Thursday, May 23 2013 3:54 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:54:04 GMT
It took 51 years but 73-year-old Felix Vail is finally facing serious questions in the 1962 death of his wife Mary Horton. Felix claimed they were out checking trotlines on the Calcasieu River when MaryMore >>
It took 51 years to arrest suspect Felix Vail in the murder of his wife Mary Horton. KPLC's Lee Peck spoke to her brothers about the latest developments in the case.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:48 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:48:13 GMT
LSU guard Corban Collins has decided to leave the LSU basketball program."We have granted a release from LSU to guard Corban Collins," said head coach Johnny Jones. "We appreciate his hard work duringMore >>
LSU guard Corban Collins has decided to leave the LSU basketball program.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:55 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:55:08 GMT
(RNN) - Dozens of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life. Charles Ramsey, the guy who famously stopped eating his Big MacMore >>
More than a dozen of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:40:36 GMT
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.Margie Hamm, 34, was arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse, according to the Columbia Police Department.PoliceMore >>
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.More >>
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Federal education officials say Alabama and Georgia are ranking behind neighboring states when it comes to students finishing high school. Alabama ranks behind neighboring Tennessee and Mississippi, but is ahead of Georgia and Florida.
Alabama has a high school graduation rate of 72%, while Georgia has a rate of 67%.
The U.S. Department of Education released the data Monday. It details 4-year high school graduation rates in 2010-11 - the first year for which all states used a common, rigorous measure.
Education officials said in a statement the new data allows for such comparisons and can be used by states, districts and schools to promote greater accountability and increase graduation rates.
Among states bordering Alabama and Georgia, Tennessee scored highest with an overall rate of 86%, followed by North Carolina at 78%.
