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5 People Die in Crashes During Labor Day Period

State officials say five people died in traffic accidents over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The Alabama Department of Public Safety said state troopers investigated fatal crashes in Mobile, Elmore and Lauderdale counties. Authorities consider the holiday travel period as 12:01 a.m. Friday to midnight Monday. In 2013, six people died in crashes over the Labor Day weekend.   (Copyright…

Fast-Food Workers Call for Strike in Opelika

Fast-food workers and activists who want a raise in the minimum wage are planning to strike this week in Opelika and elsewhere across the country. The Opelika-Auburn News reports (http://bit.ly/1nwQrly) that representatives with the group “Low Pay is not OK” announced that a strike would take place at 10 a.m. Thursday in Opelika’s Tiger Town area. The group is calling…

Lawsuit Settled in Boy’s Death at Alabama Airport

Relatives of a Kansas boy killed by a falling sign inside Birmingham’s airport are settling a wrongful death lawsuit filed over the accident. The parents and four siblings of 10-year-old Luke Bresette each will receive an undisclosed amount of money from companies that were involved in designing, making and installing the sign under an agreement approved Wednesday in Jefferson County…