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Second Woman Dies From Crash on September 9 in Autauga County

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State troopers say that a second woman has died in a fatal accident occurred in early September. Troopers say the two-vehicle crash happened just after 5:00AM on Thursday, September 9 on U.S. 82 near mile marker 135 in Autauga County. 50-year-old Petra Altenhofen, of Montgomery, was driving a 2004 Ford Explorer when she crossed the center line, colliding head-on with…

GM Extends Summer Shutdown at Two Car Plants as Demand Falls

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

General Motors is extending the normal two-week summer shutdown at two U.S. car factories because of slumping demand. Union officials say the Lordstown, Ohio, plant near Cleveland and the Fairfax plant in Kansas City, Kansas, will close for as long as five weeks in June and July. The summer shutdown normally lasts two weeks. Lordstown makes the Chevrolet Cruze compact…