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Alabama Fan Named Band's Album After Auburn Great Bo Jackson

Joe Student — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:31:59 +0000

The Alabama-Auburn rivalry is bigger than anything else in Alabama. As a native of Birmingham, Ala., Sam Williams, the lead singer of Nashville-based band The Weeks, knows all about the gridiron war.

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Huge Fires on Oil Barges in Alabama Finally Out; Three People in Critical Condition

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:18:51 +0000

On Wednesday night, an enormous fire exploded on two oil barges docked on the Mobile River in Alabama, badly injuring three people. After burning for hours, the flames are now out.

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Hostage Situation In Alabama Ends With Child Safe

Gino Geruntino — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:12:52 +0000

The nearly week long hostage situation in Alabama involving a five-year-old boy has finally come to an end.

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Gunman Shoots and Kills Bus Driver, Holds 6-Year-Old Hostage in Bunker

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:28:26 +0000

On Tuesday afternoon, a man in Dale County, Alabama, near Midland City, got on a school bus, demanded a child be let off with him, then shot and killed the bus driver when he refused. The shooter, identified as Jimmy Lee Dykes, then took the boy from the bus and is currently holed up with him in an underground bunker nearby.

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Who Will Win the BCS Championship, Notre Dame or Alabama? [SURVEY]

BJ Ragone — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:12:23 +0000

The day that all college football fans have been waiting for is here: the BCS National Championship between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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Notre Dame-Alabama in BCS National Championship, Plus Your Full Bowl Guide

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:51:11 +0000

As expected, Notre Dame and Alabama will meet in the BCS National Championship Game to award another trophy to one of college football’s most successful programs. However, the complete bowl lineup was not without some surprises, including #15 Northern Illinois crashing the BCS party and 9-3 Louisiana Tech being left home for the holidays after their administration turned down an Independence Bowl invite.

Here is the full schedule of this year’s college football bowl games:

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Dead Candidate Wins Election in Alabama

Donald Deane — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:02:42 +0000

If there's any doubt how strong the GOP's hold on Alabama is, consider this -- a Republican nominee beat out the Democratic incumbent for a seat on the Bibb County Commission last week despite the fact that he died a month earlier. Congratulations, Alabama, on taking partisanship to a whole new level.

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This Weekend in Sports: Alabama vs. LSU, Giants vs. Steelers

Joe Student — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:56:59 +0000

A huge college football showdown and a battle of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:

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Alabama Man Battles Town Over Right to Keep Wife's Remains Buried in Front Yard of Home

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:13:58 +0000

An elderly Alabama widower is doing battle with local officials over his right to keep his late wife’s remains buried in the front yard of his home.

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