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“This is the second year the Creative Campus Initiative is directly involved with Earthfest”

While events from the Earth Festival continue behind them, Tuscaloosa residents Jim, left, and Sue, center, Shaddox take yoga instruction from Jennifer Wofsey, right, director of Yoga Bliss Studio in Tuscaloosa ... via Tuscaloosa News

“In Mobile County, you are going to find very few high school students willing to come to Tuscaloosa for 45 days for training”

Few alterations to sweeping changes in how firefighters are trained in Alabama were brought up at a public hearing Tuesday, meaning the training changes will likely be approved today by Alabama Fire College ... via Tuscaloosa News

The yard sale starts at 8 a.m. and lasts until 2 p.m. today and tomorrow. It will be in Hueytown at 1200 Thrasher Drive. via NBC13.com

“So we're ready. We're just waiting to see what the state board does on the eighth.”

Tuscaloosa, Ala- University of Alabama graduates prepare to recieve their degrees Saturday December 15, 2007 at Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Ala. via Tuscaloosa News

“It's surprising to me that they would even allow him to file bankruptcy to get out of paying child support”

A federal judge has entered a $40,000 judgment against an Atlanta woman trying to collect child-support payments from former NBA player Jason Caffey because the money was paid to her after Caffey's bankruptcy ... via News Courier

“We look for people with kind of a good balance.”

Leslie Agee, Brookwood High School sophomore, never expected to be at a mall, frozen, unable to shop. via News Courier

“We're going to fight for what's fair”

Bracing for anticipated state budget cuts, University of Alabama System trustees have approved double-digit medical tuition increases. via Alabama Live

A Montgomery judge has heard arguments on a lawsuit that could create a $63 million hole in the state General Fund budget. via WVTM-TV Birmingham

“Sometimes 21-year-olds don't exercise the best judgment”

The Alabama House voted Thursday to put additional restrictions on some teenage drivers. via WBMA

“These 350 jobs are going to be a lifesaver.”

Construction could begin this summer or fall on a 1,400-inmate federal prison near Aliceville in rural west Alabama that is expected to employ more than 300 people. via Alabama Live

“We've rocked along for 11 years, and nobody ever questioned it”

The city of Tuscaloosa faces paying state taxes that it failed to withhold from employees' paychecks because of an error going back more than 10 years. via Tuscaloosa News

BUSINESS TODAY'S NEWSPAPER The Birmingham News The Huntsville Times Press-Register Change local edition >> BREAKING NEWS Statewide The Birmingham News The Huntsville Times Browse by day posted: Browse by week ... via The Birmingham News

“That's one reason why it's so difficult for the public to get a real sense of what happens with the waiting list.”

Mary Lewis had her sister, Betty Holcomb, on a residential waiting list for several years. via Times Daily

“They knew her and respected her. The students she took up there were well-prepared.”

A longtime University of Alabama professor was found dead in her car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. via Anniston Star

Many west Alabama residents depend on their weather radios to alert them to severe weather. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

The arrest of a volunteer firefighter on embezzlement charges led to the discovery of gaming machines at Elks Lodge No. via WAFF-TV Huntsville

“I've always wanted to have my breasts done and after I had my child, I decided I wanted my stomach done.”

Elective surgery, the name says it all. "Elective surgery is basically any surgery that you don't have to do." Yet every year more and more Americans choose to go under the knife and Tuscaloosa Plastic ... via WIAT-TV Birmingham

Ten years ago, thousands in Central Alabama faced a life or death situation. When tornadoes roared through Tuscaloosa, Jefferson and St. via WBMA

A Tuscaloosa businessman is suing Governor Riley over the governor's use of the state's winnings in a legal battle with Exxon Mobil. via WAAY-TV Huntsville