MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) A Birmingham abortion clinic has surrendered its license amid allegations that a woman delivered a nearly full-term stillborn baby after a clinic staffer gave her an abortion-inducing drug and performed other medical treatments without a doctor present, health officials said. The Alabama Department of Health issued a suspension order against Summit Medical…

MANCHESTER (AP) A man killed when he was hit by a tour bus carrying bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs after a performance at the Bonnaroo music festival has been identified. Joshua Overall, 21 of Hamilton, Ohio, was hit by the bus as it traveled south on Interstate 24 at 7:50 p.m. about a mile from the…

Photo provided Betrothed couple, Sara Danielle Davis and Bobby Alsup, will marry July 29. The engagement and forthcoming marriage of Sara Danielle Davis to Bobby Alsup is being announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Davis of Elk City, Okla. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Barbara Alsup of Murfreesboro and Bob and…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In the girls 9- and 10-year-old fast-pitch league Tuesday night on the Sam Martin field, Tri-State Distribution rolled past Love-Cantrell and Cope 12-5 in three innings, despite a home run by Blair Fisher. Love-Cantrell scored one run in the top of the first, but Tri-State answered…

Rob Nunley (It?s awfully pretty today. So here are some quick-hitting random Robservations for you. Read one or two, then go outside for a while. You can finish later.) Remember when 50 home runs was a lot? You might be too young to recall, but there was a big guy named Cecil Fielder who hit…

Lady Pioneer basketball camp Warren County High School girls basketball coach Ann Eades will hold her annual basketball came June 19-22, from 8-10 a.m. each day, at the Dalton Gym at WCHS. The camp is for girls in grades 3-9, with a cost of $40 per camper. Families with more than one camper may register…

PITTSBURGH (AP) ROETHLISBERGER Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger was released from the hospital after being treated for facial injuries from a bloody motorcycle accident two days earlier. Roethlisberger left Mercy Hospital on Wednesday night a little before midnight. It was unclear where he went, team spokesman Dave Lockett said. A second round of tests again showed…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Evan Moran, who had a touchdown catch during Tuesday?s action, turns upfield after receiving a pass from Pioneer quarterback Kyle Mullican. The Pioneer football team won?t officially hit the field for two more months, but Tuesday at the WCHS practice field several members of the 2006…

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) State officials voted Thursday to sue the NCAA for penalizing the University of North Dakota over its ?Fighting Sioux? nickname and Indian head logo. Following a meeting with Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, the Board of Higher Education voted 8-0 to authorize the lawsuit, which would be handled by Stenehjem. The NCAA last…

1. Jimmie Johnson, 2,1452. Matt Kenseth, 2,0973. Mark Martin, 1,9074. Tony Stewart, 1,8885. Kasey Kahne, 1,8666. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 1,8507. Jeff Burton, 1,7588. Kevin Harvick, 1,7159. Denny Hamlin, 1,68210. Kyle Busch, 1,669‘(More NASCAR news, including this week?s lineup, in Sunday?s Standard.)