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MelanieHogan — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:47:15 +0000

Four Montgomery men are behind bars charged in connection with three home invasions. Montgomery police say the suspects are 35-year-old Wareese Dorch, 33-year-old Chad Hogan, 31-year-old Alvin Woods and 27-year-old Tidera Harris who is charged in the Bell Road home invasion. Montgomery Police Chief Kevin Murphy said the investigation shows the crimes were targeted. The men are being held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility. The bonds for the men range from $480,000 dollars up to $1.5 million dollars.

BP Leaving

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MelanieHogan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:24:32 +0000

As required by the new Alabama Accountability Act the State Department of Education released a list of so-called "failing schools" Tuesday. Parents with students in those schools can move their children to a non-failing public school or private academy and receive tax credits worth about $3,500 dollars annually. State Schools Superintendent Dr.

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MelanieHogan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:17 +0000

State education officials today released a list of 78 public schools that are failing under the Alabama Accountability Act. The new law will allow parents with students in those schools to receive tax credits if they want to transfer their children to private academies or public schools that aren't considered failing. State Schools Superintendent Dr.

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MelanieHogan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:50:28 +0000

Realtors in Montgomery are upset with the Kiplinger website for reporting that the city of Montgomery experienced the largest drop in homes prices in cities with populations of 250,000 or more. The article by the business magazine states home prices in the capital city declined 14.5 percent for the year ending March 31st. Mugs Mullins, president of the Montgomery Association of Realtors, said Kiplinger's is not true. Mullins said he plans to contact the magazine.

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

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MelanieHogan — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:33:51 +0000

Acting Alabama Medicaid Commissioner Dr.

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MelanieHogan — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:58:35 +0000

State Troopers are investing three traffic fatalities on roadways in Elmore and Lowndes counties. Troopers said preliminary investigations indicated that alcohol was a factor in all the crashes. Troopers said 51-year-old Tonya Webster died in a single-vehicle crash on Little Steel Bridge Road in Elmore County. The accident happened Sunday just before 6 a.m.

38-year-old Kenyatta Coleman of Hayneville was killed in a single car crash on Lowndes County Road 2. The crash occurred around 2 a.m. Sunday.

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MelanieHogan — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:23:16 +0000

Business owners can receive free training about Alabama's new law that lets people keep guns in their vehicles while at work. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Alabama Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business and a management labor law firm collaborated on the project. State Director of the NFIB Rosemary Elebash says the webinar seeks to bring all business owners up to speed on recent modifications to Alabama's gun laws. The webinar can be accessed by going to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System website.

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MelanieHogan — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:25:27 +0000

A coalition of civil rights and political organizations are participating in a pilgrimage to save Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act today. The caravan starts at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham and will make stops at the Shelby County Courthouse in Columbiana and the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. The Never Forget, Never Again Pilgrimage will conclude at the Alabama State Capitol at 4 p.m. The coalition is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The provision is being challenged by an Alabama County.

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MelanieHogan — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:08:45 +0000

No arrests announced yet in the home invasion robbery that occurred Thursday morning in Montgomery. Police are looking for a group of suspects that confronted some residents as they were leaving a home in the 100 block of Charleston Court near Bell Road. Police said the robbers then fled on foot, running toward Atlanta Highway.

Park Crossing Tour

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MelanieHogan — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:30:29 +0000

Governor Robert Bentley is heading to Europe this weekend to sell Alabama to business executives overseas. Specifically, the Governor will fly to Paris, France, Friday. He and a delegation will attend the annual Paris Air Show. Bentley said will focus on recruiting suppliers for the new Airbus manufacturing plant in Mobile. Governor Bentley is scheduled to return to the state next Wednesday.

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