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Can Google's Street View see you? Depends on which side of town you live on
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January 09, 2013, 7:02AM
The tech giant's street level panoramas are missing from many west Birmingham neighborhoods and African-American suburbs. Full story »
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Forecast: A warmer, but rainy Wednesday in Birmingham
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January 09, 2013, 6:48AM
Wednesday will be rainy, but warmer than recent days, according to the National Weather Service. Full story »
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Your Birmingham-area commute: Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013
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January 09, 2013, 5:55AM
Several minor accidents and wet roads are contributing to delays across the region as rain spreads across northern Alabama. Full story »
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Gardendale moves forward with city center
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January 08, 2013, 11:04PM
The city of Gardendale passed two measures this week to move forward in developing its City Center. Full story »
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Leeds to settle lawsuit with developer Keith Hall
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January 08, 2013, 9:10PM
Hall sued the city after his property was rezoned in 2010. Full story »
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Forecast: Rain likely tonight, Wednesday in Birmingham area
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January 08, 2013, 8:43PM
There is a 40 percent chance of rain in the Birmingham area tonight and an 80 percent chance on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Wednesday: Showers. High near 63. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Wednesday night: A 40 percent chance of... Full story »
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Hoover City Council approves sales tax holiday for severe weather preparedness items
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January 08, 2013, 8:05PM
The city sales tax for approved severe weather preparedness items will be Feb. 22-24. Full story »
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Putnam Middle School mercury spill: $517,247 cleanup won't be final cost
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January 08, 2013, 7:46PM
Spill occurred in March 2012; students returned two weeks later after cleanup. Full story »
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Auburn trustee search down to 17 candidates, includes a U.S. congressman, only one woman
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January 08, 2013, 7:27PM
A committee headed by Gov. Robert Bentley to select two new trustees for Auburn University has narrowed its list of candidates from 101 to 17 that the committee will invite for interviews to be held Jan. 31. Full story »
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Hoover council approves up to $100K to keep police in elementary schools through end of school year
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January 08, 2013, 7:17PM
Police and school officials will continue to evaluate whether Hoover elementary schools need full-time police officers for the long term. Full story »
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2012 the 9th hottest year in Alabama history, according to National Climatic Data Center (updated)
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January 08, 2013, 6:30PM
State records, which date back to 1895, showed that as of November 2012 was Alabama's hottest year since 1954. Full story »
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Judge: Birmingham must limit business license taxes on lawyers to services provided within the city
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January 08, 2013, 6:02PM
The City of Birmingham has been ordered by a judge to refund five lawyers the portion of business license taxes the city charged for services the lawyers provided outside the city limits. But at stake for the city may be greater than the thousands of dollars in the case of those five lawyers. Full story »
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Organizers of Obama inauguration seeking donations of up to $1 million
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January 08, 2013, 5:38PM
The inaugural donation pitch for top contributors promotes a standard inaugural fundraising practice of offering packages that include tickets to balls and other eventsThe inaugural donation pitch for top contributors promotes a standard inaugural fundraising practice of offering packages that include tickets to balls and other events, albeit at much higher prices this time than 2009. Full story »
Hoover elementary schools to keep police through end of this school year
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January 08, 2013, 5:32PM
Hoover school and city officials say they are still evaluating the need to keep police in elementary schools for the long term. Full story »
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Former Tide star Rolando McClain arrested in Decatur for window tint violation, lying to police (updated)
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January 08, 2013, 5:30PM
Charges from a 2011 assault were dropped against McClain. Full story »
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• Voters overwhelmingly vote down Amendment 4, victory for education Alabama education scored a major victory at the ballot box when Amendment 4 went down in defeat. The measure was sold as a way to eliminate 1956 racist education language from the Alabama Constitution, but in fact would have had voters reaffirm racist policies that children did not have the right to an education and that public money could go...
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