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Unemployment Aid Lowest in 14 Years

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid dropped to the lowest level in 14 years last week, the latest signal that companies are cutting few workers and hiring could remain healthy.      The Labor Department says weekly applications for unemployment aid fell 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 264,000, the lowest level since April 2000. Given…

Pike Co Authorities Investigating Two Car Accident

From the Troy Newsroom… Pike County authorities are investigating a two car accident. They say the accident happened on Pike County road 22-04 near Goshen about 10:30 this morning. Where one car crashed into a tree. Police say two people were taken to the hospital. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.   Categories: News, Troy

UAB Investigating Robbery and Sexual Assault on Campus

This video is no longer available.In news from Across Alabama… Campus police at UAB are investigating a robbery and sexual assault in a campus parking garage. Police say the man in this picture robbed four students at gunpoint in a parking deck on 16th Street around 10:30 Monday night. AL.com is reporting the four students were forced to remove their…