Heads and tales: Hot enough for you

The nondeciders: The jury in the Don Siegelman/Richard Scrushy corruption trial is deadlocked after six days of deliberation. TV reports say U.S. Chief District Judge Mark Fuller will instruct the jury to continue until a unanimous verdict is reached. Charges for former governor Siegelman and Healthsouth founder Scrushy include racketeering, bribery and conspiracy. The trial is in its eighth week.
• Jury In Corruption Trial Has Failed To Reach A Verdict [Fox 6]

The heat is on: How hot is it? It’s triple-digit hot, as Wednesday was the first 100-degree day in six years. It’s hot enough to send Gov. Riley to Washington, to beg for drought assistance from the feds for farmers. It’s hot enough that Birmingham has to watch its water usage. And it’s hot enough that our punchlines have wilted.
• Across The Board–Our Hottest Day This Year and in Several Years [ABC 33/40]

Rocky rain: Want rain? Be sure to wish for the right kind. Our pal William has the story of Tarrant residents bombarded with hail the size of rocks. That would be because they are rocks, damaging roofs, cars and anything out in the open. Blasting at the Vulcan Materials quarry was the culprit. Talk about getting stoned (we couldn’t resist).
• Blasted stone falls on neighbors [Birmingham News]

Also:

• It’s always sunny in Pleasant Grove, making it difficult to sleep
• Alabaster summer school class learns about stuff it should’ve learned back in fall
• We already miss Gray Charles

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Posted: Thursday, June 22, 2006, 5:11 pm, in Headlines.
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