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New law aims at attacking methThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:59PMDeKalb County District Attorney Mike O’Dell said he believes a new law could help curb the manufacture of methamphetamine statewide.

Officer gets brief personnel hearingThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:58PMThe Rainsville City Council held a personnel hearing Wednesday for police Officer Kenneth Talley. The council, joined by Rainsville Police Chief Roger Byrd, met in executive session for six minutes before adjourning. It was Talley’s decision whether the hearing would be open or closed to the public.

Police looking for hit-and-run suspectThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:58PMPolice are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run Wednesday that left a Fort Payne man injured. Richard Dale Aaron, 55, was injured in the incident, which happened around 6:41 a.m. at 800 Wallace Ave. NE.

India’s Stalled Arms Buying Leaves Its Army Outgunned by ChinaThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:58PMMarch 12 (Bloomberg) -- India, which has tripled its defense spending in a race against China’s military buildup, is having trouble converting the funding into weapons and equipment its military says are urgently needed.

Roads bill passes SenateThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:58PMThe Alabama Senate approved a $1 billion package Thursday for road and bridge construction over the next decade that would be nearly twice the size of the federal stimulus funding Alabama received for highways.

Sylvania pushes its record over .500Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:58PMSylvania High School baseball coach Alan Clayton made developing pitching depth a priority for his team in the early weeks of the 2010 season. The Rams saw those efforts pay off last weekend.

Fort Payne falls in three straight gamesThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:58PMJust when Fort Payne appeared to have an opportunity salvage a lost weekend, Hewitt-Trussville delivered a game-ending blow. The Huskies scored eight times in the fifth inning Saturday and defeated the Wildcats 15-5 in high school baseball at Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville.

Fort Payne inches by IderThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:58PMFort Payne proved Saturday that every hit counts. The Lady Wildcats’ Caitlyn Richburg knocked in Laura Twilley in the only hit of the game in the seventh inning, but it was enough to defeat Ider 1-0. Twilley reached base on a walk.

Alabama's Torrance makes All-SEC second teamThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:57PMSenior guard Mikhail Torrance of Alabama was selected to the coaches’ All-SEC men’s basketball second team for the 2009-10 season. The coaches released their selections Tuesday.