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The State of Alabama, also known as the "Heart of Dixie," is a state located in the Southern United States of America. Alabama is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. The twenty-second state admitted to the Union, Alabama seceded from the union in 1861 to become part of the Confederate States of America. Following the Civil War Alabama was readmitted to the union in 1868.
Until World War II, Alabama, like many Southern states, remained mired in poverty. In the years following the war, Alabama emerged as a growing economic power as the economy of the state transitioned from agriculture to diversified interests in heavy manufacturing, mineral extraction, education, and high technology. Today, the state is heavily invested in the aerospace, education, health care, banking, and various heavy industries including automobile manufacturing and mineral extraction and steel production and fabrication.
Alabama is officially nicknamed the Yellowhammer state. The capital is Montgomery and the largest city is Birmingham.

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UAB gets state OK to add 30 psychiatric beds

Oct 15, 2008 6:37 pm

UAB Hospital won state approval today from health regulators to add 30 psychiatric beds to its current 78 beds used to hospitalize mental health patients. Approval of the $3.4 million project will mak...

Country's top group helps build Birmingham playground

Oct 15, 2008 6:37 pm

Rascal Flatts pitching in as KaBoom! playground goes up at Princeton Elementary. Jerry Ayres/Birmingham NewsToni Prince admires artwork on a globe by Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus at a playground projec...

Recount confirms Murphy is mayor of Pelham

Oct 15, 2008 5:12 pm

Results of today's recount of Pelham's Oct. 7 runoff election confirms the new mayor is Don Murphy. Murphy's challenger, Gary Waters, asked for the recount because the margin of the vote was slim. I...

State OKs Children's Hospital expansion

Oct 15, 2008 4:57 pm

Children's should start construction in the spring on the new $483 million hospital. The project will add 57 beds to the Children's license, from 275 to 332 beds. State health regulators approved this...

Federal Transportation Department announces new safety rules for school buses at Alabama press conference

Oct 15, 2008 4:10 pm

New rules effective in 2011DEATSVILLE -- New national guidelines for safer school buses were announced today by the U.S. Department of Transportation at an Autauga County press conference. The key fe...

Today's eye-openers: Highlights from Wednesday's Birmingham News

Oct 15, 2008 1:56 pm

Turning up the heat on fire training in Moody. Jeffco's bid for federal bailout help rejected. Follow an amazing kayak quest. Man shot dead by off-duty officer had record. NCAA graduation success ra...

Student hit by car on Wenonah Road

Oct 15, 2008 1:49 pm

Officers from the Birmingham Police Department's West Precinct this morning responded to a report of a student struck on Wenonah Road. Few details were available, and dispatchers did not know the ext...

Classes resume at Helena Intermediate School

Oct 15, 2008 12:56 pm

Students missed four days of school because of sewer pumping-station malfunction.Students are back in class today at Helena Intermediate School after missing four days because a city-owned pumping sta...

High in mid-80s today; rain possible Thursday

Oct 15, 2008 12:43 pm

The National Weather Service predicts a sunny, warm day, with highs near 84. Around 5 p.m., winds from the south will become calm. Tonight will be mostly clear with lows near 58. Thursday night br...

Forecast: Wednesday will feel like summer weather

Oct 15, 2008 1:00 am

A cool night lies ahead for the Birmingham area, but temperatures will feel more like summer on Wednesday.The National Weather Service forecast a high of 86 on Wednesday in Birmingham. The normal high...

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

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Shaw picks up sheriff's endorsement

Oct 15, 2008 5:17 pm

MONTGOMERY -- The Republican nominee for a seat on the Alabama Supreme Court on Wednesday picked up the endorsement of Baldwin County Sheriff Hoss Mack. Mack joined the 8,700-member Alabama Fraternal ...

AAA: Gasoline prices continue to tumble

Oct 15, 2008 4:18 pm

Prices at the gasoline pumps are still tumbling. According to AAA, the statewide average for a gallon of regular is down about a nickel overnight to $3.15. That's 3 cents higher than the national aver...

U.S. announces new safety rules for smaller school buses

Oct 15, 2008 4:02 pm

DEATSVILLE - The U.S. deputy transportation secretary this morning announced news rules to improve school bus safety that will take effect in fall 2009. Deputy Secretary Thomas Barrett said the new re...

Nissan recalls vehicles over air bag concerns

Oct 15, 2008 3:47 pm

WASHINGTON -- Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday it was recalling more than 200,000 vehicles to fix a sensor system that could affect the car's passenger side air bag. Nissan said the recall includes 140...

Murder/suicide at Huntsville Hospital

Oct 15, 2008 11:47 am

Huntsville police say a man walked into Huntsville Hospital late Tuesday night, shot his wife then turned the gun on himself. Officers were called to the fifth floor of the hospital at 10:35 p.m. to a...

Fire destroys Huntsville home overnight

Oct 15, 2008 11:32 am

Huntsville firefighters were called to a home at 500 Jeffery Drive early this morning. Firefighters found the home engulfed in flames when they arrived. A family member told me that the homeowner was ...

Video: Let's do the Time Warp again

Oct 15, 2008 10:18 am

Go teamers go all out to celebrate the new production of "Rocky Horror Picture Show"

Wednesday's weather forecast

Oct 15, 2008 10:18 am

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind. Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorm...

Wednesday's Huntsville police blotter

Oct 15, 2008 10:17 am

Unless otherwise indicated, the following incidents were reported to Huntsville police Monday and Tuesday. In items with incomplete addresses, police withheld the information: North precinct " A ...

Wednesday's road watch

Oct 15, 2008 10:17 am

HUNTSVILLE A road widening project at Gate 9 of Redstone Arsenal is expected to cause some traffic delays for about two months. The U.S. Army Garrison's Department of Public Works is removing part of ...

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