Local News

• Consolidation has CSC 'poised to grow'
Defense contractor CSC is consolidating its local operations at The Offices at Bridge Street, company officials said Tuesday.

• Showers to clear out quickly
3 inches of rain at airport; some schools open late

• American Airlines sued over long trip
Return from Cancun took 28 hours, man says

• Morgan man held in baby girl's death
4-month-old was victim of shaking, sheriff says

• Stolen puppy back at shelter, set to go home
Woman who took adopted dog faces arrest today

• Arab City Council OKs slimmer budget for '09
Tax revenue down in fall; no alcohol sales included yet

• Arab teens rescued after Jeep swept away in rain
It took emergency personnel almost an hour to get to two Arab teenagers who were swept away by rising water late Tuesday afternoon.

• Muddy title may delay consolidation
Board may need lawmakers' help with East Clinton

• Scottsboro may drop vendor fee for First Monday
City Council to consider issue at meeting Monday

• New info on missing policeman
Officials: Release of details could 'jeopardize' case

• AG hits sex predator loopholes
Bill targeting intention part of 15-measure plan

• Bus driver pleads not guilty in crash
A 74-year-old Warrior man filed a not-guilty plea Monday in Coffee County on charges that he killed a Marine from Madison and injured 22 others in a bus crash near Enterprise last March.

• Hospital hearing moved to Friday
Two sides will offer arguments for Madison site

• Judge acquits store owner in counterfeit case
Clemon says prosecutors didn't prove allegations

• New Hope junior 'had a big heart,' loved AU football
17-year-old killed in car wreck on New Year's Eve

• Theft at Decatur shelter robs family of new puppy
8-week-old Lhasa apso mix allegedly taken by woman

• Woman sues city over 2007 car crash
Suit says police caused wreck, seeks damages

• City may help in weed removal
Scottsboro council considers aiding cleanup of creek

• Get trim with 'Loser'
Ex-Tide star, TV show runner-up to tout Scale Back plus playground

• Woman not on 'Idol,' not from Huntsville
Former model says it's likely a case of mistaken identity

• 'You are an amazing woman'
Huntsville's Hogan makes first cut on ABC's 'Bachelor'

• Looking fort rue love on television
Huntsville woman among contestants on new 'Bachelor'

• Marshall workers' average age drops
But, at 46, aging work force still issue for center

• School tax bias suit quietly simmers
Property levy cap hurts poor, blacks, federal court told

• Missing Decatur officer sought
Last seen alone, signs of struggle found in office

• New jail at critical step
Transition team working on logistics and operations

• Kiss drought goodbye; get braced for deluge
Forecast is for wet start to year; say, maybe, 6 inches

• Madison hospital appeal in court
Crestwood takessuit over lossto judge today

• At 31, she 'never expected to be old'
Julie Ann Young lived fully despite rare fatal disease

• Gen. Campbell speaker for ASMDA luncheon
Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Campbell will be the speaker for the Air, Space and Missile Defense Association's annual membership and awards luncheon on Jan. 16.

• Matthew McAnally
Branch: U.S. Marines

• Technology, government cushion blow; 2nd half may see light
The big banks lost track of their own money and left us with a $700 billion tab.

• A&M board OKs $135.7M for '09
Budget faces cuts; panel approves fee for spring semester

• People's Law School returning
10-week course of popular classes will begin Jan. 26

• Local retail down but not out
Many developers move ahead with plans around area

• New Market schools could shift
New construction to house 7-8 on Buckhorn campus

• Did you work Jan 2?
From arsenal to private firms, long holiday prevails

• Sparkman grad in inaugural parade
Ryan Hurford is member of Navy Honor Guard

• Visions of home holidays fill head of soldier in Iraq
Captain celebrates with troops, glad to serve country

• Boys first '09 babies in Marshall, Jackson
GUNTERSVILLE - Dale Ray Morton was Marshall County's first baby born in 2009. He was born Friday at 7:23 a.m. at Marshall Medical Center North near here and weighed five pounds and seven ounces.

• County home values increase
Local experts expect sales to rise around summer

• Edict trims forestof decked-out trees
Only a few branches on Cecil Ashburn adorned this holiday

• Twins get early start on '09
City's 1st birth of year part of a set; due date February

• Dunlavy's sign lights' legal status still in dark
White bulbs' colored cast at odds with ordinance; no complaints made yet

• Cold plunge 'like a pit of glass'
Group welcomes 2009 with 'polar bear' jumps

• Body found, fires fought over holiday
New Hope wreck kills teen, injures 5 others

• The Top 10 Local Stories of 2008
Here are the top local stories of 2008 as ranked by The Times' newsroom staff:

• Israeli-Hamas fight stirs local concern
Dr. Mohamed Mahdi of Gurley spent the week on the telephone with family in Gaza he says spend nights in the cold as Israeli jets blow buildings apart around them.

• Retiring police veteran has 'seen a lot, you know'
Sergeant Ed Cain had headed city's Major Crimes Unit

• Tips to make your trip to Sugar Bowl easier
Leave early to get there in time for pre-game parties

• DeKalb taking applications for 2009 Citizens Academy
Fort Payne - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department will hold a Citizens Academy from Jan. 20 until April 28.

• Snead State dancers to perform 'Thriller'
BOAZ - The Snead State Community College Dance Team will perform its version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on Jan. 15 during halftime at the men's and women's basketball games at Plunkett Wallace Gymnasium.

• NASA budget likely to remain steady for 2010
Expert: Obama priorities won't be shown until 2011

• Hitting the road?
New Orleans has rooms ready, and maybe tickets, too

• Mission 'finally almost done'
After $3M facelift, move is expected in mid-January

• No New Year's Eve plans yet? Try these events
Still looking for a last-minute way to ring in the new year? Here's a selection of events to check out tonight:

• A&M board to meet this weekend
Trustees likely to discuss budget, SACS probation

• Councill's new life starts in '09
Residence building for senior citizens 1st phase of plans

• LifeSouth loves new donation station
Convenient site in old gift shop; blood needed now

• Physicians discuss health care concerns
Local forum among 4,000held across U.S.

• Leaking pipe stirs worries over water
Residents in a Limestone County community are concerned about their drinking water after a leaking pipeline was discovered Monday. Officials believe a lightning strike may have created a pinhole in a BP pipeline that was used to move the chemical xylene, which is used in solvents, to its Decatur plant.