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Alabama man's class ring found decades later

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:08:17 -0400

FLORENCE, Alabama - Rick Shayne Fossett loved wearing his wife's class ring.

Ala judge denies bond for man held in child death

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:16:50 -0400

FLORENCE, Alabama - A north Alabama man will remain in jail while charged in the death of his 3-month-old son.

Flynts open 'sexy gifts' shop in conservative Fla. town --...

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:19:16 -0400

NAPLES, Fla. - By JESSICA LIPSCOMB

Shoals incubator program a model in federal study

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:13:51 -0400

FLORENCE, Alabama - Chequetta Shaw believed she knew about cooking before she trained at the Shoals Culinary Center.

Schools building box blinds for disabled

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:29:15 -0400

FLORENCE, Alabama - Coleman Patterson has hunted deer since he was a young man, but hip surgery and arthritis now make it impossible for the 74-year-old to hike into the woods and enjoy his hobby.

Ala jail escapee caught in Ky

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:04:13 -0400

FLORENCE, Alabama - An Alabama jail escapee is back in custody after being captured in Kentucky.

Unemployment rates fall in 90 pct. of US cities

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:47:55 -0400

WASHINGTON - Unemployment rates fell in nearly 90 percent of large U.S. cities in March, though most of the declines likely occurred because more Americans stopped looking for work, rather than found jobs.

Alabama doctor sentenced to prison in fraud case

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:49:07 -0400

FLORENCE, Alabama - An Alabama physician will spend a year and a day in federal prison after prosecutors say she bilked nearly $1 million from Medicare and BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama.