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UAB, Medical Center to Raise Hourly Minimum Wage to $11

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham and its affiliated hospital system are planning to raise the hourly minimum wage for employees next month. UAB officials said in a statement Monday that the hourly minimum wage will rise to $11 starting with the pay period beginning on March 20. UAB officials say more than 1,100 employees will see the change reflected…

Gov. Robert Bentley Appoints Two to Alabama Ethics Commission

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Gov. Robert Bentley has made two appointments to the Alabama Ethics Commission. AL.com reports Shelby County attorney Frank “Butch” Ellis Jr. and former Montgomery County Circuit Judge Charles Price were appointed to the five-member board last week. The appointments take effect upon confirmation by the state Senate. Ellis fills the seat vacated by Virginia Larkin Martin, who resigned in December, while…

Alabama Police Officer Charged with Sodomy Resigns

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Authorities say a Rainbow City police officer has resigned after he was jailed on a felony charge of first-degree sodomy. Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said in a news release Monday that 45-year-old Capt. David Chase Jenkins was arrested Saturday. He said the crime occurred while Jenkins was off-duty. Rainbow City Police Chief Greg Carroll said that Jenkins resigned from…

Three Elmore Co. Residents Charged with Drug Possession, Child Endangerment

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Three Elmore County residents are now facing numerous drug and child endangerment charges stemming from two different drug operations. On January 27th, the Central Alabama Drug Task Force arrested Holley Clearly at her home in Elmore. She was charged with Trafficking of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Clearly’s 14-month-old son was at…

Alabama Launches Electronic Voter Registration System

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Alabama has launched an online voter registration system ahead of the state’s March 1 primary. Secretary of State John Merrill said in a statement Monday that the electronic application is meant to improve the accuracy of voter rolls and offer security and convenience to voters. Applicants must have a valid Alabama driver’s license or identification card, be 18 or older…

Woman Abducted from Home in Vestavia Hills

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Police in a Birmingham, Alabama, suburb are searching for a Missouri couple after they say a gunman entered a home and forced a woman into the family’s SUV, which was then stolen. Vestavia Hills police said in a statement that the suspects later dropped the abducted woman off at a hospital following the Sunday morning home invasion. Police say the…

Warm Winter Days, Strong Storms Possible Late Tuesday

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THE LAST DAY OF JANUARY: It is hard to believe we are already a twelfth of the way through 2016, and we are saying goodbye to January. The current air mass in place over the state is not helping much either as this last day of January, feels more like the last day of March. After the cool start this…

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