Warrior News

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:29 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:29 p.m. TUSCALOOSA Tuscaloosa attorney Bill Poole on Wednesday became the third candidate to toss his hat in the ring for the open seat in District 63 for the Alabama House of Representatives.

The editorial "A strong message" rightfully paints a dire picture of what is in store for our waterways.

The Alabama Environmental Management Commission on Friday sent a permit for a mining operation on the Mulberry Fork River back to an administrative law judge for further review.

The Alabama Environmental Management Commission this morning told an administrative law judge to conduct further hearings on a water discharge permit for the proposed 1,773-acre Shepherd Bend coal strip mine.

K.R., Shelby County, 837-2798, offered to give a playhouse/shed to someone who will come and get it.

Pro Christopher Lane of Guntersville, Ala., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 13 ounce Saturday to win the final Stren Series Southeast Division tournament on Lake Guntersville with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 62 pounds, 4 ounces.

Thirty-five volunteers, some in boats and canoes, hauled trash out of the Locust Fork Branch of the Black Warrior River Friday -- about three tons of rubbish and recyclable material.

Authorities believe a Warrior woman killed herself today when they went to arrest her on a first-degree theft warrant.

A woman who was injured two weeks ago in a wreck in Blount County died today, state troopers said.

A 71-year-old Dora woman was killed in a head-on collision this afternoon in Warrior, according to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.

Further to a press release dated March 30, 2009, Radar Acquisitions Corp. is pleased to announce that Radar has entered into an agreement to create a US coal mining company in partnership with a group of private investors in Alabama.

I read with great interest the story "Group challenges Alabama water quality enforcement near mines" . As the riverkeeper and executive director of Black Warrior Riverkeeper Inc., I thought the public would like to know what our experts said would happen to water quality around the proposed Shepherd Bend Mine and near the source of Birmingham's ...

What pushed him to be locked and loaded in plenty of time was not the prospect of a long road trip.

J. Fleming, Vestavia Hills, 969-1430, wanted to buy a small table and chairs for her pre-school age grandson.

A judge has ordered a Walker County bingo hall shut down immediately after it failed to file certain documents Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Robert S. Vance said in his orde r that certain bingo halls were to file documents by Aug.

At the conclusion of the regular season, the top 12 Elite Series pros in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings have officially qualified for BASS' first two-event postseason.

Caves are cool-literally-and they are a great way to get outdoors in the sweltering summer months.

Caves are cool-literally-and they are a great way to get outdoors in the sweltering summer months.

A 90-year-old Pleasant Grove woman was found slain late Monday night at her home and police have arrested her grandson, captured after a police chase when he returned to the crime scene hours later.

An Alabama prison escapee is back in custody after his recapture on a river. An Alabama Department of Corrections officer caught Jeffery Blackwood Thursday morning on the Warrior River.