A juvenile is charged with four counts of breaking and entering a vehicle after Mobile police say officers found him in a ski mask beside an open car window at The Estates at Lafayette Square, carrying debit cards and prescription medication belonging to others.
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News from Mobile County, Alabama and its communities.
Mobile
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Mobile Police Say a Teen Took a Woman’s Car Keys, Hit a Brick Mailbox, and Parked It Back in the Driveway
A juvenile was arrested on first-degree theft of property and first-degree criminal mischief charges after Mobile police say he took a car from a Fisher Street home without permission and returned it damaged.
Chickasaw
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At 72, a Mobile County Man Pushed Off From Chickasaw Sunday Morning Chasing His Second World Record
Robert Youens, 72, and Steve Hernden launched from the Brooks Park Boat Launch in Chickasaw to attempt a record run around the Great Loop, a 6,000-mile circuit of America’s eastern waterways.
Baldwin County
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The State Drops Its 4% Sales Tax This Weekend — Here’s Every Price Cap Shoppers Need to Know Before Friday
Alabama’s 21st annual back-to-school sales tax holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Sunday, lifting the state’s 4% sales tax on clothing, computers, school supplies and books within specific price limits.
Baldwin County
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Four Dishes Worth the Drive Around Mobile Bay This Month, From a Rooftop Burger to an 800-Degree Filet
A July guide to four standout dishes around Mobile Bay — a pineapple bacon cheeseburger in downtown Mobile, a classic Southern breakfast in Fairhope, crabmeat Oscar on the Causeway and a broiled filet on the Eastern Shore.
Mobile
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Tinker Is Seven, House-Trained, Loves Car Rides — and Waiting at the Mobile SPCA
Tinker, a 7-year-old Dachshund mix surrendered when her owner could no longer care for her, has recovered from a severe ear infection and is available for adoption at the Mobile SPCA.
Mobile
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Retired Mobile Firefighters Spend Their Week Building Wheelchair-Height Garden Beds at the Mulherin Home
Members of the Mobile Fire Retirees Association planted fruit trees and built raised, wheelchair-accessible garden planters at the Mulherin Home this week — and put out a call for fresh produce donations.
Mobile
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Youth on the Winning Side Marks 35 Years With a Week of Arts Training and a Saenger Theatre Finale
Youth on the Winning Side hosts its 35th annual summer intensive July 20-23 for ages 3 to 25, combining fine arts training, mental health education and mentorship, capped by a showcase at Mobile’s Saenger Theatre.
Mobile
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Camp SMILE Is Running Right Now in Mobile, and It Turns Nobody Away
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile’s Camp SMILE welcomes campers with special needs of all ages for four weeks each summer — a rare model in a landscape where most camps quietly screen kids out.
Mobile
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Huncho Fest Summer Bash Brings Independent Artists to Mardi Gras Park on August 1
Huncho Fest Summer Bash returns to Mardi Gras Park in downtown Mobile on Saturday, August 1, with live music, comedy, art and local vendors from 3 to 7 p.m.