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Free health checks draw Birmingham children
Parents enroll children for Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford's children's health insurance program at 'Doctor Day'Dozens of parents and children lined up early today for free child health screenings during "Take a Child to the Doctor Day" at Fair Park Arena. Wanda Harris of West End and her children Nakell, 3, and Joshua, 15, were among participants there before the doors opened, relieved for the chance to get free children's health and dental screenings. It was their second year to attend the event. "I'm here to get the different exams the kids need, that I can't afford," said Harris, who has no health insurance. "It feels great not to have a bill coming in the mailbox." The fourth annual children's health event was sponsored by the city of Birmingham's Division of Youth Services, in cooperation with health care professionals from University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children's Hospital and the Jefferson County Department of Health.
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Parents enroll children for Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford's children's health insurance program at 'Doctor Day'Dozens of parents and children lined up early today for free child health screenings during "Take a Child to the Doctor Day" at Fair Park Arena. Wanda Harris of West End and her children Nakell, 3, and Joshua, 15, were among participants there before the doors opened, relieved for the chance to get free children's health and dental screenings. It was their second year to attend the event. "I'm here to get the different exams the kids need, that I can't afford," said Harris, who has no health insurance. "It feels great not to have a bill coming in the mailbox." The fourth annual children's health event was sponsored by the city of Birmingham's Division of Youth Services, in cooperation with health care professionals from University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children's Hospital and the Jefferson County Department of Health.
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Carrollton woman died after her vehicle was hit by a train in Tuscaloosa
Alabama State Police said Lacie Erin Barton, 19, of Carrollton died when her vehicle was struck by a train in Tuscaloosa on Friday morning. Police said Barton was killed when she attempted to cross a railroad track in front of a moving train, the Tuscaloosa News reported. Authorities said the train struck the passenger side of her vehicle.
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Alabama State Police said Lacie Erin Barton, 19, of Carrollton died when her vehicle was struck by a train in Tuscaloosa on Friday morning. Police said Barton was killed when she attempted to cross a railroad track in front of a moving train, the Tuscaloosa News reported. Authorities said the train struck the passenger side of her vehicle.
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Officer dies, another hospitalized after teen driver hit their cruiser
Philadelphia authorities say an allegedly drunken teen motorist has smashed into a police car during a pursuit.One officer in the car has died and the second one has been hospitalized in stable condition. Authorities say the officers were chasing a suspected stolen SUV late Friday when the vehicle's 16-year-old driver struck their cruiser. Officials say the driver of the SUV tried to run but was caught near the scene. Authorities have identified the slain officer as Isabel Nazario, an 18-year veteran whose sister and fiance also are on the police force.
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Philadelphia authorities say an allegedly drunken teen motorist has smashed into a police car during a pursuit.One officer in the car has died and the second one has been hospitalized in stable condition. Authorities say the officers were chasing a suspected stolen SUV late Friday when the vehicle's 16-year-old driver struck their cruiser. Officials say the driver of the SUV tried to run but was caught near the scene. Authorities have identified the slain officer as Isabel Nazario, an 18-year veteran whose sister and fiance also are on the police force.
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New Jersey bomb scare a hoax
A bomb scare involving a package on a freight train in New Jersey appears to have been a hoax, authorities said. Police in the town of North Bergen say dozens of officers searched through more than 1,000 packages taken from the freight train and finally found one package with an electronic device -- but no bomb. Police Chief Bill Gavin says the search was sparked by a tip from CSX Transportation that a package on the train from Florida contained a pipe bomb. CSX says it stopped the train in North Bergen on Friday and uncoupled four cars there to be searched. The police chief says the woman who shipped the package is in custody in Florida and federal authorities are investigating.
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A bomb scare involving a package on a freight train in New Jersey appears to have been a hoax, authorities said. Police in the town of North Bergen say dozens of officers searched through more than 1,000 packages taken from the freight train and finally found one package with an electronic device -- but no bomb. Police Chief Bill Gavin says the search was sparked by a tip from CSX Transportation that a package on the train from Florida contained a pipe bomb. CSX says it stopped the train in North Bergen on Friday and uncoupled four cars there to be searched. The police chief says the woman who shipped the package is in custody in Florida and federal authorities are investigating.
