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Driver dragged 300 ft. on Brooklyn Bridge after clinging to car that struck his SUV
A motorist was injured on the Brooklyn Bridge early Saturday after clinging to a fleeing car that had just rear-ended his SUV, police sources and witnesses said. Arturo Gomez, 26, was driving his Chevy Suburban on the Brooklyn-bound side of the bridge wh
Campaign touts alarms alerting kids left in cars
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- South Florida officials are partnering with a charity to help reimburse child care providers for installing alarms that alert a driver when a child has been left in the car. The Broward County Board of County Commissioners recent
People can still fish at St. Pete Pier for summer
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The St. Petersburg Pier is scheduled to close soon, but people will still be able to fish off the structure until later this summer. The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/14IhGSy) reports that the city will continue to allow people t
Girl charged with library bomb threat
NAPLES, Fla. -- A12-year-old girl has been charged with making a bomb threat at a southwest Florida public library. Naples police say a Collier County Library branch was evacuated Wednesday morning after a worker found a note in the book depository that
Deputies: 22 dead cats found in Fla. man's home
TAMPA, Fla. -- A Tampa man has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities discovered 22 dead cats at his home. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reports deputies were executing an eviction at the home of James Hopkins when the cats were di
Coney Island's Luna Park debuts Water Mania ride on Saturday
Coney Island's newest ride is sure to make a big splash. Water Mania starts spinning Saturday in Luna Park, giving People’s Playground visitors a chance to get soaked even if they never set foot in the surf. “You are going to get wet,” said Alberto Zampe
Beaches open as Chicago basks in low 60s
Temperatures struggled to reach 60 today as Chicago's beaches opened for the season. The beaches will be open through Labor Day, Sept. 3, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The forecast called for a high in the low 60s, about 10 degrees below the normal high of 73
‘Most successful session': Anniston’s Marsh sees 2013 in ‘win’ column
The man behind one of the most-debated bills of 2013 sees this year’s session of the Alabama Legislature as a success. “In my opinion,” said Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston. “This has been the most successful session of the quadrennium because a lot of things
Preventing the summer slide: Local libraries combat summer reading loss
Some area elementary schools can expect an unusual visitor this week. “Tiny,” a giant green triceratops, is tagging along with librarian Kim Westbrooks to promote summer reading in schools across Calhoun County. Registration begins this month for program
Terra-Gen gets OK on wind farm in wake of condor decision
MOJAVE, Calif. - Randy Hoyle strode proudly this week along a wind-swept expanse of sand, sage and juniper in the Tehachapi Mountains that will soon bristle with antennas and listening devices designed to protect endangered California condors. As Hoyle e
Capital murder charged against Ohatchee man
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office this week arrested an Ohatchee man in connection with an unsolved homicide from 2009. Michael William Kiser, 32, was arrested Monday and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Donald Cameron at Cameron’s
Badges of courage: Anniston's new police headquarters to be adorned with many departments' insignia
slideshow Still fresh with that new-carpet smell, the hallways of the Justin Sollohub Justice Center have long, bright walls that are mostly empty. But that’s all about to change. Soon, the Anniston Police Department will line those walls with tributes t
Hobson City nonprofit holds gala to benefit town revitalization
slideshow Eric Stringer and Bernard Snow had themselves a ball Friday evening. Actually, it was a gala. Inside the banquet room in the Anniston City Meeting Center, 70 or so patrons of Hobson City Community and Economic Development Corporation’s first-of
Radio system on its way to 911 control
slideshow The public safety radio system that connects first-responders throughout Calhoun County has taken its first big step toward keeping its channels of communication open. The Calhoun County 911 Board of Directors Thursday accepted the takeover of
Chief Justice: Pre-K money should go to courts
slideshow Money that was set aside to expand Alabama's pre-kindergarten program should have gone to the court system instead, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore said Friday. "They're giving $9.4 million to a program that didn't exist...
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