Inmate escapes from work crew

Times-Journal - Mon Nov 09

A DeKalb County Jail inmate and member of a supervised work crew escaped Monday morning near Sylvania.

Most Alabamians don't get to celebrate having the nation's lowest state and local taxes

Birmingham News Online - Sun Nov 08

Imagine that Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide wins the national championship this year, but only the special-team players -- and not the majority of the team -- get to celebrate.

Ala. leaf watchers will fall for autumn's showy colors

Montgomery Advertiser - Sun Nov 08

Pack your bags and hit the road for north Alabama if you want to see one of the most stunning displays of colorful fall foliage in the nation.

Operation Lifesaver returning to DeKalb

Times-Journal - Fri Nov 06

Carter Roberts is on a mission to help save lives. Roberts works with Norfolk Southern Railway and is a volunteer with Operation Lifesaver, an organization that promotes awareness at railroad crossings.

Bishop defends ESL programs

Sand Mountain Reporter - Fri Nov 06

Proration has hit Alabama public schools but recent suggestions of cutting English as a Second Language programs as a cost savings aren't plausible, say Albertville school officials.

Fort Payne Man Charged With Rape, Possession Of Child Pornography

WHNT-TV Huntsville - Fri Nov 06

A Fort Payne man faces serious charges after meeting a teenage girl through a family acquaintance.

a Waff 48 News special report

WAFF-TV Huntsville - Fri Nov 06

Alabama schools are in dire straights right now, with leaders scrambling to find enough money to teach our children.

Preacher faces new sex charges

Montgomery Advertiser - Thu Nov 05

FORT PAYNE -- A DeKalb County preacher charged with the sexual abuse of a boy faces having his probation revoked.

United Givers Fund needs donations to meet go

Times-Journal - Thu Nov 05

United Giver's Fund executive director Shelly Allen remains cautiously optimistic of the fundraising engine meeting its 2009 goal as it heads into the home stretch of its campaign.

Ala. preacher faces revocation of probation after arrest on new sex charges

WHNT-TV Huntsville - Wed Nov 04

A DeKalb County preacher charged with the sexual abuse of a boy faces having his probation revoked.