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An Alabama State Trooper patrol car turns into wooded area where a plane crashed killing all four people on board after taking off from Walker County Airport - Bevill Field, Sunday June 29, 2008, in Jasper, ...

Federal officials continue to investigate the cause of a small plane crash in Jasper, Ala., that killed a graduate of Dowling Catholic High School, her boyfriend and his parents on Sunday.

Firefighters are getting a leg up on Northern California's biggest wildfires, but are also looking over their shoulders.

Two medical helicopters have collided in midair near a major hospital, killing at least seven people and critically injuring three.

The town of Jasper is mourning the loss of a well-known family. Witnesses who live near Walker County Airport said right after the twin engine Beach Craft took off just before 8 a.m. Sunday, they could hear ...

JASPER -- A small plane crashed Sunday morning shortly after takeoff from the Walker County Airport, killing four people.

JASPER, Ala. - An Alabama sheriff says four people have died after a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff about 40 miles north of Birmingham.

The session of the state legislature that ended in Baton Rouge this week did a hundred great things, a few questionable things, and one truly dumb thing: they gave themselves a massive pay raise.

Mr. and Mrs. John Randy Britton of Birmingham, Alabama announce the engagement of their daughter, Frances Lauren Britton, to Jay Wright Cook, son of Mr.

Last Updated:June 07. 2008 8:34PM Published: June 08. 2008 3:30AM ENLARGE Two weeks ago, I tripped over my roots.

A violent daytime robbery in Jasper left two people injured, one critically. According to Jasper Police Chief Bobby Cain, the suspects entered the Teinda Guatelinda Market on Highway 78 and attacked the owner ...

Sumter County, Ala., had around 34 percent voter turnout for Tuesday primary elections.

Oak Grove resident Greg Robinson plows his all-terrain vehicle through a mud puddle before the races at Off-Road Tuscaloosa on Sunday.

First grader Hannah Grace Howell, left, 6, changes classes with other students at Huntington Place Elementary School in Tuscaloosa County Dec.

Last Updated:May 15. 2008 11:40PM Published: May 16. 2008 3:30AM A lawsuit over the legality of electronic bingo in Walker County has all three branches of government involved in the case, which has more twists ...

“We want to get it into schools. We've got a PowerPoint that goes with it”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published May 18, 2008 12:58 AM CDT A new 16-minute video of images and facts about Walker County will be used to promote the county's tourism and educate local students about ... via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“In fact, we caught all of that stuff up within three months”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published May 11, 2008 2:44 AM CDT Place 1 District Judge Jim Wells said he is running for re-election to a second six-year term, pointing out his experience in helping ... via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“The truck I've got for him is a gas-guzzler, so I've told him he'll have to get a job just to pay for the gas”

JENNIFER WILLIAMS The Daily Mountain Eagle Published May 11, 2008 2:44 AM CDT Temperatures and the price of gas were both on the rise last week in Jasper. via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“If you are aware of any wind damage across Central Alabama, we ask that you please contact your local emergency management office or call our storm reporting hotline at 1-800-856-0758.”

ELANE JONES The Daily Mountain Eagle Published May 12, 2008 10:07 PM CDT Survey teams with the National Weather Service Birmingham Forecast Office have yet to report on their findings from the storms that ... via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“They knew what they were looking for”

Last Updated:May 07. 2008 9:26PM Published: May 08. 2008 3:30AM HALEYVILLE Two arrested in armed robbery Two men have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of Whitman's Serice Station. via Times Daily