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May 28, 2008
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.
Energen Corporation helps first-generation college students with gifts to AU
The Auburn University Foundation recently received $530,000 from Energen Corporation to support two scholarship programs aimed at first-generation college students.
Brittany Branyon: Protection is the first defense against abortion
Being a 21-year-old that is quite aware of the culture of sex we are immersed in, I find many folks’ notion of sex hysterical, especially among my generation.
Special Session
The Alabama Legislature is returning to Montgomery for a special session to try to pass a state education budget
University presidents go to bat for higher education funding
The Alabama Legislature will make decisions that affect every person in this state when lawmakers resume debate on the education budget in the next few days.
In these difficult economic times, it is more important than ever that the priority needs of our state are the only focus of legislative action, and that the truth about higher education’s budget needs is understood.
Toy gun used in robbery
Two men armed with guns - including one that turned out to be a toy - forced their way into an Opelika residence Monday night, taking money and a cell phone, according to police.
Suspects apprehended after stealing golf balls, interstate chase
Two suspects led police in a car chase on Memorial Day after taking more than $800 in golf balls from Dick’s Sporting Goods at TigerTown.
Director and actor Sydney Pollack dies at 73
Sydney Pollack was remembered by some of the elite actors he directed in films such as “Out of Africa,“ ‘'Tootsie,“ and “Absence of Malice,“ not only for his Academy Award-winning direction, but also for his acting talents. Pollack died Monday afternoon, surrounded by family, at his home in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, said his publicist, Leslee Dart.
Officials in China rush to evacuate 80,000
Chinese officials rushed Tuesday to evacuate another 80,000 people in the path of potential floodwaters building up behind a quake-spawned dam, state media reported, as soldiers scraped a channel to try to drain away the threat. Emergency workers would try to complete the evacuation by midnight Tuesday.
May 26, 2008
Bush pays tribute to troops at Arlington, coaches talk about visiting troops in theMiddle East
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Bush paid tribute Monday to America’s fighting men and women who died in battle, saying national leaders must have “the courage and character to follow their lead” in preserving peace and freedom.
Commission to review policies, hear updates
The Lee County Commission will be taking a look at itself today as it reviews a draft manual of its own non-personnel policies.
Local veterans honor, remember
Cities host annual Memorial Day events
Riley could change South America trade trip plans
BIRMINGHAM — Gov. Bob Riley could change plans to lead a 45-member group on a South American trade mission if a special legislative session runs longer than the minimum five days, a spokesman said Monday.
Alabama legislators predict short special session
Republican and Democratic legislators alike predict swift passage of the 2009 education budget when they meet for a special session that begins Tuesday afternoon
Casino mogul hosts wounded soldiers in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) - All too familiar with the gambles of war, Jimmy Kinsey, Kyle Riley and a few dozen fellow soldiers landed in the desert. But for these guys this Memorial Day, the most at stake is a few bucks.
Spacecraft reveals look at Mars’ polar region
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s newest outpost in the solar system is a polygon-cracked terrain in Mars’ northern polar region believed to hold a reservoir of ice beneath.
Man slain in early morning shooting in Pinson
The shooting death of a 30-year-old man is under investigation in Pinson, AL.
Memorial Day Remembrance at Veterans Memorial
Ninety-three Alabama military men and women who died on Sept. 11, 2001, and in the war since then, were honored during a Memorial Day remembrance
‘Miracle’ Marine refused to surrender will to live
The young Marine came back from the war, with his toughest fight ahead of him. Merlin German waged that battle in the quiet of a Texas hospital, far from the dusty road in Iraq where a bomb exploded, leaving him with burns over 97 percent of his body.
May 25, 2008
As WWII vets pass, memories preserved
NEW ORLEANS — They were a swashbuckling lot — parachuting behind enemy lines, charging onto sandy beaches as bullets whizzed by, liberating countries from a totalitarian grip.
Rove: Courts will decide subpoena
WASHINGTON — President Bush’s former chief political adviser denied meddling in the Justice Department’s prosecution of Alabama’s ex-governor and said Sunday the courts will have to resolve a congressional subpoena for his testimony.
Gas not drivers’ only rising cost
WASHINGTON — Does filling the gas tank leave your wallet empty and spirit sputtering? Get used to both because almost everything car-related is costing more.
