Conservative spending, cuts, and managed growth as Mayor Todd Strange highlights several challenges and issues the city will face in coming months.
Ben Flanagan, al.com
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Loans will help farmers fight erosion
The USDA is offering loans to help farmers with soil conservations.
Budd McLaughlin, The Huntsville Times
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Alabama news links: Dropped gun fires, wounding Ozark teen in eye; Montgomery man ditches live grenade in Wal-Mart parking lot
Alabama school board demands two-year colleges chancellor communicate better; Decatur market manager, farmer at odds over productivity of a turnip patch
The Birmingham News
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Shotgun wielding woman scares off burglar in Clay
Christopher Lee Hogeland, 32, was arrested and is charged with burglary and harassment.
Carol Robinson -- The Birmingham News
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Birmingham teen dies after shooting in Ensley
Shooting followed altercation Wednesday evening
Carol Robinson -- The Birmingham News
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Foley expanding dog ordinance
The owners of dogs considered to be a potential threat to community members could soon face fines and $500 annual registration fees under a proposal being considered by the City Council.
Guy Busby Press-Register
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Birmingham City Council asks judge to reduce lawyer fees in Jefferson County occupational tax case
Council requests money for senior programs or to go back into taxpayers' pockets.
Joseph D. Bryant -- The Birmingham News
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Armenia 'Mickey' Daniell dies; gave back to agencies that assisted her while homeless
"Her life is a testament to God's grace and work in our world, to the reality that people can change," said Virginia Guy, director of the Drug Education Council. "She was dealt a pretty tough hand. For her to come back and be so giving is really incredible."
Robert McClendon, Press-Register
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To shore up Dauphin Island, scientists bring out high-tech tools
Scientists are deploying high-tech research tools in the hunt for sand to shore up this barrier island's precarious west end.
Dave Helms, Press-Register
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Fire destroys Montgomery business
50 firefighters controlled the blaze while only two suffered minor injuries.
Ben Flanagan, al.com
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Video: ASU president says proration could lead to layoffs, tuition hikes
"If it's a major proration, 8 to 10 percent, then it would have a considerable impact upon us and would get us to a situation we have stayed away from," William Harris said following a speech to the Mobile Sunrise Rotary Club.
Renee Busby, Press-Register
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Orange Beach extends ban on new liquor stores, porn shops and tattoo parlors
Moratoriums on issuing businesses licenses to those types of enterprises have been in effect since March and, after being extended in May, were set to expire Sept. 30. The council's unanimous vote Tuesday lengthens the moratorium until March 31,
Ryan Dezember, Press-Register
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Metro Birmingham Muslims open doors to explain faith as holy month nears end (with slideshow)
Christians, students attend function
Greg Garrison -- The Birmingham News
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Tanner man killed in auto accident
An elderly man was killed in a Tuesday car crash in Limestone County, police said.
Victoria Cumbow, The Huntsville Times
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Developer to turn old Homewood Gardens site into $20 million apartment-to-condo project
"The Hill is designed to be more attractive to the young professional who likes living close to all of the amenities at Soho and downtown Homewood but also wants to be close to where they work at UAB or downtown," developer says.
Michael Tomberlin -- The Birmingham News
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Former special education teacher pleads guilty to drug, pornography charges
Officers arrested Larry Tindell, of Brewton, in February 2009 after investigators made video and audio tapes of Tindell providing cash and prescription drugs to former students to perform sex acts on themselves while he watched.
Connie Baggett, Press-Register
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John Arnold Robinson; today's Mobile obituaries
Today's Mobile obituaries.
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NASA celebrates 50 years in Huntsville where it all began
Celebration is low-key reflecting summer layoffs and uncertainty about space program's future
Lee Roop, The Huntsville Times
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