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Hanna rakes Carolinas with rain, wind, some floods
Hanna sailed easily over the beaches of Carolinas' coast, and emergency officials were already looking past it to powerful Hurricane Ike, several hundred miles out in the Atlantic.RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tropical Storm Hanna blew hard and dumped rain in eastern North Carolina and Virginia Saturday, but caused little damage beyond isolated flooding and power outages as it quickly headed north toward New England.Hanna sailed easily over the beaches of Carolinas' coast, and emergency officials were already looking past it to powerful Hurricane Ike, several hundred miles out in the Atlantic. With Category 3 winds of near 115 mph, Ike could approach Cuba and southern Florida by Monday, as Hanna spins away from Canada over the North Atlantic."Hanna is heading north in a hurry, leaving behind sunshine for the weekend," said Myrtle Beach city spokesman Mark Kruea.He said city services would be open and that "despite a week of preliminary hype" the storm didn't have much of an impact on the city aside from a few downed trees and some power outages that were repaired in less than a half-hour. It was the same story in eastern North Carolina, where Hanna had top winds of around 50 mph after coming ashore around 3:20 a.m.Julia Jarema, a spokeswoman at the N.C. Emergency Operations Center, said there are reports of some localized flooding, temporary road closures and scattered power outages, but that officials haven't heard about too many problems."As the day goes on, I'm sure we're going to hear more reports of flooding as people get out and get on the roads," she said.At least 1,500 spent the night in shelters and more than 60,000 customers -- mostly around Wilmington, N.C. -- were without power early Saturday in the Carolinas. In Virginia, 20,000 customers had no power. State police closed all northbound lanes of Interstate 95 just north of Richmond after power lines fell around 8:30 a.m.And the Coast Guard closed all navigable waters in the Port of Hampton Roads, the lower Maryland Eastern Shore and the Port of Richmond, Va., on the James River.Heavy rain fell in the Carolinas, including 5 inches in Fayetteville and the Sandhills region. The same was forecast for central Virginia, Maryland and southeastern Pennsylvania, where some spots could get up to 10 inches. Forecasters warned of the potential for flash flooding in the northern mid-Atlantic states and southern New England."Fortunately it happened during the night, on the weekend. That would be a mess if it happened during the week as people are tying to get to work," said National Weather Service meteorologist Jonathan Blaes.No rain fell to the west in Charlotte, where Tropical Storm Fay flooded streets and forced evacuations two weeks ago. To the east, on North Carolina's Outer Banks, the stinging sand and sea spray didn't keep 78-year-old William Cusick from getting up early to walk his dog on the beach."I don't see anything too exciting about this -- it's not too serious," Cusick said.The wind started to kick in about 2:30 a.m. in Morehead City, said Don Ogle of Newport, the night manager of a motel in the city along North Carolina's central coast. He said half of the motel's day crew stayed overnight."I don't know why. I'd go home if I could," he said.Hanna started drenching the Carolina coast Friday, with some street flooding by late afternoon. People on the beach had to shout to be heard. By the time it reached the coast, the storm's top sustained winds had dropped to about 60 mph from near 70 mph while the storm was over water."All I've heard is wind, wind and more wind," said 19-year-old Dylan Oslzewski, who was working an overnight shift at a convenience store in Shallotte, N.C., about 15 miles north of the state line with South Carolina. Oslzewski said he had only had four customers compared to 30 or 40 on a typical weekend night.By early Saturday, the wind howled with gusts near 50 mph and rain came in blinding bursts in Myrtle Beach. The lights flickered several times along some beachfront blocks and the wind was so strong that it made waves in hotel pools. Several roads flooded at the peak of the storm, including U.S. 17 in Georgetown, which was shut down for several hours.But nearly all the flooding was gone before daybreak, said Georgetown County Emergency Management Division spokesman Greg Troutman."We lucked out. There's not much out there to report," Troutman said after daybreak Saturday. "But it was good to dust off the ol' emergency plan."The storm also was causing some travel headaches. Raleigh-Durham International Airport canceled a few dozen flights Saturday morning. Amtrak idled 10 trains, including the Silver Meteor between New York and Miami, and the Auto Train between Lorton, Va., and Sanford, Fla.Hanna raced up the Atlantic coast, set to leave North Carolina by midday. Rain had started and the surf was picking up on the shore in New Jersey, and Hanna should reach New England by Sunday morning.Tropical storm watches or warnings were issued from the Carolinas to Massachusetts, and included all of Chesapeake Bay, the Washington, D.C., area and Long Island. The storm has been blamed for disastrous flooding and more than 100 deaths in Haiti.Expectations of heavy rain forced NASCAR to postpone Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race to Sunday afternoon at Richmond International Raceway.Organizers of the U.S. Open in New York said they may have to reschedule some of the tennis matches after seeing forecasts calling for about 12 hours of rain and wind up to 35 mph.For all the talk of Hanna, there was more about Ike, which could become the fiercest storm to strike South Florida since 1992 when Hurricane Andrew did more than $26 billion damage and was blamed for 65 deaths.To prepare for Ike that could hit the U.S. by midweek, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was positioning supplies, search and rescue crews, communications equipment and medical teams in Florida and along the Gulf Coast -- a task complicated by the hurricane's changing path. Tourists in the Florida Keys were ordered to leave beginning Saturday morning.
