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Opelika, Alabama is located in Lee County. Zip codes in Opelika, AL include 36801, 36804, and 36802. More Opelika information.

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Mother of slain infant testifies in Opelika capital murder, rape, sodomy trial

Carol Moore took the witness stand Thursday and sobbed and covered her eyes as she saw a photograph of the injuries to her 7-month-old son during a capital murder trial, the Opelika-Auburn News reports.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Mobile Register Online

Does Auburn pay whites more than blacks? Workers file complaint

Auburn University is reviewing complaints by a group of employees alleging they are paid less than co-workers of a different race who perform the same job, the Opelika-Auburn News reports.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

WSFA-TV Montgomery

3 men accused of invading Ala. home with machetes

Lee County Sheriff's officers have arrested two men and are looking for a third suspected of robbing a home while armed with machetes and a hatchet.

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Alabama Live

Architect Julian Jenkins gets 3 years probation in Alabama 2-year-colleges corruption case

Julian Jenkins originally was accused of bribing former system Chancellor Roy Johnson.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

WIAT-TV Birmingham

Auburn visiting scholar in critical condition

A person who answered the phone at Columbus Regional Medical Center Saturday said 35-year-old Shou Ju Chen was still in critical condition.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Mobile Register Online

Auburn band holds vigil for Sarah Anderson, Baldwin County freshman killed in wreck

Auburn University band members gathered on their practice field Thursday night with candles instead of instruments to remember Sarah Anderson, the 19-year-old Roberstdale, Ala., freshman killed in a one-vehicle accident Tuesday .

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Alabama Live

Tropical Storm Ida drops nearly as much rain in Opelika as Mobile and Foley combined

The weather service is reporting some impressive rainfall totals from Tropical Storm Ida in Alabama.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Tuscaloosa News

Tuscaloosa faces Auburn in Toys for Tots campaign

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:21 p.m. From today through Nov.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

The Daily Sentinel

Campbell to moderate AU forum

Scottsboro native Jeremy Campbell is scheduled to moderate the Alabama Gubernatorial Forum 2010 today at Auburn University.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Mobile Register Online

Alabama soldier who died in non-combat Kuwait accident remembered for his pride, service

Adrian L. Avila: 19-year-old who died Oct. 29 of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related accident while in Kuwait.

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WIAT-TV Birmingham

Landfill Search For Baby Called Off

Montgomery police have suspended a landfill search for the body of a baby they believe was placed in the trash.

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Opelika-Auburn News

Opelika police arrest suspect in Dollar General robbery

Opelika police arrested Gredarius Stefan Brooks, 17, of Lanett at 11:30 a.m. Friday and charged him with four counts of robbery, said Opelika police Capt.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Funeral for Ala. National Guardsman to be held in Opelika, burial in Georgia

Funeral services are scheduled Friday for a member of a Fort Payne-based Army National Guard unit killed in Kuwait.

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Alabama Live

Montgomery police search for possible infant's body shifts from Lee...

A search by Montgomery police for an infant's body ended this afternoon at a Lee County landfill in Salem and moved on to a landfill at Tallassee, west of Lee County, the Opelika-Auburn News reports.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

KansasCity.com

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,357

As of Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at least 4,357 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action.

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Prattville Progress

Steve Flowers: Wallace wins governorship yet again after 'Fumbling Fob' elects not to run

As George Wallace presumably faded into the sunset, Fob James took the reigns of Alabama state government in January of 1979.

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WCTV Tallahassee

Ala. Landfill Searched for Baby's Body

Major Huey Thornton told the Opelika-Auburn News Tuesday night that officers will meet Wednesday to discuss their next steps.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

New York Times

Names of the Dead

The Department of Defense has identified 4,346 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war.

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WSFA-TV Montgomery

Possible foul play in Montgomery infant death

There is the possiblity of foul play in the death of a Montgomery infant. According to Montgomery Police, on the 19th of October a female, 26 or 27 years old, showed up at her doctor's office about to deliver a baby.

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Alabama Live

Auburn radio personality-columnist found dead Monday

OPELIKA, Ala. -- An Auburn radio personality and newspaper columnist has been found dead of natural causes.

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