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Student Opinion | Tell us about your own schooling history: have you been to public schools, private schools, parochial schools or some combination? Which type of school would you prefer for high school, and why?

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Prosecutors say greed and deception led an Alabama man to kill his new wife during their honeymoon in Australia, but defense attorneys countered on Tuesday that "bumbling" law enforcement officials had created a crime out of a tragic accident. Opening statements in the first-degree murder trial of Gabe Watson, 34, portrayed drastically different scenarios of how a ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Linsanity accomplished the unthinkable: I'm following the NBA in February. Twitter and Facebook inform me of the latest Jeremy Lin extravaganza. So I reach for the remote or make sure to catch the highlights later.

Student Opinion | Tell us about your own schooling history: have you been to public schools, private schools, parochial schools or some combination? Which type of school would you prefer for high school, and why?

Birmingham and Coventry are being invited to answer 'yes' or 'no' to the idea of a directly elected mayor.

During the Birmingham City Council Meeting Tuesday, February 14, 2012, Council: 1. Appointed Lea Ann Macknally, Ben Wieseman and Brian Wolfe to the Design Review Committee; and re-appointed Creig Hoskins, Nolanda Bearden, Richard Mauk, Cheryl Morgan, Sam Frazier, Don Cosper, William Robertson and Marc Fugnitto to the Design Review Committee. 2. Placed on consent a Resolution authorizing the ...

The bill, if approved by the Legislature, would take effect starting with the municipal election in 2013.

Birmingham City manager Chris Hughton has enquired about taking Tottenham defender Danny Rose on loan. read more

ALBUQUERQUE -- To hear Ray Birmingham talk about taking The University of New Mexico baseball team to the College World Series is nothing new. He's been doing it since before he was officially interviewed to become the Lobos' new head coach nearly five years ago.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Benny Bliss hopes his product attracts interest and customers - literally. The former director of special markets in education and government for Long's Electronics in Birmingham has a provisional application for a patent on Magnetic Bliss.