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Hanna sailed easily over the beaches of Carolinas' coast, and emergency officials were already looking past it to powerful Hurricane Ike, several hundred miles out in the Atlantic.RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tropical Storm Hanna blew hard and dumped rain in eastern North Carolina and Virginia Saturday, but caused little damage beyond isolated flooding and power outages as it quickly headed north toward New England.Hanna sailed easily over the beaches of Carolinas' coast, and emergency officials were already looking past it to powerful Hurricane Ike, several hundred miles out in the Atlantic. With Category 3 winds of near 115 mph, Ike could approach Cuba and southern Florida by Monday, as Hanna spins away from Canada over the North Atlantic."Hanna is heading north in a hurry, leaving behind sunshine for the weekend," said Myrtle Beach city spokesman Mark Kruea.He said city services would be open and that "despite a week of preliminary hype" the storm didn't have much of an impact on the city aside from a few downed trees and some power outages that were repaired in less than a half-hour. It was the same story in eastern North Carolina, where Hanna had top winds of around 50 mph after coming ashore around 3:20 a.m.Julia Jarema, a spokeswoman at the N.C. Emergency Operations Center, said there are reports of some localized flooding, temporary road closures and scattered power outages, but that officials haven't heard about too many problems."As the day goes on, I'm sure we're going to hear more reports of flooding as people get out and get on the roads," she said.At least 1,500 spent the night in shelters and more than 60,000 customers -- mostly around Wilmington, N.C. -- were without power early Saturday in the Carolinas. In Virginia, 20,000 customers had no power. State police closed all northbound lanes of Interstate 95 just north of Richmond after power lines fell around 8:30 a.m.And the Coast Guard closed all navigable waters in the Port of Hampton Roads, the lower Maryland Eastern Shore and the Port of Richmond, Va., on the James River.Heavy rain fell in the Carolinas, including 5 inches in Fayetteville and the Sandhills region. The same was forecast for central Virginia, Maryland and southeastern Pennsylvania, where some spots could get up to 10 inches. Forecasters warned of the potential for flash flooding in the northern mid-Atlantic states and southern New England."Fortunately it happened during the night, on the weekend. That would be a mess if it happened during the week as people are tying to get to work," said National Weather Service meteorologist Jonathan Blaes.No rain fell to the west in Charlotte, where Tropical Storm Fay flooded streets and forced evacuations two weeks ago. To the east, on North Carolina's Outer Banks, the stinging sand and sea spray didn't keep 78-year-old William Cusick from getting up early to walk his dog on the beach."I don't see anything too exciting about this -- it's not too serious," Cusick said.The wind started to kick in about 2:30 a.m. in Morehead City, said Don Ogle of Newport, the night manager of a motel in the city along North Carolina's central coast. He said half of the motel's day crew stayed overnight."I don't know why. I'd go home if I could," he said.Hanna started drenching the Carolina coast Friday, with some street flooding by late afternoon. People on the beach had to shout to be heard. By the time it reached the coast, the storm's top sustained winds had dropped to about 60 mph from near 70 mph while the storm was over water."All I've heard is wind, wind and more wind," said 19-year-old Dylan Oslzewski, who was working an overnight shift at a convenience store in Shallotte, N.C., about 15 miles north of the state line with South Carolina. Oslzewski said he had only had four customers compared to 30 or 40 on a typical weekend night.By early Saturday, the wind howled with gusts near 50 mph and rain came in blinding bursts in Myrtle Beach. The lights flickered several times along some beachfront blocks and the wind was so strong that it made waves in hotel pools. Several roads flooded at the peak of the storm, including U.S. 17 in Georgetown, which was shut down for several hours.But nearly all the flooding was gone before daybreak, said Georgetown County Emergency Management Division spokesman Greg Troutman."We lucked out. There's not much out there to report," Troutman said after daybreak Saturday. "But it was good to dust off the ol' emergency plan."The storm also was causing some travel headaches. Raleigh-Durham International Airport canceled a few dozen flights Saturday morning. Amtrak idled 10 trains, including the Silver