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Two men are in custody on capital murder charges in the fatal jewelry store robbery in Fairfield. 
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It&#8217;s become a problem for homeowners, but a boon in business for a local company.           ]]></description>
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List of local celebrations for the holiday weekend.           ]]></description>
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An Alabama man whose wife disappeared
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HealthSouth Corp. is accusing fired
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she is resigning from office.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Just In: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Says She Will Resign From Office July 26.</title>
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26.            ]]></description>
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A suspect wanted in several auto thefts has been captured in Tuscaloosa.           ]]></description>
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Two dozen adults and children are getting help, after an apartment fire in Birmingham.           ]]></description>
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The Alabama Department of Revenue
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Jefferson County has petitioned the
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Montgomery, Alabama elephants deaths not related to breeding.           ]]></description>
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BREAKING NEWS: 2nd suspect captured in Fairfield jewelry store murder            ]]></description>
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          <title>UPDATE: Both men in custody in fatal jewelry store shooting</title>
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Fairfield Police have identified two persons of interest in the shooting death of a Jewelry store owner. 
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The U.S. Marshal Service and Fairfield Police are looking for two men who shot and killed a jewelry store owner.           ]]></description>
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Birmingham homicide detectives are following leads in the shooting death of 35 year old Mewburn Humphrey.           ]]></description>
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The economy takes its toll on Shelby Academy, a private school in Shelby County, now closing its doors.           ]]></description>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama&#8217;s maximum weekly unemployment benefit is going up $10 for people who file new claims starting Sunday.           ]]></description>
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Gregory John Katopodis has asked a federal judge for a new trial following Wednesday&#8217; conviction on 97 fraud charges.           ]]></description>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks has unveiled a campaign platform for governor that includes creating a state lottery to pay for college scholarships.           ]]></description>
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Casting teams have been traveling around the country looking for teams of two family members to compete in season nine, which will tape for 16 weeks in late September and likely air in January           ]]></description>
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The federal government has approved the
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A South Korean company says Alabama is one
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Attorney General Troy King has asked for
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Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Director announced today that maximum weekly Unemployment Compensation benefit
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&nbsp; Julian Jenkins was to go on trial in federal court in Birmingham on Monday on charges of bribing former Alabama two-year colleges chancellor Roy Johnson.
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Birmingham Police Department News Release           ]]></description>
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&nbsp; It&#8217;s been more than two weeks since rain fell in many north Alabama communities.
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 Judge Dan King issued an order on Wednesday that froze the sheriff&#8217;s office budget for the next 10 business days.            ]]></description>
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Derrick LePard of Holly Pond, a former science teacher at Cold Springs High School, was arrested Wednesday at his home.           ]]></description>
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Police are there blocking off the roadway.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  The U.S. Space &amp; Rocket Center announced Tuesday that the Space Camp alums - 30-year-old Kathleen Rubins of Cambridge, Mass., and 33-year-old Serena Aunon of League City, Texas - were selected from more than 3,500 applicants.
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Corrections spokesman Brian Corbett said Wednesday that 24-year-old Jonathan Fulmer was found Tuesday afternoon           ]]></description>
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The lawsuits join about 23,000 others that have been filed in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.            ]]></description>
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 A judge sentenced former HealthSouth finance chief Tadd McVay to three months in prison for his role in the fraud.           ]]></description>
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Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb says she won&#8217;t run for governor next year.           ]]></description>
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 A judge sentenced former HealthSouth finance chief Tadd McVay to three months in prison for his role in the fraud.
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ADAP releases an alarming study about seclusion and restraint in Alabama classrooms.           ]]></description>
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State Senator Rodger Smitherman says he will ask Governor Bob Riley for up to $30 million in emergency funds.           ]]></description>
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Judge Karon Bowdre has set the sentencing of Gregory John Katopodis for October 28.           ]]></description>
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Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb&#8217;s statement concerning governor&#8217;s race.           ]]></description>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb says she won&#8217;t run for governor next year.           ]]></description>
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More than 120,000 Alabama taxpayers are still waiting for their state income tax
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - NASA has chosen two Space Camp graduates as part of the nine 2009 inductees into the astronaut corps.           ]]></description>
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U.S. Marshals placed Gregory John Katopodis in handcuffs moments after his guilty verdict in a charity fraud case.           ]]></description>
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The jury has found Gregory John Katopodis guilty on all 97 counts.           ]]></description>
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The jury in the John Katopodis federal fraud trial has indicated they have reached a verdict after 8 hours of deliberations.           ]]></description>
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Authorities in Pickens County are
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96-year-old man and consumed his remains.           ]]></description>
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Suspect sought in Hoover, Alabama laptop thefts.           ]]></description>
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Alabama 2nd heaviest state among baby boomers.           ]]></description>
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66 people in Alabama have filed
federal lawsuits against the manufacturers of travel trailers they
say exposed them to dangerous levels of formaldehyde after
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California dog napper wants money or sex for return of family pet           ]]></description>
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Alabama&#8217;s state troopers will be conducting special enforcement operations during the busy Fourth of July weekend           ]]></description>
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&nbsp; The winner will represent Senate District 19, which covers part of Jefferson County.           ]]></description>
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 The board voted 3-2 on Monday night against buying the stun guns for $25,000 after several residents expressed opposition to having them in the schools.
