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A pedestrian leaving City Café this morning was struck by a car on First Avenue Southeast, according to Decatur police spokeswoman Emily Long.

Decatur Utilities began flushing hydrants at several locations in the city today and will continue the process through Aug. 14.

Police have charged a Decatur woman with cashing another person's money orders.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has assigned the astronauts who will ride the first commercial capsules into orbit next year and bring human launches back to the U.S.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commerce Department is going ahead with a tax on Canadian newsprint, a threat to the already-struggling American newspaper industry.

HILLSBORO — A Hillsboro resident was killed in a one-vehicle crash Thursday night in Lawrence County, according to Alabama troopers.

Decatur City Schools is putting in place a Tier 3 intervention program that will help address math and reading needs for some of the district’s struggling students.

Decatur Youth Services has canceled its annual Austin-Decatur alumni basketball games, but former Black Bears and Red Raiders can still face off Sunday in a series of “Rucker-style” games.

Decatur City Schools will start its teacher-in-residence program this month, and the district — because of last-minute retirements and resignations — has 10 teaching positions to fill.

A reverse osmosis filtration system is needed to remove not only industrial chemicals known to be toxic, but to remove related chemicals from drinking water that may turn out to be dangerous, according to the general manager of West Morgan-East…