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| State motto | Audemus jura nostra defendere |
| State bird | Yellowhammer |
| State flower | Camellia |
| State song | "Alabama" |
| State tree | Longleaf Pine |
| State spirit | Conecuh Ridge |
| State reptile | Red-bellied turtle |
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Payback? Dale Earnhardt Jr. wrecks Kyle Busch at Richmond
ddemmons@bhamnews.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:40:36 -0000
The crowd stood and cheered today as Dale Earnhardt Jr. put Kyle Busch into the wall during today's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway.The crowd stood and cheered today as Dale Earnhardt Jr., battling to take the lead from Kyle Busch, turned the No. 18 and put him in the wall close to the halfway point of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway. The TV replays, however, showed that it may or may not have been Junior paying Busch back for wrecking him at the end of the May race at Richmond. Read more about it at The Blog of Tomorrow. Update: The race has ended. Jimmie Johnson held off Tony Stewart to grab his fourth victory of the season. Clint Bowyer locked up the 12th and final spot in the Chase with a 12th-place finish. Earnhardt finished fourth and Busch was 15th.
Hurricane Ike's path uncertain
(205) 601-2968 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:43:26 -0000
Millions of people from Florida to Mexico wonder where Ike will eventually strike.It will likely be Tuesday before forecasters know whether Hurricane Ike will reach Alabama, according to the National Weather Service."I think over the next three days, it'll be wreaking havoc over Cuba and once it emerges over the gulf we'll have a very good feel for where it's headed," said meteorologist Scott Unger. Meanwhile, emergency officials are paying attention as millions of people from Florida to Mexico wonder where it will eventually strike. Officials in the Florida Keys started a phased evacuation for residents this morning after telling visitors a day earlier to get out. Ike, a dangerous Category 4 storm with winds early Sunday of near 135 mph, was forecast to affect the Keys starting Monday night on a potential track for the central Gulf. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes. At 10 a.m., the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ike's eye had passed over Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas and was about 15 miles west-southwest of the island. It was moving west about 13 mph on a path that was expected to take it through the southeastern Bahamas and near or over eastern Cuba Sunday night and central Cuba late Monday. The center said a hurricane watch was issued at 10 a.m. for the Florida Keys from Ocean Reef, Fla., southward, including the Dry Tortugas. "These storms have a mind of their own," Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said after a meeting Saturday with mayors and emergency officials. "There are no rules, so what we have to do is be prepared, be smart, vigilant and alert." Florida Keys officials began resident evacuations on the low-lying chain of islands in phases, starting at the end in Key West by 8 a.m. and continuing throughout the day -- at noon for the Middle Keys, and at 4 p.m. for the Upper Keys, including Key Largo. Visitors were told to leave Saturday. "We do understand the inconvenience of evacuations for Keys residents and visitors, but their safety is our top priority," said Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi. "It's just too close to not react to it." Still, the streets of Key West were practically empty Sunday morning, but not because of the storm -- the town stays up late and sleeps late. Rick Van Leuven, 46, manager of the Rick's and Durty Harry's Entertainment Complex, said everyone is pretty much waiting until Monday to see where the storm will go. "None of us are running," he said. "We're all going to stay." In Haiti, authorities tried to move thousands of people into shelters ahead of Ike while still struggling to recover from a drenching from Tropical Storm Hanna. Rescue workers feared Hanna's death toll could rise into the hundreds in the flooded city of Gonaives if Ike dumped more rain from outer storm bands as the storm rumbled nearby. In Louisiana, still recovering from last week's Hurricane Gustav, Gov. Bobby Jindal set up a task force to prepare for the possibility of more havoc. "We're not hoping for another strike, another storm, but we're ready," he said. Even as Gustav evacuees headed home, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said officials were anxiously monitoring Ike on a projected path toward the Gulf. "Our citizens are weary and they're tired and they have spent a lot of money evacuating ... from Gustav," he said. He added that if Ike were to threaten, "my expectations this time is, it will be very difficult to move the kind of numbers out of this city that we moved during Gustav." The storm had sustained winds of near 135 mph and even stronger gusts after muscling up from a Category 3 to a Category 4 storm Saturday. It was moving nearly due west at about 15 mph and expected to turn slightly toward the northwest Monday. "It's a very dangerous storm," hurricane center meteorologist Colin McAdie told The Associated Press. "There's going to be some ups and downs, but we expect it to remain a major hurricane over the next couple days." The hurricane center said Ike was generating large swells at sea that could generate life-threatening rip currents along portions of coast in the southeastern U.S. Tourists were urged to leave the Bahamas, and authorities in the Dominican Republic began evacuating dozens of families from river banks that could flood because of two already overfilled dams.
