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May 29, 2008
Doritos, cash stolen at gas station
A man was robbed at gunpoint of his money, sodas and a bag of chips Wednesday in the parking lot of a Spectrum gas station in Opelika.
Trucker killed in accident from Opelika
The name of the driver who died in a gasoline tanker single-vehicle accident Wednesday was released by the Lee County Coroner’s office Thursday morning as Charles Michael Stoker of Opelika.
Girl allegedly raped near library
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped near Lewis Cooper Memorial Library in Opelika on Tuesday, according to police.
AU researchers developing new technologies to store, recycle nuclear waste
Auburn University professors are researching new ways to store and recycle nuclear waste as the federal government seeks to boost nuclear power production.
Two vehicles stolen from apartments
Two vehicles were reported stolen Wednesday from the Ski Lodge Apartments on Birmingham Highway in Opelika, according to police.
Sessions taking part in energy demonstrations Friday in Auburn, Opelika
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions will take part in a pair of advanced energy technology demonstrations Friday at Auburn University and at Eastwood Christian School in Opelika.
Rice says Bush clear about Iraq war
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday rejected allegations from a former White House spokesman who says the Bush administration misled the American public into going to war with Iraq.
Suicide bomber kills 16 people in northwestern Iraq
A suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday in a crowd of police recruits in northwestern Iraq, killing at least 16 men and wounding 14 others, an official said.
The blast occurred in Sinjar, a town near the Syrian border that was the site of the deadliest attack of the war — a series of suicide truck bombings that killed an estimated 500 people. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the latest attack.
Gut superbug causing more illnesses, deaths
The number of people hospitalized with a dangerous intestinal superbug has been growing by more than 10,000 cases a year, according to a new study.
The germ, resistant to some antibiotics, has become a regular menace in hospitals and nursing homes. The study found it played a role in nearly 300,000 hospitalizations in 2005, more than double the number in 2000. The infection, Clostridium difficile, is found in the colon.
Dow: Country in ‘true energy crisis;’ ups prices
Dow Chemical Co. will raise its prices by up to 20 percent almost immediately to offset the soaring cost of energy, and the CEO of the chemical giant lashed out at Washington on Wednesday for failing to develop a sound energy policy. Dow supplies a broad swath of industries, from agriculture to health care, and any sizable price jump would likely affect almost all of them.
May 28, 2008
Deadly accident
U.S. Highway 280 remains closed after a truck carrying gas overturned at the intersection of U.S. Highway 280 and Lee Road 430 near the Lee County Flea Market. The truck was operated by Young Oil Company, based in Piedmont, Ala.
English-based classes for non-native speakers to be offered in Opelika
Last summer, Dr. Changhoon Jung’s wife and two children had to drive from Auburn to Montgomery every weekday to attend an English as a second language program for Koreans.
RC Flyers to bring scaled-down warbirds to the skies over Valley
Classic bombers and fighters will take to the skies over Valley this weekend.
Victim in Tuesday wreck in “satisfactory” condition
The driver whose vehicle overturned on Society Hill Road Tuesday night in a one-vehicle wreck is in “stable condition,” an Alabama State Trooper spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Sections of Donahue and Bragg to be closed
A section of Donahue Drive will be closed Thursday and a section of Bragg Avenue will be closed Friday so Alabama Power crews can move power poles and transmission lines, according to a statement released by the City of Auburn.
2 Doctors Plead Guilty in Steroids Probe
Two doctors from Colorado and South Carolina have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a Mobile-based anabolic steroids investigation
Tuberville gives ‘Bama fans another poke
Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville couldn’t resist taking another playful poke at Alabama’s Iron Bowl losing streak
Car damaged by thrown rocks
A car in the Flowers Bakery parking lot in Opelika was damaged by thrown rocks Tuesday, according to police
Shots fired into unoccupied vehicle
Shots were reportedly fired into an unoccupied vehicle in Opelika on Memorial Day, causing more than $4,000 in damage to the car, according to the police report.
Terminally Ill inmates
House and Senate committees have approved bills that would allow Alabama prisons to release some terminally ill inmates
Senate committee approves education budget
The first stop in the Alabama Legislature’s special session has been completed.
Rest Stop Shooting
A motorist was hospitalized after being shot and robbed at an Interstate 65 rest stop, just north of Greenville
Wartime PTSD cases jump to 40,000
The number of troops diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007, the most violent year so far in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Officials said nearly 40,000 troops have been diagnosed with the illness since 2003, though they believe many more are likely keeping their illness a secret.
May 27, 2008
Teel named in civil case
Teel named defendant in civil case
Former Southern Union president’s termination in question
Alabama Community College System Chancellor Bradley Byrne issued a statement Tuesday afternoon stating that the judge ruled “in error.” (Click on the headline to see the full text of the court documents and the Department of Postsecondary Education release)
Commission recommends rezoning of Capps Farm
The Opelika Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to issue a positive recommendation to the city council for a rezoning request by the developers of The Shoppes at Capps Farm.
Commission to review draft policies
The Lee County Commission agreed to reviewing a draft manual of its own non-personnel policies and consider voting to approve the manual at a future meeting.
Area police briefs
Police briefs
Driver sent to hospital after wreck
A driver was sent to the hospital after her car turned over on Society Hill Road Tuesday night, a state trooper at the scene said.
Alleged mother of dead infant denied youthful offender status
The Opelika teen charged with manslaughter in connection with a dead infant found in a drainage ditch was denied youthful offender status in Lee County Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon.
