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Calera Landowner Faces Alabama Power in Court Today Over Transmission Line
CALERA, Ala. — Fenn Church and Alabama Power go before a Shelby County Circuit Court judge at 1:30 p.m. today to decide whether Church can be barred from his own land while the utility clears a path for a transmission line. Alabama Power seeks a temporary restraining order requiring Church and visitors to stay at…
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UAB Theatre Opens ‘Cabaret’ Wednesday at Alys Stephens Center
BIRMINGHAM — UAB Theatre opens “Cabaret” on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Sirote Theatre in the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Performances run at 7:30 p.m. nightly Nov. 11-14 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Tickets start at $20, available at AlysStephens.org or by calling 205-975-2787. The musical, with music…
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One Person Dies in Fultondale House Fire; Cause Under Investigation
FULTONDALE, Ala. — One person died in a fire that engulfed a two-story home in Fultondale’s Dave Cliff Forest neighborhood late Friday, according to fire officials. Fultondale Fire & Rescue received the call at 11:54 p.m. Nov. 6 at a home off Sayers Road. Crews arrived to find the house heavily involved in flames, officials…
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Weekend Sports Roundup: UAB Wins Twice, Bulls Fall at Athens
UAB Football 23, Charlotte 12 BIRMINGHAM — Ja’Vin Simpkins scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns as UAB beat Charlotte 23-12 on Saturday at Protective Stadium, moving to 5-4 on the season. The game was tied 6-6 through three quarters in the 10th annual Children’s Harbor Game. Simpkins scored on a 1-yard run with 8:12 left in the…
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Three Donaldson Prison Sergeants Arrested Amid Scrutiny of Alabama Prison Conditions
BESSEMER, Ala. — Three correctional sergeants at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility have been arrested on charges that they failed to protect an inmate despite advance warning of an impending assault, adding a new criminal case to scrutiny of an Alabama prison system facing a federal lawsuit over violence, sexual abuse and unsafe conditions. The…
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UAB Men Host Winless Florida A&M Monday at Bartow
BIRMINGHAM — UAB men’s basketball hosts Florida A&M at 6:30 p.m. CT Monday at Bartow Arena, on ESPN+. UAB is 1-1 after a 70-63 win over Nicholls on Friday night in the Blazers’ first game at the newly renovated Bartow Arena. Jeremy Elyzee had a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, and…
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