St Clair County News

The state Department of Veterans Affairs has been given the go-ahead to build a new veterans home facility in Pell City.

Birmingham, AL - No "free space" here, but obviously a lot of empty space in Central Alabama since two recent bingo rulings.

Following the deadliest month in Afghanistan, more Alabama soldiers are heading overseas.

The Moody City Council will get a closer look this week at a new business in Moody that will bring a new concept in sports known as 'drifting' to the area.

"I think at this point that electronic bingo, if it's not dead, it's certainly gasping for breath." That's Birmingham City Councilor Valerie Abbott's thoughts on electronic bingo in the state after an order today outlaws the machines in Walker County.

Area officials agree education is the key toward combating animal cruelty through neglect.

The question of whether organized gambling interests can come into communities and run slot machine casinos under the guise of "electronic bingo" is now in the hands of the Alabama Supreme Court.

A Pinson man's body was found in a burned car in St. Clair County. Authorities today identified the body of a man found in the trunk of a charred car in St.

The City of Leeds Zoning Board of Adjustments will hold public hearings Tuesday October 27, 2009 5:00 p.m. At Leeds Civic Center meeting room to consider the following: 20091001: A request by Gary Spradley of 1822 Tyler Circle to be allowed to keep a carport that was installed behind his residence.

Authorities have not yet fully identified the burned body discovered Friday morning in a wooded area near Prescott, according to The Daily Home newspaper.

A 36-year-old Ashville man was killed and two other people injured in a two-vehicle wreck Sunday morning on US 231 in St.

St. Clair County officials are investigating after a body was found in the trunk of a burnt car.

Investigators in St. Clair County are on the scene of a possible homicide. A person walking their dog in a heavily wooded area today found a burned car with a body in the trunk, said St.

Those who drive down Highway 411 in Moody on mornings or afternoons during the school year are aware of the dangers they face at the intersection of High School Drive.

A Tennessee company said work will begin in the next 30 days on a $55 million road improvement project on Interstate 20 in St.

Three people have pleaded guilty in the death of a disabled Ashville man whose burned body was found on top of Chandler Mountain in Steele.

An ordinance that would allow electronic bingo in Prichard could help pump money into the city's depleted pension fund.

Clair County mother. Friends of Kelley Henderson Howard have matched Governor Bob Riley's $5,000 reward, taking the total amount to $10,000 for information in Howard's disappearance.

Bradley Wright, 33, of Ragland was killed in a single-vehicle crash this morning on St.

Pell City, AL - Another gambling hall has been raided. This time it happened in St.