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• Lawsuit Accuses Pastor of Insurance Fraud

  Christina Cole | March 14, 2007 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  An insurance company has filed a lawsuit against a prominent Denver minister and four affiliate church groups, for fraud alleging they filed fraudulent life insurance claims on the behalf of parishioners.AIG Life Insurance Co. claims a Reverend and other co-defendants acquired a group life insurance policy on behalf of 315 people and falsified paperwork to safeguard that any claim payments would...

• Yankee's Andy Phillips Mother in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | March 03, 2007 1:27 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Yankee's first baseman, Andy Phillips, left camp Wednesday after being notified that his mother was involved in a serious car crash in Alabama.While the team didn't release many details, they did report the accident involved a truck and she is in intensive care in serious condition. These past couple of years has been tough for Phillips, whose wife underwent treatment for cancer last year after...

• Man Dies after being Hit by Car on UA Campus

  Christina Cole | February 23, 2007 2:41 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Saturday afternoon, a Cullman resident was killed when he was hit by a car.A University of Alabama spokesperson said campus police got a call at 6:19pm regarding a pedestrian who had been struck by a car in front of the coliseum.The man was transported to DCH Regional Medical Center where he later died.The driver was at the scene, speaking with the police and the investigation is still ongoing.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Alabama Trooper

  Christina Cole | February 15, 2007 6:47 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  An Alabama State Trooper is due back in court regarding the shooting death of a Shelby County man.The family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the trooper who shot and killed her son in 2004. A grand jury decided in May 2005, the trooper should not face charges in his death.The Plaintiff is suing the Trooper and eight other Department of Public Safety employees, seeking a jury trail for...

• Train vs Car Accident

  Christina Cole | February 08, 2007 8:34 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  A person was injured in the third train verse car accident. The driver tried to outrun a train, police said.The train hit the car from behind, pushing it to the roadside. The driver was taken to the hospital but he his injuries were not serious or life threatening.

• Police Investigating Hit-and-Run Accident

  Christina Cole | January 30, 2007 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Former Auburn student was involved in a hit-and-run accident on South College Street on Sunday morning.Erin Klein, 22, was leaving Bodega with her boyfriend Cory Kuczynski and their friends when Klein was hit crossing College Street while making her way to her car, that was parked behind Mellow Mushroom."I was walking back to my car across the street and as soon as I turned back around, I heard...

• Storage Trunks Recalled by Home Decorators Collection

  Christina Cole | January 25, 2007 8:08 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Home Decorators Collection is recalling approximately 500 leather suitcase trunks due to an entrapment and suffocation hazard.The trunk's exterior clasp can lock unexpectedly when the trunk lid is closed. If a child were to climb inside the trunk, he or she might not be able to open the truck from inside, causing an entrapment and suffocation hazard.The recalled trunks are leather bound and they...

• Glen Davis in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | January 16, 2007 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Hours after LSU's 66-49 victory over Connecticut - Glen Davis, Tiger forward, was involved in a car accident early Sunday morning and taken to Baton Rouge Hospital.LSU coach John Brady said Davis was released from the hospital Sunday morning and would be able to participate in a no-contact walkthrough Sunday night to prepare for LSU's Southeastern Conference opener in Alabama on Tuesday...

• Brooklyn Express Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled

  Christina Cole | January 10, 2007 8:16 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Seena International is recalling approximately 45,000 children's hooded sweatshirts that have drawstrings. The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood, posing a risk of strangulation to the child wearing them. The garments are not in compliance with federal guidelines to help children from strangling or getting tangled around the neck and waist by drawstrings in upper garments like that...

• Fog Causes 3 Car Accident

  Christina Cole | January 05, 2007 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  The dense early morning fog was a trigger in a three car accident. Archer County Sheriff Ed Daniels says that a large truck was traveling north on the highway and the driver was unable to see the stop sign up ahead until it was too late to stop. When he crossed through the intersection he crashed with a Ford F-350 pickup. The crash caused the larger truck to roll over and hit into a car parked...