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  1. Birmingham weather: Sunny Memorial Day weekend: A 20 percent chance of rain on Monday with increasing chance of ... bit.ly/LmsCNf about 1 hour ago via twitterfeed
  2. Security guard arrested in Birmingham homicide: Police believe the guard, who works at Inn Town Suites on Huffma... bit.ly/KOZBHt about 1 hour ago via twitterfeed
  3. Alabama graduation rate drops under new formula: Method brings state in line with rest of country. bit.ly/KC2Nb8 about 2 hours ago via twitterfeed
  4. Arrest made in Birmingham arson; police believe it's isolated incident: A house was doused in gasoline and set o... bit.ly/Kpfmpb about 10 hours ago via twitterfeed
  5. Forecast: Sunny Memorial Day weekend expected for Birmingham area: There is, however, a 20 percent chance of rai... bit.ly/LknN7a about 13 hours ago via twitterfeed
  6. Reenactors preparing for the 'Skirmish at Tannehill': Confederate and Union soldier reenactors will face off on ... bit.ly/LBEtGz about 13 hours ago via twitterfeed
  7. BSC President Gen. Charles Krulak becomes first Marine inducted into Army hall of fame: Krulak was inducted duri... bit.ly/KqgCsE about 14 hours ago via twitterfeed
  8. Youth evangelist Matt Pitt to face preliminary hearing in police impersonation case: Pitt, 28, is accused of fla... bit.ly/LoxQVa about 16 hours ago via twitterfeed
  9. Trussville's Dana DePew named state school nurse of the year: At Hewitt-Trussville, she oversees the health of 1... bit.ly/LoqrFq about 16 hours ago via twitterfeed
  10. Birmingham police officer charged in Warrior arson, but not in connection with other fires: West Precinct Office... bit.ly/KMtpEA about 17 hours ago via twitterfeed
  11. Thornton placed on administrative leave. Warrior police also conducting internal investigation. No arrests yet in Ensley fires. about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  12. Curtis Thornton charged with 2 counts arson, 1 attempted arson, and felony criminal mischief. Held on $215,000 bond. about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  13. Warrior contacted Birmingham about it's arson cases, saying chief suspect was Birmingham patrol officer. about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  14. Press conference ending. Investigation continuing, officials say. about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  15. 14 fires in Ensley since early May being looked at. Thornton arrested yesterday. about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  16. Thornton arrested off duty. Some Birmingham fires occurred during his morning shift. But he has not been charged with Ensley cases. about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  17. Thornton has been patrol officer with West Precinct since August 2009. about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  18. No mention of any other suspects involved. Officials extremely concerned about similarity of Birmingham and Warrior cases. about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  19. Fires in Warrior on Dana Road were also of unoccupied structures. about 18 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone