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Four men plead guilty in JSU hazing case

Submitted by Dixon Hayes, Fox 6 News Reporter, East Alabama Bureau
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 6:12pm
Clockwise from top left: Justavious Quintae Johnson, Juston Eugene Thomas, Mikel Deloch Whittier, Varian May. Source: Calhoun Co. Sheriff's Office

JACKSONVILLE, AL (WBRC)- Four men have pleaded guilty to the hazing of a Jacksonville State University student.

Justavious Quintae Johnson, 22, Juston Eugene Thomas, 22, Mikel Deloch Whittier, 22, and Varian May all pleaded guilty to one count of hazing. Calhoun County Assistant Distric Attorney Jennifer Weems says the pleas were done at the urging of the civil attorney representing hazing victim Jason Horton.

Eighteen people have been arrested and charged with allegedly beating a former Alpha Phi Alpha pledge at a fraternity event in November 2011.

Horton filed a lawsuit alleging that he was forced to drink large amounts of alcohol, pelted with eggs, and beaten with fists and a paddle. Horton says in the lawsuit that he suffered massive internal injuries and spent 24 days in the hospital. The fraternity has since been removed from campus.

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Absolutely Alabama preview: Aprons, berries, a garden and saloon

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer
Friday, May 17th, 2013, 3:37pm
Photos and captions by Fred Hunter
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Artist paints mural for Jacksonville veterans

Submitted by Dixon Hayes, Fox 6 News Reporter, East Alabama Bureau
Friday, May 17th, 2013, 2:07pm
Scott Labaido hard at work on the Jacksonville High school field house mural. Source: WBRC video

JACKSONVILLE, AL (WBRC)- A man who paints murals of the American flag is leaving a special work of art for Jacksonville's war heroes.

Scott Lobaido painted a mural on the back of the Jacksonville High School field house. Part of the reason, he says, is to inspire young citizens. But it's also positioned where it can be seen by Ben Tomlinson, a paraplegic veteran who fought in Afghanistan. The family of Capt. Kyle Comfort, who was killed in that same country, can also see the mural.

Lobaido says he travels across the country paying tribute to America's veterans.

"These are the guys that are heroes. They're my heroes, you know. So I decided as I became the 'American Flag' artist, that why not bring these flags to them," Lobaido said.

Lobaido will paint one very quickly Sunday night for auction purposes at the beginning of the "Lieutenant Dan Band" concert featuring actor Gary Sinise. The concert will benefit Tomlinson.

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MAPCO hacking may be linked to Calhoun Co. identity thefts

Submitted by Dixon Hayes, Fox 6 News Reporter, East Alabama Bureau
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 7:08pm
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CALHOUN COUNTY, AL (WBRC)- Calhoun County's sheriff says his agency took more than a hundred identity theft reports that appear to be linked to the third party hacking of the debit and credit card system at the MAPCO convenience store chain.

MAPCO's corporate office issued a news release May 6 saying there was a security breach at many of its stores in seven states, and that credit and debit card information may have been breached. The statement says the stolen credit/debit card information may have been used in other transactions.

MAPCO's statement says the hacking apparently took place around March 19-25, April 14-15 and April 20-21.

Sheriff Larry Amerson tells Fox6 News his agency started taking identity theft reports weeks before the announcement from MAPCO.

"We've probably taken a hundred of those reports here," said Amerson. "There were so many, and there were other agencies taking them, that the Secret Service got involved.

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Recipe: White chocolate mousse with warm balsamic strawberries

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 3:28pm
Recipe: White chocolate mousse with warm balsamic strawberries

White chocolate mousse with warm balsamic strawberries

Chef Franklin Biggs

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Ala-based firm to combat cyberattacks

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 12:03pm
Ala-based firm to combat cyberattacks

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A new company is being launched in Birmingham to combat computer-based attacks.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is starting an intelligence company called Malcovery in a public-private partnership.

The director of UAB's computer forensics office, Gary Warner, will serve as the company's chief technologist while remaining in his role with the university.

Warner says the company provides real-time intelligence to identify cyberattacks as they occur worldwide. Malcovery is an outgrowth of Warner's work identify computer security threats.

Malcovery is based jointly in Birmingham and in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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