Meteor between New York and Miami, and the Auto Train between Lorton, Va., and Sanford, Fla.Hanna raced up the Atlantic coast, set to leave North Carolina by midday. Rain had started and the surf was picking up on the shore in New Jersey, and Hanna should reach New England by Sunday morning.Tropical storm watches or warnings were issued from the Carolinas to Massachusetts, and included all of Chesapeake Bay, the Washington, D.C., area and Long Island. The storm has been blamed for disastrous flooding and more than 100 deaths in Haiti.Expectations of heavy rain forced NASCAR to postpone Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race to Sunday afternoon at Richmond International Raceway.Organizers of the U.S. Open in New York said they may have to reschedule some of the tennis matches after seeing forecasts calling for about 12 hours of rain and wind up to 35 mph.For all the talk of Hanna, there was more about Ike, which could become the fiercest storm to strike South Florida since 1992 when Hurricane Andrew did more than $26 billion damage and was blamed for 65 deaths.To prepare for Ike that could hit the U.S. by midweek, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was positioning supplies, search and rescue crews, communications equipment and medical teams in Florida and along the Gulf Coast -- a task complicated by the hurricane's changing path. Tourists in the Florida Keys were ordered to leave beginning Saturday morning.
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Saturday eye-openers: Highlights from today's Birmingham NewsEvacuees head home. Jeffco finds out next week if creditors accept or reject deal to resolve sewer debt crisis. Auburn vs. Southern Miss -- in a battle of spread offenses. Tide coach Nick Saban worries over kickoff coverage vs. Tulane. Complete high school football report.HOT TOPICS Linda Stelter/Birmingham NewsGustav evacuees head for home. See the photo GALLERY The Jeffco sewer creditors are set to respond to the latest plan next week. An anti-abortion abortion rally was held at UAB. Video. Two men were shot and killed in Birmingham within 15 hours. A foster mother program helps teen moms and their children. An audit of Birmingham schools finds some minor infractions. The audit report in PDF. A lawsuit over William Bell's Jeffco Commission spot has been dropped. Jurors in the Sue Schmitz trial, telling judge they are having a hard time reaching a decision, go home for weekend. The Shelby County budget is too tight to add new deputies. MORE NEWSSPORTS OPENERSAuburn and Southern Mississippi spread offenses could eat an afternoon. Coach Saban wants the special teams to cover kickoffs better. The Mississippi Braves upended the Barons with a sacrifice fly. Jax State quarterback Ryan Perilloux is ready to leave controversies behind. David Knox runs through the college football TV lineup in On TV. He tells us even more in his video webcast The Couch Coach.More on video: News columnists Ray Melick and Kevin Scarbinsky wonder if football would be the same without a coaching Bowden. One-Minute Madness.High school football coverage at al.com/highschool includes video highlights from Pelham's victory over Spain Park.
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Precious Cargo Leaves Birmingham AirportSome precious cargo flew out of the Birmingham Airport Friday night. Nurses say it took extraordinary planning to send seven preemies back to Tulane University Center Hospital in New Orleans.from ABC 33/40 News
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Did Banksy Tag Birmingham?Did an international graffiti artist leave a mark in the Magic City? A controversial painting in Ensley last weekend had people talking not just about the artist but about racism. Then the artwork disappeared. The only originals you will find are scattered across the internet.from ABC 33/40 News
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Soldier who Grew Up in Alabama Dies in Iraq
A soldier who grew up in north Alabama has been killed by a sniper in Iraq. Family members said 26-year-old Army Spec.
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A soldier who grew up in north Alabama has been killed by a sniper in Iraq. Family members said 26-year-old Army Spec.
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Schmitz Case Jurors Report They are Deadlocked
Federal court jurors considering the fate of state Rep. Sue Schmitz have sent another note to the judge saying they are deadlocked.
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Federal court jurors considering the fate of state Rep. Sue Schmitz have sent another note to the judge saying they are deadlocked.
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