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    Shoal Creek Valley tornado survivors extend their compassions to Moore, OK victims

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    The residents of Shoal Creek Valley are feeling sympathy and compassion for those impacted by the EF-5 tornado that hit Moore, OK yesterday. After the April 27, 2011 tore through the valley and claimed More>>

    Operation Safe Summer cracks down on criminals in Calhoun County

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    Law enforcement officials from Calhoun County announced the results of a recent crackdown on crime Tuesday. More>>

    Professors: Growth rings indicate Auburn Oaks were 83-85 years old when removed in April

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    Growth rings from the base of Auburn University's live oak at Toomer's Corner have revealed the tree's age of 83-85 years old at the time the trees were removed April 23. More>>

    Toomer’s for Tuscaloosa reaching out to Oklahoma

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    In the aftermath of Monday's massive tornado in Oklahoma, Toomer's for Tuscaloosa is reaching out to help those affected.
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    Female found with bag over head in Pleasant Grove

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    Tuesday morning, a female was found alive with a plastic grocery bag over her head near a cemetery in Pleasant Grove.
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    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:20:40 GMT
      Seventh-seeded Alabama scored three times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the 10th-seeded Auburn Tigers in the first round of the SEC Baseball Tournament
      Seventh-seeded Alabama scored three times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the 10th-seeded Auburn Tigers in the first round of the SEC Baseball Tournament
    • Monday, May 20 2013 11:41 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:41:16 GMT
      The Auburn baseball team, seeded 10th, will face a familiar foe in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament as it is set to face seventh-seeded and in-state rival Alabama on Tuesday at the Hoover Met.
      The Auburn baseball team, seeded 10th, will face a familiar foe in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament as it is set to face seventh-seeded and in-state rival Alabama on Tuesday at the Hoover Met.
    • 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.
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    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:20:40 GMT
      Seventh-seeded Alabama scored three times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the 10th-seeded Auburn Tigers in the first round of the SEC Baseball Tournament
      Seventh-seeded Alabama scored three times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the 10th-seeded Auburn Tigers in the first round of the SEC Baseball Tournament
    • Monday, May 20 2013 11:41 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:41:16 GMT
      The Auburn baseball team, seeded 10th, will face a familiar foe in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament as it is set to face seventh-seeded and in-state rival Alabama on Tuesday at the Hoover Met.
      The Auburn baseball team, seeded 10th, will face a familiar foe in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament as it is set to face seventh-seeded and in-state rival Alabama on Tuesday at the Hoover Met.
    • Monday, May 20 2013 8:07 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:07:26 GMT
      In theory, you're not supposed to have a lot of confidence going into your conference tournament after you dropped two of three in your last series of the regular season. But for the Alabama Crimson Tide,
      In theory, you're not supposed to have a lot of confidence going into your conference tournament after you dropped two of three in your last series of the regular season.
    • National

    • Authorities on Tuesday released nearly 600 photos that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others.
      Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that Jared Lee Loughner carried with him as he...
    • When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than...
      Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution to spending the rest...
    • Students who survived the powerful tornado in Oklahoma are recounting moments of fear and acts of bravery by their teachers.
      The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.
    • International

    • Egyptian security officials say they have deployed additional military and police, along with helicopters and rocket launchers, to the northern Sinai Peninsula as part of a buildup in response to the kidnapping of...
      Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants.
    • Lawmakers are asking Myanmar President Thein Sein (tane sane) to free nearly 250 political prisoners.
      Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's...
    • U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them...
      The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,...
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