Birmingham police investigate traffic fatality
(205) 601-2968 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:41:27 -0000
Vehicle left scene of fatal accident, according to police report.Birmingham police are investigating a traffic accident that killed a 46-year-old man Friday morning, according to a police report.The man, whose name and city of residence were not made public, was killed in a crash on Interstate 65 South between University Boulevard and Green Springs Avenue sometime after 2 a.m. A vehicle left the scene of the accident, the report states. Efforts to reach police for additional information were not immediately successful this morning.
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Saraland Schools Superintendent Dead at 49
rmcclendon@press-register.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:37:12 -0000
Saraland Schools superintendent David Stiles died early this morning at a local hospital. He was 49. Early indications are that the head of the newly formed Saraland School system died of a heart attack, according to School Board president Bill Silver.
Bayou La Batre gets set for 20th-annual Taste of the Bayou
sericson@press-register.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:10:07 -0000
The Bayou La Batre Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the 20th-annual Taste of the Bayou. The annual seafood-tasting event will take place from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 27 at the community center, 12754 Padgett Switch Road. The $20 tickets are available at several Regions Bank locations, including those at Tillman's Corner and Bayou La Batre. Capt. Frank's Smoke Shack and Tide Marine in Bayou La Batre also have tickets for sale, as does Rachel Barbour with the chamber; call her at 824-4088 for tickets or information. For details, visit http://bayoulabatrechamber.com/index.html. For more South Mobile County news, go to http://www.al.com/news/press-register/neighbors.ssf
Mobile SPCA plans dog training session
sericson@press-register.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:27:31 -0000
The Mobile SPCA will host a basic dog obedience training session on Sept. 18 with instructor Winona Leard at the SPCA office. The session will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Participants will learn to teach their dogs the following commands: attention games, leave it, off, recall, down, stay, stand and come. Dog owners will also help teach their dogs to walk on a leash. The fee is $75 for Mobile SPCA adoptees and $85 for dogs not adopted through the agency. The class will meet for six weeks. For information, call 633-3531. To learn more about the Mobile SPCA, a nonprofit, no-kill humane society, or to view pets available for adoption, go to http://www.mobilespca.org/Default.asp?p='PetFinder'
montgomeryadvertiser.com - News
Working women: Can they really do it all?
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:32:00 -0600
Take an American family, including, say, a special needs child and a teen daughter who's pregnant. Add a mom charged with a high-profile, demanding position.
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Payback? Dale Earnhardt Jr. wrecks Kyle Busch at Richmond
ddemmons@bhamnews.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:40:36 -0000
The crowd stood and cheered today as Dale Earnhardt Jr. put Kyle Busch into the wall during today's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway.The crowd stood and cheered today as Dale Earnhardt Jr., battling to take the lead from Kyle Busch, turned the No. 18 and put him in the wall close to the halfway point of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway. The TV replays, however, showed that it may or may not have been Junior paying Busch back for wrecking him at the end of the May race at Richmond. Read more about it at The Blog of Tomorrow. Update: The race has ended. Jimmie Johnson held off Tony Stewart to grab his fourth victory of the season. Clint Bowyer locked up the 12th and final spot in the Chase with a 12th-place finish. Earnhardt finished fourth and Busch was 15th.
