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Former UA administrator pleads guilty to federal charges
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By Stephanie Taylor
Staff Writer
Tari Devon Williams, 39, of Pleasant Grove agreed to plead guilty to obstruction of justice and lying to law enforcement, according to a Thursday release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Birmingham.
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October 31st, 2009
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Defense rests in Langford corruption trial
- By Jason Morton
Staff Writer
With testimony in Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford’s federal corruption trial ending on Tuesday, attorneys will present closing arguments this morning at 9 a.m.
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October 28th, 2009
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Developer changes plans after lawsuit
- By Patrick Rupinski
Staff Writer
Inside Bryant-Denny Stadium, teams fight for every yard.
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October 27th, 2009
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Fans in RV lots sing Saban’s praises
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By Emily Johnson
Special to The Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA
For some Crimson Tide football fans, tailgating doesn’t just mean a grill and lawn chairs.
On Friday, in the RV lot at the corner of Jack Warner Parkway and Greensboro Avenue, a group of fans from across the state unloaded a firewood and pulled out a karaoke machine.
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October 24th, 2009
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Judge orders state to pay tax refunds to corporations
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By Dana Beyerle
Montgomery Bureau Chief
MONTGOMERY | A circuit judge has ordered Alabama to start paying refunds in the decade-old franchise tax lawsuit that Alabama lost in both state and federal courts.
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October 24th, 2009
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Black workers accuse Centreville of racial bias
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CENTREVILLE | A lawsuit filed by two blacks claims former Centreville Mayor Julius Murphy used racially derogatory language, was seen wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit and discriminated against them in their jobs with the city.
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October 22nd, 2009
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Newcomer John Fisher running for House seat
- By Patrick Rupinski
Staff Writer
Tuscaloosa attorney John Fisher announced his candidacy Wednesday for the Alabama House of Representatives.
Standing in front of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, Fisher said he is seeking the Republican Party nomination for state representative in District 63.
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October 22nd, 2009
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Lawsuit against sports artist nears end
- By Adam Jones
Staff Writer
After more than four years, it appears the University of Alabama’s lawsuit against sports artist Daniel Moore is headed to a conclusion, at least in the lower courts.
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October 21st, 2009
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Council backs suit to block Bryce sale
- By Robert DeWitt
Senior Writer
The Tuscaloosa City Council gave Mayor Walt Maddox what he wanted Tuesday and authorized a lawsuit against the state to halt the sale of Bryce Hospital.
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October 21st, 2009
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Attorney: Langford was duped by friends
- By Lydia Seabol Avant
Staff Writer
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was duped and stabbed in the back by Montgomery investment banker Bill Blount, said Langford’s attorney, Michael Rasmussen, during his opening statements Tuesday.
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October 21st, 2009
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Langford was duped by friends, defense attorney says
- By Lydia Seabol Avant
Staff Writer
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was duped and stabbed in the back by Montgomery investment banker Bill Blount, said Langford’s attorney Michael Rasmussen during his opening statement Tuesday.
It was all part of a controversy to entrap and manipulate Langford, he said.
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October 20th, 2009
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Review: Troop use in Ala. shootings broke law
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SAMSON | An Army investigation found that soldiers should not have been sent to man traffic stops in a small Alabama town after 11 people were killed in March during a shooting spree.
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October 20th, 2009
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Maddox seeks lawsuit to halt sale of Bryce Hospital
- By Robert DeWitt
Senior Writer
Mayor Walt Maddox will ask the Tuscaloosa City Council to authorize a lawsuit against the state to stop it from moving Bryce Hospital out of the city.
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October 20th, 2009
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Man sentenced for false threat about Obama
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BIRMINGHAM | A Huntsville man has been sentenced to four months in prison for e-mailing the White House with a false claim that an individual had threatened to kill President Barack Obama.
Charles Thurman, 54, was charged with making a false statement to law enforcement and pleaded guilty to the crime in April.
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October 18th, 2009
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Suit, criminal charges target developer
- By Jason Morton
Staff Writer
Northport-based Burns Construction Co. faces a civil lawsuit and misdemeanor criminal charges over erosion issues at the site of Jamestown Villas, a 23-acre residential development off Crescent Ridge Road.
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October 17th, 2009
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Judge seeking advice before decision
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By Jason Morton
Staff Writer
FAYETTE | A Fayette County judge is seeking an opinion from the Alabama State Bar Association before ruling on whether a convicted killer will get a new trial.
Christopher Earl Pinion, 38, is seeking a new trial based on a claim of incompetent counsel that he filed against his court-appointed defense attorney, Mike Upton of Tuscaloosa.
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October 16th, 2009
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Langford lawyer: Bingo suits might affect trial
- By Jason Morton
Staff Writer
The attorney for embattled Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford is worried that two lawsuits alleging Langford’s special treatment at two Alabama bingo parlors will affect his upcoming federal corruption trial.
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October 13th, 2009
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Langford concerned about effects of pending lawsuits
- By Jason Morton
Staff Writer
The attorney for Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford said today he was concerned about the effect that two lawsuits claiming Langford got special treatment at Greenetrack and VictoryLand will have on his upcoming federal trial on corruption charges.
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October 12th, 2009
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Waste site lawsuit headed to high court
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By Dana Beyerle
Montgomery Bureau Chief
MONTGOMERY | The U.S. Supreme Court early next year may take up Alabama’s lawsuit against North Carolina for its withdrawal from a regional commission created to decide where to bury low-level radioactive waste.
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October 11th, 2009
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Conference trains officers for risky jobs
- By Stephanie Taylor
Staff Writer
Tactical team officers in law enforcement agencies are often the ones who perform the most dangerous jobs.
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October 9th, 2009
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Report: 13 million babies worldwide born premature
- By Lauran Neergaard
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON | They call it kangaroo care: A premature baby nestles skin-to-skin against mom’s bare, warm chest. In Malawi, mothers’ bodies take the place of too-pricey incubators to keep these fragile newborns alive.
Nearly one in 10 of the world’s babies is born premature, and about
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October 5th, 2009
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Could lawmakers resist required health insurance?
- By Dana Beyerle
Montgomery Bureau Chief
MONTGOMERY | Lawmakers in more than a dozen states are debating whether and how to block a proposed federal requirement that everyone buy health insurance or pay a fine.
But in Alabama, a state with a long history of resisting federal mandates, most lawmakers and other politicians are taking a wait-and-see approach.
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October 4th, 2009
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Experts emphasize parental involvement
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By Jamon Smith
Staff Writer
TUSCALOOSA | Love your children. Discipline your children. Be involved in their lives.
Those were a few of the key points that health and law enforcement professionals taught parents about during a community meeting held Thursday night at Westlawn Middle School.
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October 2nd, 2009
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Suit: Birmingham mayor’s bingo winnings rigged
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The Associated Press
TUSKEGEE | A second lawsuit has been filed claiming Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford received special treatment that let him win big jackpots at the VictoryLand gambling center owned by Langford political donor Milton McGregor.
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October 1st, 2009
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