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A Fort Benning spokesman says Army officials are investigating whether a suspicious note and package found at the west Georgia post is a viable threat.

The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women’s sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert’s combative tactics in a recent game.

The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.

The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.

In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.

It took two days to pick the jury that would hear the capital murder case against the Opelika man accused of killing his infant son nearly two years ago.

After an hour of deliberations Friday, a Lee County jury has found Barry Lee Jones guilty of capital murder.

Officials reiterate assurances that PACT will be saved at local meeting

Carol Moore sobbed and covered her eyes as she saw a photograph of the injuries to her 7-month-old son, Kevin Christopher Jones.
As the 25-year-old described the events of the morning of Dec. 11, 2007 — the day Kevin died — her voice cracked and tears rolled down her face with every utterance of the baby’s name.

AU lab offers captive-bred saltwater fish for sale

Peter Sprenger lost his right eye to shrapnel from an exploding car bomb during his first combat tour in Iraq, but the Army infantryman never let the wound dim his focus on staying in the fight.

The jury in the capital murder case of Barry Lee Jones got a lesson in forensic sciences Thursday morning in Lee County court.

OHS show choirs to perform Sunday, Monday

Hitting the road: More drivers expected to be out next week

Employee cites unequal pay as reasoning behind complaints against AU

Program aims to deliver Christmas, companionship to seniors

Civil rights leader to be honored

Ala. school clinics to offer H1N1 vaccine

Testimony in Opelika capital murder case begins

United Way struggles to meet budget