Hurricane Ike's path uncertain
(205) 601-2968 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:43:26 -0000
Millions of people from Florida to Mexico wonder where Ike will eventually strike.It will likely be Tuesday before forecasters know whether Hurricane Ike will reach Alabama, according to the National Weather Service."I think over the next three days, it'll be wreaking havoc over Cuba and once it emerges over the gulf we'll have a very good feel for where it's headed," said meteorologist Scott Unger. Meanwhile, emergency officials are paying attention as millions of people from Florida to Mexico wonder where it will eventually strike. Officials in the Florida Keys started a phased evacuation for residents this morning after telling visitors a day earlier to get out. Ike, a dangerous Category 4 storm with winds early Sunday of near 135 mph, was forecast to affect the Keys starting Monday night on a potential track for the central Gulf. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes. At 10 a.m., the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ike's eye had passed over Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas and was about 15 miles west-southwest of the island. It was moving west about 13 mph on a path that was expected to take it through the southeastern Bahamas and near or over eastern Cuba Sunday night and central Cuba late Monday. The center said a hurricane watch was issued at 10 a.m. for the Florida Keys from Ocean Reef, Fla., southward, including the Dry Tortugas. "These storms have a mind of their own," Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said after a meeting Saturday with mayors and emergency officials. "There are no rules, so what we have to do is be prepared, be smart, vigilant and alert." Florida Keys officials began resident evacuations on the low-lying chain of islands in phases, starting at the end in Key West by 8 a.m. and continuing throughout the day -- at noon for the Middle Keys, and at 4 p.m. for the Upper Keys, including Key Largo. Visitors were told to leave Saturday. "We do understand the inconvenience of evacuations for Keys residents and visitors, but their safety is our top priority," said Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi. "It's just too close to not react to it." Still, the streets of Key West were practically empty Sunday morning, but not because of the storm -- the town stays up late and sleeps late. Rick Van Leuven, 46, manager of the Rick's and Durty Harry's Entertainment Complex, said everyone is pretty much waiting until Monday to see where the storm will go. "None of us are running," he said. "We're all going to stay." In Haiti, authorities tried to move thousands of people into shelters ahead of Ike while still struggling to recover from a drenching from Tropical Storm Hanna. Rescue workers feared Hanna's death toll could rise into the hundreds in the flooded city of Gonaives if Ike dumped more rain from outer storm bands as the storm rumbled nearby. In Louisiana, still recovering from last week's Hurricane Gustav, Gov. Bobby Jindal set up a task force to prepare for the possibility of more havoc. "We're not hoping for another strike, another storm, but we're ready," he said. Even as Gustav evacuees headed home, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said officials were anxiously monitoring Ike on a projected path toward the Gulf. "Our citizens are weary and they're tired and they have spent a lot of money evacuating ... from Gustav," he said. He added that if Ike were to threaten, "my expectations this time is, it will be very difficult to move the kind of numbers out of this city that we moved during Gustav." The storm had sustained winds of near 135 mph and even stronger gusts after muscling up from a Category 3 to a Category 4 storm Saturday. It was moving nearly due west at about 15 mph and expected to turn slightly toward the northwest Monday. "It's a very dangerous storm," hurricane center meteorologist Colin McAdie told The Associated Press. "There's going to be some ups and downs, but we expect it to remain a major hurricane over the next couple days." The hurricane center said Ike was generating large swells at sea that could generate life-threatening rip currents along portions of coast in the southeastern U.S. Tourists were urged to leave the Bahamas, and authorities in the Dominican Republic began evacuating dozens of families from river banks that could flood because of two already overfilled dams.
Birmingham police investigate traffic fatality
(205) 601-2968 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:41:27 -0000
Vehicle left scene of fatal accident, according to police report.Birmingham police are investigating a traffic accident that killed a 46-year-old man Friday morning, according to a police report.The man, whose name and city of residence were not made public, was killed in a crash on Interstate 65 South between University Boulevard and Green Springs Avenue sometime after 2 a.m. A vehicle left the scene of the accident, the report states. Efforts to reach police for additional information were not immediately successful this morning.
Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com
Saraland Schools Superintendent Dead at 49
rmcclendon@press-register.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:37:12 -0000
Saraland Schools superintendent David Stiles died early this morning at a local hospital. He was 49. Early indications are that the head of the newly formed Saraland School system died of a heart attack, according to School Board president Bill Silver.
Bayou La Batre gets set for 20th-annual Taste of the Bayou
sericson@press-register.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:10:07 -0000
The Bayou La Batre Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the 20th-annual Taste of the Bayou. The annual seafood-tasting event will take place from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 27 at the community center, 12754 Padgett Switch Road. The $20 tickets are available at several Regions Bank locations, including those at Tillman's Corner and Bayou La Batre. Capt. Frank's Smoke Shack and Tide Marine in Bayou La Batre also have tickets for sale, as does Rachel Barbour with the chamber; call her at 824-4088 for tickets or information. For details, visit http://bayoulabatrechamber.com/index.html. For more South Mobile County news, go to http://www.al.com/news/press-register/neighbors.ssf
Mobile SPCA plans dog training session
sericson@press-register.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:27:31 -0000
The Mobile SPCA will host a basic dog obedience training session on Sept. 18 with instructor Winona Leard at the SPCA office. The session will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Participants will learn to teach their dogs the following commands: attention games, leave it, off, recall, down, stay, stand and come. Dog owners will also help teach their dogs to walk on a leash. The fee is $75 for Mobile SPCA adoptees and $85 for dogs not adopted through the agency. The class will meet for six weeks. For information, call 633-3531. To learn more about the Mobile SPCA, a nonprofit, no-kill humane society, or to view pets available for adoption, go to http://www.mobilespca.org/Default.asp?p='PetFinder'
montgomeryadvertiser.com - News
Working women: Can they really do it all?
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:32:00 -0600
Take an American family, including, say, a special needs child and a teen daughter who's pregnant. Add a mom charged with a high-profile, demanding position.
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