03/06/10 Muqtada al-Sadr Calls on Followers to Participate in Election; Many Iraqis Fear Renewed Sectarian Violence 03/06/10 In a surprise news conference on the eve of the Iraqi election, anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has urged his followers to turn out and vote. The Shiite leader spoke from the capital of neighboring Iran, and the press conference was broadcast on al-Alam television, Iranian state TV's Arabic-language station. 03/06/10 Congressman Mike Rogers congratulated the men and women of the Mt. Olive Sunderland Volunteer Fire Department today for receiving an $8,550 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, funding Rogers said would help the Russell County fire department purchase new firefighting operations and safety equipment. 03/06/10 Expect SEC commitments to come in flurries as spring football practice begins this month.Visits to campuses across the region always lead to several early announcements.Schools that have undergone a coaching change, like Tennessee, should certainly benefit.Prospects can watch tape of Derek Dooley's teams at Louisiana Tech but before they see him at least direct a practice, they won't have much ... 03/06/10 FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) - A short police pursuit ended with a car crashing into a house. It happened around noon on Friday at the intersection of Cherokee Street and Irvine Avenue. 03/06/10 ARRESTS Colbert County sheriff Susan E. Ezell, 40, 207 Fulton St., Muscle Shoals; grand jury indictment for second-degree forgery, failure to appear for second-degree forgery and negotiating a worthless instrument. Florence police 03/06/10 William Curtin, a member of the Mobile Planning Commission and pastor of a Mobile church, was among those arrested in a weeklong prostitution sting executed by the Mobile Police Department. 03/06/10 Man accused of shooting up grandparents' home 3:01 pm 03/06/2010 A Klamath Falls man was arrested Saturday night for allegedly driving to his grandparents house while under the influence of meth and shooting a pistol five times into the wall while screaming at imaginary people, according to Lt. Monte Holloway with the Klamath County Sheriff's Department. 03/06/10 MARION JUNCTION, Ala. -- Authorities are saying five people, including three children, have been killed in a mobile home fire in central Alabama.Dallas County Sheriff Harris Huffman tells The Selma T... 03/06/10 Authorities are saying five people, including three children, have been killed in a mobile home fire in central Alabama. Dallas County Sheriff Harris Huffman tells The Selma Times-Journal that it appears the fire early Saturday was an accident. 03/05/10 FRIDAY, March 5 A blood drive to benefit 2 year-old Jacob Shallop will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Parsippany, One Hilton Court, Parsippany. Shallop is the son of Mount Arlington Police Officer Greg Shallop. The toddler is currently battling leukemia. Walk-ins are welcome. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-247-9580. To make a monetary donation to help the family with ... 03/06/10 FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) - A short police pursuit ended with a car crashing into a house. It happened around noon on Friday at the intersection of Cherokee Street and Irvine Avenue. |