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Mobile, Ala. to repair damage from huge sinkhole


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Published July 14, 2010 at 12:05 p.m.

The Mobile City Council approved an emergency expenditure to repair a sinkhole large enough to swallow a car ...

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Florala returning part of federal sidewalk grant


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Published July 14, 2010 at 11:50 a.m.

The Florala City Council says it will send back nearly $80,000 in federal Department of Transportation funds after the citys sidewalk project came in under budget ...

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UPDATE: Have you found the Droid X yet?


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Published July 14, 2010 at 10:53 a.m.

We're thinking that a lot of people will be taking an extended lunch break today while they look for one of 21 free Droid Xs that have been placed throughout Birmingham, AL courtesy of Verizon Wireless ...

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Vote 2010: Alabama primary runoff election results


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Published July 13, 2010 at 7:12 p.m.
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Alabama primary runoff election results ...

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Birmingham, Alabama.  Hot, Steamy pattern with some storms.


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Published July 13, 2010 at 3:25 p.m.

Thunderstorms are on-going especially between I-20 and I-59 over east Alabama.  Some of these storms have been severe with numerous wind damage reports from Marion through Etowah counties.  Mostly trees and power lines.  There won’t be as many storms Wednesday and Thursday and as a result it will be quite hot ...

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You can’t text and drive in Birmingham


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Published July 13, 2010 at 12:42 p.m.

Birmingham, AL becomes the fifth city in the state of Alabama to approve a texting while driving ban with a unanimous vote of the Birmingham City Council on Tuesday morning, July 13, 2010 ...

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June Sales Advance 10% over May in Birmingham Area


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Published July 13, 2010 at 11:19 a.m.
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Birmingham Area MLS* Monthly Observations for June 2010 Total Dollar sales for the first 6 months of the year are running 3% above the comparable period last year, at $1,079,829,791 this year vs. $1,045,237,555 last year. Total unit sales for the first 6 months increased 6% to 6,831 this year from 6,426 last year. Sales [ ... ] ...

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Birmingham, Alabama. Hot, muggy week ahead with some thunderstorms.


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Published July 12, 2010 at 3:10 p.m.

Classic mid-summer weather this week with daytime highs in the low to middle 90’s, and lows at night generally in the middle 70’s.  There will be the occasional thunderstorm as well, with rain probabilities probably highest tomorrow.  The tropics, for now, remain quiet ...

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Terri Sewell: "It's an historic election because it's about you, not about me"


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Published July 12, 2010 at 1:58 p.m.
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Terri Sewell is working hard to make history as the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Alabama, but her constant theme in a packed town hall meeting at Birmingham's West End Library Thursday evening was that this election is about representing the people of Alabama's 7th district above all else.  ... She stressed the need for job creation and economic development in the district, touted her experience, leadership and good character and pledged to be an honest, effective ...

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UAB Health System Among Most-Wired Hospitals in the Nation


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Published July 12, 2010 at 10:42 a.m.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System has again been named to the 2010 “Healthcare’s 100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health Systems,” by Hospitals and Health Networks (HHN), the journal of the American Hospital Association ...

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