The Sunrise News Sampler

50-year-old Jason Stevenson Drummond of Tuscaloosa was arrested Monday after agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force seized 24 marijuana plants in his home and backyard on Bellview Drive. Drummond was placed in the Tuscaloosa County Jail pending a $105,000 bond.

Researchers at the University of Alabama have recently uncovered new documents from President Lincoln in the school's library collection. The first is a letter to Lincoln's former secretary of war, concerning a series of treason cases; and the second is an endorsement of a letter.

The Legislature will face another grim budget outlook when they return to Montgomery next year, and Gov. Bentley says he wants their ideas for long-term solutions instead of a one-year money fix.

Officials have announced plans to build a retail and entertainment district that's expected to create about 1,600 new jobs in north Alabama. The development is expected to transform the area and support local schools and governments through tax revenue.

Late night protests in Ferguson, Missouri over the death of Michael Brown, dispersed after bottles flew at officers, who answered with tear gas.

An oversight report says government officials decided to release more than 2,000 immigrants facing deportation in 2013, strictly for budget reasons. But Homeland Security wasn't told about the plan.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is now the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers after the $2 billion purchase of the team was confirmed yesterday.

The SEC's new network will debut tomorrow, promising more than 1,000 live events this year and a reach that includes most major television providers. The network will operate at 14 different campuses.