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Sex offender jailed for notification violation
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TUSCALOOSA | Officers with the Tuscaloosa Police Department’s juvenile division charged a man with violating the community notification law for sex offenders.
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May 26th, 2010
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District attorney contest likely to land in court
- By Jason Morton
Staff Writer
Barring an out-of-court agreement, it appears a judge will have to decide the questions of legitimacy that surround the Tuscaloosa County primary race for district attorney.
Should that happen, the county could have to pay thousands in court-related costs.
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May 26th, 2010
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Cleghorn, Wadsworth seek Democratic nod for Senate seat
- By Jason Morton
Staff Writer
A three-decade military veteran and an attorney are seeking the Democratic nomination in the Alabama Senate District 5 race.
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May 26th, 2010
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Crime rates down for third year despite recession
- By Pete Yost
The Associated Press
Crime in the United States dropped dramatically in 2009, bucking a historical trend that links rising crime rates to economic woes. Property crimes and violent offenses each declined about 5 percent, the FBI said Monday, citing reports from law enforcement coast to coast.
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May 25th, 2010
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Task force may target Greenetrack
- By Dana Beyerle
Montgomery Bureau Chief
Armed with a state Supreme Court ruling that rejects Attorney General Troy King's claim of control over Gov. Bob Riley's Task Force on Illegal Gambling, the task force commander said Monday that he plans to enforce the law in Greene County, where bingo is played on electronic machines.
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May 25th, 2010
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Hog hunting laws relaxed
- By Jim Cook
The Dothan Eagle
Ryan Kaita tromps through the dense woodlands near Haleburg, tracking feral hogs that have been destroying crops at a nearby farm.
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May 24th, 2010
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State lawmakers face voters’ anti-incumbent anger
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By Dana Beyerle
Montgomery Bureau Chief
More than half of the 140 seats in the Legislature will be decided in the June primaries or runoffs. What’s not known is whether voters’ apparent anti-establishment anger with politicians in Washington will also affect incumbent state legislators.
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May 22nd, 2010
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Court OKs task force bingo raids
- By Dana Beyerle
Montgomery Bureau
The state Supreme Court ruled Friday that Gov. Bob Riley’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling can continue efforts to shut down bingo operations without approval from the attorney general.
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May 22nd, 2010
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Gambling task force can continue without AG's approval, court rules
- By Dana Beyerle
Montgomery Bureau Chief
The Supreme Court has just ruled that Gov. Bob Riley's Task Force on Illegal Gambling and legal efforts in court can continue against bingo operations without approval from the attorney general.
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May 21st, 2010
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Board seeks guidance to sell Delaware Jackson
- By Robert DeWitt
Senior Writer
The Tuscaloosa Housing Authority board authorized executive director Ralph Ruggs to find out from U.S. Housing and Urban Development officials what it needs to do to dispose of the Delaware Jackson Apartments property.
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May 21st, 2010
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Dems say race will be settled in primary
- By Jason Morton
Staff Writer
The state Democratic Party said Thursday that a primary should be held in the race for district attorney of Tuscaloosa County.
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May 21st, 2010
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Legal questions surround DA’s race
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By Jason Morton
Staff Writer
A court might have to settle questions about the status of Robert Spence’s candidacy for Tuscaloosa County district attorney.
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May 20th, 2010
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Baird, Owens are Pillars of the Bar
- By Wayne Grayson
Staff Writer
At the end of the classic 1962 film “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Gregory Peck's character, white lawyer Atticus Finch, leaves the courtroom in which he has defended a black man wrongly accused of rape.
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May 20th, 2010
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Witnesses help authorities foil 4 burglaries in county
- By Stephanie Taylor
Staff Writer
Witnesses foiled four burglaries in different areas of Tuscaloosa County on Monday by calling 911 in time for law enforcement to make arrests.
Law enforcement officials charged seven men and are looking for an eighth in four separate burglaries.
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May 20th, 2010
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Officials say curfew law may need clarification
- By Robert DeWitt
Senior Writer
A portion of Tuscaloosa’s curfew law has city officials confused about when it’s legal for people younger than 18 years old to be out in public after curfew hours.
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May 20th, 2010
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Lawmakers give Salazar grilling over oil drilling
- Matthew Daly, The Associated Press
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar caught sharp criticism from lawmakers Tuesday over the government's failures in overseeing offshore oil drilling, and he acknowledged his department had been lax in holding industry accountable.
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May 20th, 2010
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Pelhan man, 84, charged with murder
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PELHAM | An 84-year-old Pelham man is being held in the Shelby County jail on a murder charge, and an attorney says the victim was his 77-year-old wife.
The Birmingham News reports that court records show William Virgil Proctor had filed for divorce from his wife, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Guggle Proctor, in January.
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May 18th, 2010
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Judge rejects challenge to Alabama court candidate
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MONTGOMERY | A Montgomery judge has rejected a lawsuit by Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker that sought to remove one of his opponents from the Republican primary.
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May 18th, 2010
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Court rules out some life sentences for juveniles
- By Mark Sherman
The Associated Press
The Supreme Court took two cracks at one of the law’s thorniest questions Monday: When can you lock up a prisoner and throw away the key?
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May 18th, 2010
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Race for state treasurer features variety
- By Phillip Rawls
The Associated Press
The Republican race for state treasurer pits a funny name with big money against a big name with little money. On the Democratic side, the ballot features a veteran of Alabama politics taking on a young attorney running as a political outsider.
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May 18th, 2010
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Withdrawal barely meets deadline
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By Jason Morton
Staff Writer
District attorney candidate Robert Spence dropped out of the Democratic primary without a day to spare.
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May 14th, 2010
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Prominent defense attorney dies at 61
- By Adam Jones
Staff Writer
Although his law partner entered politics and eventually reached the judicial bench, John Bivens remained an attorney. Until recently, he was one of the region's most prominent defense attorneys.
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May 12th, 2010
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DA candidate to run as independent
- By Jason Morton
Staff Writer
Attorney Robert Spence has dropped out of the Democratic primary for Tuscaloosa County district attorney and instead will seek the office as an independent.
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May 12th, 2010
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Ala. officers enforce laws on immigration
- By Stephanie Taylor
Staff Writer
A controversial law that will soon take effect in Arizona could be the first of many nationwide that give local authorities the power to enforce immigration laws.
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May 11th, 2010
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Judge rules in favor of six lawmakers
- By Dana Beyerle
Montgomery Bureau Chief
MONTGOMERY | A circuit judge ruled Wednesday in favor of lawmakers who challenged rules that prevent them from being employed by two-year colleges while holding office.
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May 7th, 2010
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Law enforcement memorial service
- Staff report
Local law enforcement members honored their fallen comrades Thursday during an annual memorial service in front of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse.
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May 7th, 2010
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