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Turkey delivers three modernized F-16 aircrafts to Pakistan
Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS) has delivered three modernized F-16 aircraft to Pakistani Air Forces.

Turkish Defense Industry Undersecretary Murad Bayar said that Turkey and Pakistan have...


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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Scorpio Allies play an important part in the day as the discriminating Moon meets giant Jupiter. Deep feelings and important encounters boost your hopes or dreams. Listen to the advice of friends and...
Private school perspective on charter schools
SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) - All you have to do is give Michele Scott the opportunity and she'll tell you all about Hilltop Montessori School. She's executive director."As a private...
Judge's Orders: Buy flowers, take her to dinner and bowling
Broward County, FL - Check out the video of a Circuit Court judge who issues a very unique order- a man must buy his woman flowers, take her to Red Lobster, and then to bowling in order to be set...
Nick Saban Pebble Beach Pro-Am Times
MONTEREY, CA (WIAT) - Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban will team up with former Alabama golfer Bud Cauley for Pro-Am rounds going through Saturday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am beginning Thursday....
First Cold Front Swings Through
Our Wednesday was full of sunshine and cool air as a few clouds dotted the sky around north and central Alabama. A cold front swinging through is helping to make a few changes for the short term...
State lawmakers face tough session
MONTGOMERY - AL - State lawmakers face many challenges this session. Perhaps the biggest and the one constitutional requirement is the passing of the general fund and education budgets. That will...
Deputies searching for theft suspect discover meth lab.
JEFFERSON COUNTY - AL - Around 2:30 yesterday afternoon deputies received information that a suspect wanted in the recent theft of ATV's in Gardendale was hiding at a home in the 2800 block of...
Gov. Bentley requests public assistance for 3 counties impacted by January storms
MONTGOMERY-AL - Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday announced the state is formally requesting the Federal Emergency Management Agency to authorize the Public Assistance Grant Program to aid...
New member joins Graysville council
Graysville - AL - The Graysville city council has a new member. Kay Erwin, a life long resident of Graysville, joined the council for her first meeting Tuesday night. Her move to office came out...
Ala seeks more federal aid for January tornadoes
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state is seeking more federal aid for three Alabama counties that were hit by tornadoes last month. Gov. Robert Bentley's office says the state is asking the Federal...
Panel says military ID can prove US citizenship
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A House committee took the first step toward making changes to Alabama's tough new immigration law. The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee approved a...
Alabama governor's budgets cut personnel, spending
By PHILLIP RAWLSAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Republican legislative leaders said the state budgets proposed by Alabama's GOP governor Wednesday won't pass because they use...
Mitt Romney's wife to visit Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, is planning a visit to Alabama in advance of the state's presidential primary March 13. Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey,...
Perry Co. approved for aid after January twister
MARION, Ala. (AP) - Officials say residents of Perry County are now eligible for federal disaster assistance from the tornadoes that hit Alabama in January. The west Alabama county joins Chilton and...
Chilton Co. man arrested in mobile home fires
JEMISON, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a Chilton County man is charged with arson after three mobile homes burned in the trailer community where he lives. The state fire marshal's office says...
Funeral for slain Mobile officer draws hundreds
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of a Mobile police officer killed by a robbery suspect last week. The funeral for Officer Steven Green on Wednesday drew law...
Corporal punishment, good or bad?
Spare the rod, spoil the child... That is what a lot of people say. It is not hard to find someone who uses corporal punishment, but how effective is it? Does spanking do more harm than good?A study...
Clean up at Forest Lake to move forward
TUSCALOOSA-AL - Work will proceed in Tuscaloosa on Forest Lake. City council approved a $289,000 agreement to clear storm debris out of the lake. Under the agreement, city taxpayers will take on...
Some now "inhale" their coffee
Move over Red Bull and pour out that venti cup of coffee! Some people now are inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Aeroshot went on the market in January in Massachusetts and New...
Auburn and Alabama rank in top 10 for athletic expenses
It's no secret that Alabamians take our sports - particularly football - pretty seriously. So it's no surprise that a new review of Equality in Athletics data from the U.S. Department of...
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center gets $500K donation
Follow this company Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a $500,000 grant from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama, according to a press release. The foundation has made...
Former Southern Nuclear CEO joins Balch & Bingham
Follow this company LLP, according to a release from the firm. Miller, who was previously an attorney at Balch & Bingham from 1979 to 1994, will work with the firm's energy...
B.L. Harbert promotes several executives
Follow this company LLC has announced several promotions among its executive ranks. The general contractor, which is the second largest in Birmingham with more than $657 million in revenue...
Birmingham ranks 91st for 10-year job growth
Follow this company data by On Numbers reported average annual employment of 405,600 in 2011, which was down from 440,200 in 2001. Birmingham ranks 91st for percentage change over the...
