 01/26/10 By Russ Corey, Staff Writer Shoals Metropolitan Planning Organization members agreed Monday to provide additional money to complete three area resurfacing projects that are costing more than anticipated.
 01/26/10 MONTGOMERY -- Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb blasted Gov. Bob Riley's General Fund budget plan Tuesday, saying it would lead to the layoff of between 500 to 600 court personnel statewide.
01/25/10 REPORTS Lauderdale County sheriff A bottle of prescription pills was taken from Haddock's Quick Stop, Alabama 20, Central Heights.
01/25/10 By Tom Smith, Senior Staff Writer Eddie Russell said he's never surprised at what he sees people doing when they're driving a vehicle.
01/24/10 The following businesses were inspected by the Alabama Department of Public Health before Jan. 15. Scores are based on a 100-point system. Vendors scoring 85-100 will be inspected once every three months; 70-84 requires a followup inspection within 30 days; 60-69 means a facility has two days to correct violations or face closure; and 59 and below...
01/24/10 By M.J. Ellington, Montgomery Bureau The battle over bingo continues to rage with two north Alabama House members in the center of the debate on whether the Legislature should enter the fray. Electronic bingo is at the heart of a fight between forces - those who consider it a sin and illegal by Alabama law and those who say it is a source of entertainment and employment.
01/19/10 By Bernie Delinski, Staff Writer The Tuscumbia City Council expects to approve a proposal from a group to lease the old Cave Street school and develop it into a condominium. City attorney Tom Heflin and an attorney representing MG Roofing Inc., of Muscle Shoals, will work out some final matters in the contract, Mayor Bill Shoemaker said at Monday's council meeting.
01/19/10 SHEFFIELD, Ala. -- A 27-year-old Colbert County man is accused of using a local radio "party line" to sell a utility trailer that belonged to someone else and was parked in a lot.
01/13/10 FLORENCE, Ala. -- The Municipal Court hearing for Tuscumbia Police Chief Tony Logan's DUI case was postponed indefinitely on Tuesday, while authorities search for someone to prosecute the case.
01/13/10 Montgomery Legislator wants statue in Shoals A state legislator wants to bring Helen Keller home - the statue that is.
 12/20/09 Lawrence County Sheriff's office is investigating a double homicide in Town Creek.
12/19/09 By Russ Corey, Staff Writer Some Buchannan Peninsula Road residents are unhappy about the speed limit on the 1.7-mile, dead-end road off Riverton-Rose Trail. It's not that the speed limit is too high. It's too low. Earlier this month, commissioners approved County Engineer John Bedford's recommendation to set the speed on Buchannan Peninsula Road at 25 mph.
12/17/09 By Russ Corey, Staff Writer Mayor Bill Shoemaker said despite one man's complaints to the County Commission, creating short-term parking outside the courthouse is not a priority for the city. The commission was approached earlier this year by a county resident who suggested short-term parking should be offered at the Water Street courthouse entrance.
12/14/09 By Russ Corey, Staff Writer Instead of planning highway improvement projects years in advance, the Alabama Department of Transportation is virtually working on a day-by-day schedule because of the lack of a new federal highway bill.
12/13/09 By Bernie Delinski, Staff Writer Authorities use a simple formula - speed times weight - when discussing the importance of buckling up in the back seat. "A 200-pound man sitting in the back seat, unbuckled, at 30 mph, becomes 6,000 pounds flying through the windshield in a crash," said Mike James, child-passenger safety monitor for the state.
12/13/09 The following businesses were inspected by the Alabama Department of Public Health before Dec. 4. Scores are based on a 100-point system. Vendors scoring 85-100 will be inspected once every three months; 70-84 requires a follow-up inspection within 30 days; 60-69 means a facility has two days to correct violations or face closure; and 59 and below...
 11/30/09 State Rep. Benjamin Lewis, R-Dothan, said he is against the spread of electronic bingo into Houston County, and questions the authority of the Houston County Commission to change the regulations that would allow a large-scale operation at Country Crossing.
11/27/09 A quick look at the high and low health inspection scores in WAFF 48's Restaurant Scorecard.
 11/12/09 by Michael Finger The final year of the 1980s was a momentous one: The Berlin Wall fell, ending the Cold War; the Exxon Valdez spilled nearly 11 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Alaska; and there was the uprising in Tiananmen Square. Twenty years ago! In technology, the first GPS satellite was launched; Gameboy was invented; Microsoft Office was released; and DNA evidence was ruled ...
 11/11/09 In Tuscumbia, Alabama, the search is on for the person who came into a home, fought with the two men who lived there, and stole their money. The robbery happened just after 11:30 a.m. on Monday at a home in the 900 block of John Street. Police say one man was asleep, the other sitting inside, when the robber opened the door and walked in. The robber on the run shouldn't be hard to find because ... | 
