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A judge says Attorney General Troy King still must tell him by Monday where he stands on the electronic bingo investigation by the Governor’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling

Gov. Bob Riley is using national Sunshine Week to encourage passage of legislation aimed at increasing government transparency

Alabama’s prepaid college tuition plan appears unable to pay tuition beyond the fall semester of 2011 and still have enough money to provide refunds to the 44,000 participants, administrators said.

On Feb. 28, three local missionaries packed their van with 1,000 pairs of shoes they planned to give to needy residents of Guatemala City and hit the road. But the missionaries, their goods and their message never reached their destination.

AU employees may file lawsuit

Auburn council member expected to fully recover after hospitalization

Alabama’s prepaid college tuition plan appears unable to pay tuition beyond the fall semester of 2011 and still have enough money to provide refunds to the 44,000 participants, administrators said.

Area officers honored for saving fellow officer

Robbery suspect shot in backside, arrested

It seems that the teams on the basketball court won’t be the only ones crying foul this week. Employers across the county may be singing a similar tune.

The Lee County coroner has released the identity of the man whose skeletal remains were found Thursday in Opelika. Pick up a copy of Tuesday’s Opelika-Auburn News for the complete story.

The future of the governor’s gambling task force is now in the hands of the Alabama Supreme Court

The Alabama court system is laying off more than 100 temporary employees

It’s spring break across much of Alabama, and the weather is cooperating at the beach. The forecast for Gulf Shores calls for sunny skies and a high near 70 degrees on Monday with only a slight chance of rain.

Demario Terrell Davis’ 2004 arrest on a misdemeanor marijuana charge popped up on a federally required background check when he sought to buy a military-style rifle the following winter.

Legislative leaders expect Gov. Bob Riley will soon order across-the-board cuts of about 12 percent in the state operating budget, which would be the largest in more than a quarter-century and could mean widespread layoffs and reduced services at state agencies.

HBO and executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are bringing Pfc. Eugene B. Sledge’s story to TV Sunday as part of their series, “The Pacific.”

The 10-part series follows the lives of Marines Eugene B. Sledge, Robert Leckie and John Basilone.

The series draws heavily on personal accounts, including Sledge’s memoirs “With the Old Breed on Peleliu and Okinawa” and “China Marine: An Infantryman’s Life after the World War II.”

News from the city of Auburn:

You might call it an anti-littering campaign of sorts.

Auburn confirms Jeff Lebo is out as head basketball coach. For more, read Andrew Gribble’s AUBlog.