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    Group recounts dramatic flooding rescue and expected Hwy 280 congestion tops morning news

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    Alabama's 13 Ashley Roberts has your morning news for Sunday, May 19, 2013. Click on the video to get your morning headlines. More>>

    Saturday PM Headlines: Mother nature pounds some harder than others Video included

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    Hilary Golston brings you the latest news and weather headlines from Saturday, 5.18.13. More>>

    4 rescued from rising waters at Clay Co. gold camp

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    Four people were rescued from the Alabama Gold Camp's rising waters in Clay County's, Lineville Alabama, Saturday. More>>

    Third suspect arrested in Tuscaloosa burglary

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    A third burglary suspect has been arrested following a Friday residence robbery. More>>

    Police: Woman whose car crashed in Hoover lake died at hospital

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    Police say she was transported to Brookwood Hospital after the accident, but did not survive. As we first reported this morning, the accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday at Star Lake in Hoover. More>>

    Saving Grace Animal Rescue working to find good, caring home for Mr. T

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    Saving Grace Animal Rescue is a Christian-based, nonprofit organization that helps others by helping animals. More>>

    Construction worker describes terrifying ordeal with robbery suspects

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    Police officers are searching for robbery suspects in east Birmingham Friday. More>>

    NWS Huntsville did confirm 2 EF-0 tracks

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    NWS Huntsville did confirm 2 EF-0 tracks. One storm produced the EF-0 in Athens (peak winds 75mph), picked up and then touched down again nearer Elkmont (also EF-0 with peak speeds 70mph). More>>

    Hoover woman rescued from lake and flooding rain tops Saturday morning news

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    Alabama's 13 Ashley Roberts and Harmony Mendoza have your morning headlines for 5.18.13. Click on the video for your headlines. More>>

    Woman rescued in Hoover after car goes into a lake

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    Just after 9:30 p.m. Friday, Hoover Police and Fire Departments responded to reports of a vehicle in Star Lake in Hoover.
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    Alabama's unemployment rate for April dips to 6.9% Video included

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    Good news on the jobless front in Alabama. The state's preliminary April unemployment rate fall to 6.9%, down from March's 7.2%. More>>

    Trinity gets green light to open Hwy. 280 hospital

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    After a lengthy battle, Trinity Medical Center finally got the green light to work towards moving to their Highway 280 location. The Supreme Court of Alabama today denied requests for further arguments More>>

    B-29 Superfortress stopped in Birmingham for weekend stay

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    FIFI, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, arrived in the Magic City Thursday evening, for a weekend stay at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. More>>

    Vestavia Hills school gets national recognition

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    The staff and students at Vestavia Hills Elementary East celebrated their distinction as a National School of Character. More>>

    Illegal gambling operation busted in Birmingham Friday Video included

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    An undercover operation led to many arrests and property seizures of an illegal gambling operation in Birmingham. More>>

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    • Saturday, May 18 2013 9:02 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:02:07 GMT
      The No. 18 Auburn men's golf team advanced to the NCAA Championship after tying for second at the NCAA Columbus Regional.
      The No. 18 Auburn men's golf team advanced to the NCAA Championship after tying for second at the NCAA Columbus Regional.

    • Saturday, May 18 2013 8:51 PM EDT2013-05-19 00:51:49 GMT
      Auburn's first-round matchup with Alabama will be its first meeting against its in-state foe at the SEC Tournament since the 2010 Tournament.
      Auburn's first-round matchup with Alabama will be its first meeting against its in-state foe at the SEC Tournament since the 2010 Tournament.

    • Friday, May 17 2013 7:50 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:50:32 GMT
      The game of golf can be tough on you mentally. But what the Auburn Women's Golf team is going through right now is simply brutal, after finding out their head coach Kim Evans has ovarian cancer. Despite
      The game of golf can be tough on you mentally, but what the Auburn Women's Golf team is going through right now is simply brutal.
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    • It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials...
      It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.

    • President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.
      President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.

    • Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade.
      Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade. Investigators were looking into whether the motorist had...
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    • Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.
      Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.

    • Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and...
      Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost...

    • Several Iranian newspapers are citing a senior Revolutionary Guard commander as warning his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after the June 14 presidential election.
      A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest...
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    • Saturday, May 18 2013 5:38 PM EDT2013-05-18 21:38:36 GMT
      Four people were rescued from the Alabama Gold Camp's rising waters in Clay County's, Lineville Alabama, Saturday. The people were prospecting for gold and doing what's called "primitive camping." Campers
      Four people were rescued from the Alabama Gold Camp's rising waters in Clay County's, Lineville Alabama, Saturday.

    • Sunday, May 19 2013 1:05 AM EDT2013-05-19 05:05:42 GMT
      Hilary Golston brings you the latest news and weather headlines from Saturday, 5.18.13.
      Hilary Golston brings you the latest news and weather headlines from Saturday, 5.18.13.

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      Paris Jackson joined Alabama's 13 as a reporter in January 2011. Her passion for news influenced her decision to move across county from KEZI-TV, the ABC affiliate in Eugene, Ore., to the South. She's
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