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 Cello Energy lost the federal lawsuit filed by Parsons &amp; Wittemore Enterprises, a New York-based paper company that invested in the endeavor.
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 A federal judge last week ordered Upshaw, Chief Deputy Ronnie Benefield and several deputies to stay away from Benefield&#8217;s daughter and her boyfriend.            ]]></description>
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The family of fire fatality April Collins and several residents injured in the August 2004 fire at Hunters Ridge apartments had sued the builder, Scenic Homes, and the apparent owners, Jonathan Russell and Enterprise Apartments.            ]]></description>
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&nbsp; Officials at Fort Polk said Tuesday that friends and fellow soldiers of Sgt. Ricky Jones paid tribute to him at a Bagram Air Field ceremony last week.           ]]></description>
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The Birmingham, Alabama city council public safety committee will hold a special meeting to discuss bingo licenses and renewals.           ]]></description>
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There&#8217;s optimism at Hyundai Motor&#8217;s
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Ever met a doctor who retired but kept seeing his patients&#8230; for free? Well, I found one and what he continues to do for our veterans is impressive indeed.           ]]></description>
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The Mobile County school board has voted
against buying about 25 Tasers for security officers amid worries
that the district was opening itself up to lawsuits if students
were shot.
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After touring the Enterprise-Ozark Community College&#8217;s Aviation Training Center this morning, Governor Bob Riley commented that no other state is doing more to prepare workers for jobs in the aviation and aerospace industries.
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A Tuscaloosa, Alabama, man who was severely injured by a hit-and-run driver after his daughter&#8217;s wedding was in stable condition today as police continued to search for the suspect.
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Governor Bob Riley has awarded $9.26 million, including $4.86 million in federal stimulus funding, to help Alabama&#8217;s low-income residents cut their utility bills by making their homes more energy efficient.            ]]></description>
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The city council in Birmingham, Alabama delays budget vote.           ]]></description>
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The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered
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President Barack Obama says that Iraqi
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The Bessemer, Alabama police department unveils new operation center paid for with cash confiscated during crime investigations.           ]]></description>
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Attorneys for both sides made a total 90 minutes in closing arguments of John Katopodis&#8217; federal fraud trial.           ]]></description>
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The jury is now deliberating in the federal fraud trial against Gregory John Katopodis.           ]]></description>
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The national housing market is beginning to stabilize according to data released today.            ]]></description>
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 Car bomb kills at least 15 people in Iraqi city
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In an effort to better understand and utilize Alabama&#8217;s Green job
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Billy Mays could have sold sand in the desert, ice at the North Pole and saltwater on the ocean floor. He was that good.           ]]></description>
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DOTHAN, Ala.&#8212;Alabama&#8217;s two Democratic gubernatorial candidates say they favor taxing and regulating gambling in Alabama if approved by the state&#8217;s voters.           ]]></description>
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Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale filed a temporary restraining order against the county  commission&#8217;s approved budget cuts.           ]]></description>
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The Jefferson County Commission has voted unanimously to cut an additional $31.7 million from the budget.           ]]></description>
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama police arrest 41 year old rape suspect of 14 year old girl.           ]]></description>
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Authorities say a police dog has dragged a 19-year-old burglary suspect from underneath a house in Prichard after he and another man broke into a nearby apartment in Mobile.
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The Birmingham Police Department would like citizens to know that during this time last year; numerous complaints were received regarding the discharging of firearms within the City Limits.            ]]></description>
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Attorneys in the federal fraud trial of former Birmingham politician Gregory John Katopodis are delivering their closing arguments to the jury.           ]]></description>
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Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman has
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charges.
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 President Obama agreed to the shift for US troops in a step toward combat withdrawal next year.            ]]></description>
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Oregon man arrested for repeatedly calling 9-1-1 because he was unhappy with his burger order.            ]]></description>
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