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Tuskegee, Alabama – Tuskegee pilot, retired Air Force Colonel Roosevelt Lewis, says the 42nd annual Tuskegee Fly-In this weekend will hold a special re-enactment of Eleanor Roosevelt's flight with a Black pilot in 1941. Colonel Lewis says it was the former First Lady's support of Black pilots which led to President Roosevelt's support for Tuskegee's pilot training program.

Opelika, Alabama – OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - A Smiths Station man turned himself in
after a grand jury returned a murder indictment against him.
57-year-old Mike Britton is charged in the Oct. 7, 2008 shooting
death of 32-year-old Robert Brian Hurst. Investigator said the
victim was shot in a domestic dispute at a trailer on Lee Road 292.
Britton posted a $50,000 bond and was released from custody
Monday.
Lee County Sheriff's Capt. Van Jackson said Britton is scheduled
to make an initial court appearance Friday.

Birmingham, Alabama –
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Regions Financial Corp.'s chief
executive and board are accused in a lawsuit of mismanagement that
allegedly resulted in stock losses from $38 to $5 a share.
David N. Lichtenstein, a judge in the Jefferson County Circuit
Court's criminal division and owner of a stock fund that holds
Regions share, filed the lawsuit in the court's civil division this
month.
Lichtenstein blames Regions' Chief Executive Dowd Ritter and the

Montgomery, Alabama – Listen,now,to some of the stories making headlines this hour in the WVAS newsroom. Please send your news tips or news event notices to Tana Shealey at tshealey@alasu.edu or fax it to us at 334-269-4995. You can also call us at 269-NEWS.

Montgomery, Alabama –
(AP) - The state Legislature wrapped up its 2009
session without solving the financial problems in Alabama's prepaid
college tuition plan. But it did pass a resolution to have the
state pension fund conduct a detailed study of the program.
Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom Jr. serves on the board that oversees the
tuition program, and he pushed for the study. He says the study
should be sufficient to keep the board paying tuition for the
upcoming college year while the study is conducted.

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Montgomery, Alabama – Montgomery police are still looking for suspects in two separate murders committed within a days time. 32 year old Joel Warren was shot to death and another man wounded around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning outside the Peddlers Inn on the West South Boulevard.

Montgomery Police Lt. Mark Drinkard says they're not sure what started the argument that turned deadly.

Prattville, Alabama – Workers for the city of Prattville are going to a 4 day work week.

400 of Prattville's full time employees will work change their shifts, but the Mayor's office will remain open five days a week.

Beginning June 1st, Prattville city offices will open from 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Montgomery, Alabama – A Montgomery teacher is the winner of a top honor. Yung Thi Bui-Kincer is the 2009 Teacher of the Year.

Kincer, who moved to the United States at age 6 as a refugee of the Vietnam War, teachers at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School.

Montgomery, Alabama – Listen,now,to some of the stories making headlines this hour in the WVAS newsroom. Send your news tips or news items to WVAS via e-mail to tshealey@alasu.edu or call us at 334-269-NEWS.