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    Vulcan celebrating 109th birthday next month

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    Go ahead and make plans now to attend what's called the biggest birthday bash in Birmingham. Vulcan, the world's largest cast iron statue, needs help blowing out his birthday candles. More>>

    Red Cross Survey: people unclear about how to stay safe in water

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    "Even though nearly two-thirds of families with small children plan on swimming in areas without lifeguards this summer, many people don't know the right thing to do in water emergencies. More>>

    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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    • National

    • In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.
      In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.

    • 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, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from...

    • Investigators will look closely at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the commuter train derailment and collision outside New York City that left dozens injured. Meanwhile, the focus begins to...
      Tens of thousands of commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter rail line crippled by a derailment and crash.
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    • International

    • Seven members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants have appeared in a video posted on the Internet, urging the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands.
      Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their...

    • Syrian activists say government airstrikes and heavy shelling of a strategic town near the Lebanese border have killed at least 16 people, including rebel fighters.
      Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running...

    • Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country.
      Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes...
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