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Mobile’s Anna McElroy and Grand Bay’s Joe Henley Make The Voice Top 13 as Live Shows Near Brad Warrick, Elected Washington County Sheriff, Promises ‘Working Sheriff’ as He Succeeds Richard Stringer Tuberville’s Victory Speech Nods to Gulf Beaches, Mobile Shipbuilding and Port, and Statewide Broadband Hundreds Fill Grove Hill Square for Chamber of Commerce Spook Around the Square Halloween Event Theodore Woman, 19, Charged With Felony Murder in Ensley Death of Jaxon Bearden Regional Child Advocacy Center Seeks Nominees for Eddie Slayton Award by Jan. 8 Crenshaw, McDade Win Reelection to Mobile County School Board by Wide Margins in Unofficial Results SBA Opens Disaster Loans for Hurricane Isaias in Northwest Florida; Baldwin, Escambia Businesses Can Seek Economic Injury Aid

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Crime & Public Safety

Paul Burch Wins Second Term as Mobile County Sheriff, Defeating Pamela Laffitte

Nov 4, 2026 Prichard

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Traffic

Daphne Lands $8.1 Million Federal Grant for County Road 13 Safety Upgrades Near Three Schools

Nov 4, 2026 Daphne

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Politics

Jerry Carl Wins Back Alabama’s 1st Congressional District Seat Over Clyde Jones

Nov 4, 2026 Mobile

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Crime and Courts

Mobile Fraud Investigation: Council Weighs Its Own Probe as New Details Emerge on $14.7 Million Loss

Nov 4, 2026 Mobile

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Local Government

Regions Arena Budget Holds After Fraud Loss, Project Manager Tells Mobile Council

Nov 4, 2026 Mobile

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Events

Boss Babes Holiday Market Returns to Robertsdale Nov. 14 With More Than 100 Vendors

Nov 4, 2026 Robertsdale

Classic Corvettes parked in rows along a historic small-town downtown street

Events

Brewton Ribs and Rides Car Show Keeps Drawing Florida Corvette Club, Even After Isaias

Nov 4, 2026 Brewton

Semi-truck pulled over on the shoulder of a rural Alabama highway

Crime and Courts

Bay Minette Man Charged in 18-Wheeler Shooting on Highway 59, Sheriff’s Office Says

Nov 4, 2026 Bay Minette

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Crime and Courts

Ashland Place Employee Charged With Abuse of a Protected Person, Mobile Police Say

Nov 4, 2026 Mobile

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Business

Fairhope’s Fantasy Island Toys Named Silver Alabama Retailer of the Year During 50th Anniversary and Record Sales Year

Nov 3, 2026 Fairhope

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Public Safety

Witness Describes ‘Horrible’ Crash Between Mobile Police SUV and Car at Cottage Hill and Hillcrest Roads

Nov 3, 2026 Mobile

Illustration of emergency responders and a medical helicopter near a traffic crash on a Baldwin County highway

Public Safety

Baldwin County Weekend Crashes: Critical Injury in Daphne Rollover, Two Hurt in Lillian, Fairhope Police Vehicle Hit on Highway 181

Nov 3, 2026 Daphne

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Public Safety

Marion Junction Man Killed When Vehicle Crosses Center Line on U.S. 43 in Jackson; SUV Driver and Two Children Survive

Nov 3, 2026 Jackson