Gambling machines seized in Grayson Valley Tuesday
Just after 11:30 a.m. CT Tuesday, Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office along with investigators from the Attorney General’s Office executed the search warrant at Church...
Birmingham weather service office installing radar to detect tornado debris
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2012 World of Wheels
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)- It is the largest indoor car show in the Southeast! We’re talking rare, classic, and custom automobiles…all on display and they come from all over the country to...
Man dies after becoming entangled in radiology machinery
Hamilton Police are investigating what they say is an accidental death. 62-year old Hugh "Steven" Holland, a radiology technician, was found entangled in a piece of radiology machinery...
Governor Bentley Honors Carson Tinker
MONTGOMERY - AL - AP- Former Alabama long snapper Carson Tinker received a standing ovation as Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley held him up as an example of strength in the face of adversity during his...
BPL Spotlights the Arts of Black History Month
BIRMINGHAM - AL - The Birmingham Public Library celebrates Black History Month with a series of programs on the Arts. February 8: The Alabama School of Fine Arts Music (ASFA) Department will...
Building demolition might have come too soon
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) - The chairwoman of the Anniston Historical Preservation Commission says the city might have violated its own rules when it tore down buildings downtown to make way for a new...
Next Mega Money jackpot worth $550,000
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - No tickets matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number, so the jackpot rolled over to an estimated $550,000 in the Mega Money game, the Florida Lottery said...
Ceremony moved over channel depth concerns
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says the commissioning for the submarine USS Mississippi will be in Pascagoula rather than Gulfport. Mabus, a former Mississippi governor, says in a...
Homicide case begins after child's skull is found
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say they have begun a homicide investigation following the discovery of a child's skull in Opelika. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports...
Day 3 of jury selection in Ala. gambling retrial
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Jury selection for the retrial of Alabama's gambling corruption case is entering its third day in Montgomery. Defense and prosecuting attorneys spent Monday and Tuesday...
Valentine's rally planned at Ala Statehouse
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Opponents of Alabama's law on illegal immigration are planning a Valentine's Day demonstration at the Statehouse in Montgomery. The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant...
Sports Minute: Here is the latest Alabama sports news from The Associated Press
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has picked up its fourth straight win over rival Auburn. JaMychal Green scored 19 points and Trevor Releford added 15 as the Crimson Tide rolled to a 68-50 win over the...
Redstone expands presence with 22nd credit union
According to the Huntsville Times , Joe Newberry, the credit union's president and CEO, said the branch is Redstone's first to be awarded LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
Bentley State of State: Alabama must be lean with spending
Gov. Robert Bentley vowed during his State of the State speech Tuesday to reduce the size of government, oppose tax increases and make sure the state lives within its means in budgets he soon will...
Santorum builds momentum with three wins
Rick Santorum swept three nominating contests held Tuesday, upsetting frontrunner Mitt Romney and injecting new energy into the former Pennsylvania senator's campaign for the Republican...
Dothan residents unhappy with buffer area for development
Although some residents disagree, an attorney for the developer of Cottonwood Corners said Tuesday it is making a good-faith effort to be a good neighbor to a nearby residential...
$100M copper tubing plant planned for Wilcox County
Up to 500 jobs are expected to be created in Wilcox County as a result of a $100 million copper tubing plant planned for Pine Hill by Golden Dragon Copper of...
Gadsden may review licensing for cash advance centers
Councilman Deverick Williams said the Gadsden City Council should consider a one-year moratorium on issuing licenses to businesses that offer check cashing, payday loans and title...
Mobile OKs Publix despite traffic concerns by neighbors
Follow this company grocery store in west Mobile would aggravate already-congested traffic in the area, the Mobile City Council unanimously approved plans for the store on...
Gov. Bentley address issues in his "State-of-the-State" address
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama facing 25 percent budget cut MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's governor says next year's budget for state agencies will be 25 percent less than this year's...
Birmingham-based grocery operator Southern Family Markets to sell its stores
Birmingham-based Southern Family Markets plans to sell its 57 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi to Belle Foods LLC under an agreement announced today by the...
Different takes on State of the State budget outline
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) - Governor Robert Bentley plans to keep his promise not to raise taxes in Alabama, but with the state facing a 25-30% budget shortfall there will be cuts. Bentley would like...
Fight Between Church and Homeowners Continues
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - Misti Bartlett and her neighbors have been fighting for months to keep Enon Baptist Church from growing in-between their historic homes."We’re happy out their...
State of State Address
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) - Governor Robert Bentley lays out his plans Tuesday night in his State of the State address from the Alabama State Capitol Building.Bentley says if the Alabama residents and...