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Latest Alabama news, sports, business and entertainmentAUBURN SHOOTINGS Suspect sought in Auburn shooting that killed 3 AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Court records show the man suspected in a weekend party shooting that killed three people and wounded three others was previously arrested on charges involving guns and twice sued for child support. Authorities were searching Monday for 22-year-old Desmonte Leonard of Montgomery. He is accused of opening fire Saturday night at an apartment complex near Auburn University after getting into a fight with some of the victims over a woman. He faces three counts of capital murder. Two of those slain were former players for the school's powerhouse football program. Auburn Police Chief Tommy Dawson said Leonard fled the scene in a white Chevrolet that he abandoned on the way back to Montgomery, about 55 miles away. They believed he was in the Montgomery area. ALABAMA-MOORE SUIT Fed court sends Ala. art case back to lower court ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court in Atlanta has ruled that a lower court should take another look at a case involving an artist known for drawing iconic images of University of Alabama sporting events. In a ruling released Monday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld parts of a lower court's ruling, reversed others and sent the case back to a district court. The University of Alabama had claimed that Daniel Moore's artwork violates the school's trademark rights. The Birmingham artist and the university had a falling out around 2000. Five years later, Alabama sued Moore. In Monday's ruling, the appeals court sided with the lower court regarding some of the artworks, but reversed its decisions regarding others. It sent the case back to the district court for further proceedings. JACKSON COUNTY-FEMA Jackson County's Katrina debt forgiven (Information in the following story is from: The Sun Herald, http://www.sunherald.com) PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — The government has forgiven $10.5 million that Jackson County borrowed after Hurricane Katrina from FEMA's Community Disaster Loan program. The Sun Herald reports that the announcement came Monday during the county board of supervisors' meeting. Over the years, the debt had grown to $12.6 million with interest. In a previous round of consideration, FEMA forgave $2.8 million. Since then the county changed the way it assessed its Hurricane Katrina financial damage. FEMA has forgiven similar loans for Hancock and Harrison counties. After Katrina, FEMA offered the county up to $14 million as part of a special Community Disaster Loan. It borrowed $10.5 million and has not repaid that or the interest. ALABAMA WEATHER NWS: More rain headed to waterlogged south Alabama MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Forecasters say more heavy rain is pelting south Alabama, where some roads remain closed after a weekend drenching. The National Weather Service says areas north of the coast could receive as much as 2 inches of rain an hour on Monday, creating a threat for more flooding. The rain is expected to last through Tuesday. The downpours come with some roads still closed after a weekend of heavy rains in Mobile County, where the airport has received more than 10 inches of rain since Friday. Shelters are open for people who might be flooded out of their homes in Baldwin County and Escambia County, Fla. The weather service says western Pensacola near the Alabama line received nearly 22 inches of rain over the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. Monday. ALABAMA-MOORE SUIT Fed court sends Ala. art case back to lower court ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court in Atlanta has ruled that a lower court should take another look at a case involving an artist known for drawing iconic images of University of Alabama sporting events. In a ruling released Monday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld parts of a lower court's ruling, reversed others and sent the case back to a district court. The University of Alabama had claimed that Daniel Moore's artwork violates the school's trademark rights. The Birmingham artist and the university had a falling out around 2000. Five years later, Alabama sued Moore. In Monday's ruling, the appeals court sided with the lower court regarding some of the artworks, but reversed its decisions regarding others. It sent the case back to the district court for further proceedings. AUBURN SHOOTINGS-APARTMENTS Auburn apartments scene of earlier shooting AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — The Auburn apartments were three people were shot to death and three others were wounded over the weekend was the scene of another shooting in April. A man armed with an assault rifle allegedly opened fire on a police tactical team as officers carried out a search warrant at University Heights apartments in April. No one was hurt, but officer seized weapons, cash and a pound of marijuana. Police identified the alleged shooter in the April gunfire as a 21-year-old man, who was charged with four counts of attempted murder and drug possession. Three other men were arrested on drug charges; police identified them as students from Tuskegee University. Six people were shot at the same apartment complex late Saturday, three fatally. POWERTECH-JOBS Job fair planned to help fill Georgia positions (Information in the following story is from: Opelika-Auburn News, http://www.oanow.com/) OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama career center is helping a west Georgia manufacturer with its goal of filling 130 positions. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that West Point, Ga.-based Powertech America Inc. hopes to fill the positions on its production and maintenance teams and in other areas including purchasing, accounting and quality control. The Goodwill Career Center in Opelika is hosting the job fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday. Officials say the positions require a high school diploma or GED. Opelika is about 25 miles southwest of West Point. CIVIL WAR-MYSTERY GIRLS Civil War photos: Help sought to solve old mystery RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Museum of the Confederacy in Virginia is hoping to identify two little girls whose photographic images were found amid crumpled bodies on Civil War battlefields. Each is posed primly on chairs, ringlets cascading past the rouged cheeks of one, the other dressed in a frilly hoop dress. One photograph was found between two dead soldiers, the other in a soldier's haversack. No one knows their identities nor the stories they might tell. The Richmond museum is releasing the images of the two girls and six other photographs that were found on Civil War battlefields or passed on before battle. All of the subjects remain unknown. The museum is releasing the photos in a long-shot bid that someone might recognize a familial resemblance or make a connection to the battlefield where they were found. RETIRING CLERK Alabama House clerk retiring after 21 years (Information in the following story is from: The Birmingham News, http://www.al.com/birminghamnews) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The clerk of Alabama's state House of Representatives is getting ready to retire after 21 years in that job. Since 1991, Greg Pappas has overseen a staff of 60 employees who keep the official records of proceedings in the House. The position also makes him an adviser to the House speaker on rules and parliamentary procedure. The Birmingham News reports (http://bit.ly/KYktil ) Pappas plans to retire by September. He's been working for state House since 1975, long before he was clerk. Pappas says his job has allowed him to meet some fascinating people including polio vaccine inventor Jonas Salk and "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee. He says former Gov. George Wallace was the most interesting political figure he has met. HURRICANE CENTER-DIRECTOR New hurricane center head turned fear into career MIAMI (AP) — Hurricanes used to frighten the National Hurricane Center's new director when he was growing up in Florida and Texas. Rick Knabb understands tropical storm systems better now, but he says he still doesn't like their howling winds. He says being prepared with supplies and a secured home helps ease his concerns long before a storm nears land. Knabb urges coastal residents to get ready for hurricanes now instead of waiting for storm warnings to be posted. Knabb took over at the hurricane center in Miami from Bill Read, who retired June 1 after four years as director. He's returning to Florida after two years at The Weather Channel. Two tropical storms have already formed off the U.S. coast this year. The six-month Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30. DORM DEMOLITION University of Alabama to demolish 43-year-old dorm (Information in the following story is from: The Tuscaloosa News, http://www.tuscaloosanews.com) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama will see a different sort of fireworks this Fourth of July — the sort intended for demolition rather than celebration. University spokeswoman Cathy Andreen says July 4 is the date officials have chosen for the demolition of Rose Towers, a 13-story dormitory building on the campus' northern edge. The Tuscaloosa News reports the 750-bed dorm has been in service at the university since 1969. School officials approved tearing it down last year to make room for the second phase of the North Bluff Residential Community. That development includes new student housing with four and two-bedroom apartments centered around common living rooms and community kitchens. |
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