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Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon has been served notice that the Alabama Ethics Commission will hold an October hearing on a complaint filed by three City Council members.
MOBILE, Ala. – Dr. Michael E. Black, an associate professor in the University of South Alabama’s School of Computing, is facing mounting accusations of ethics violations and unfair competition, as…
Mobile Police Corporal Kevin Naman and business partner Greg Wood ran Pegasus Services' pretrial ankle monitoring operation until an ethics investigation, high-profile bond failures, and a Mobile County Sheriff's Office…
Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon apologized to the City Council for recent clashes with members over transparency and a disputed body camera video, and the board's next meeting passed without…
A Mobile County special grand jury indicted Prichard Police Chief Walter Knight and Maj. Aaron Tucker on ethics and theft charges. DA Keith Blackwood called the findings a "cultural rot,"…
An Orange Beach council meeting drew 2,000 livestream viewers and a packed City Hall before public comment devolved into accusations between the mayor, a council member's husband and residents.
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. — Residents across Baldwin County who want their name on the ballot this summer can now formally qualify for their city’s municipal elections, with the qualifying window…
A certified public accountant who reviewed Prichard Water and Sewer Board credit card records says the spending scandal he uncovered is the worst case of fraud he has seen in…
A hidden $50,000 loan and a harassment complaint filed after a heated meeting have widened a bitter divide between Bayou La Batre's mayor and its city council.
Mobile County License Commissioner Kim Hastie and her husband pleaded not guilty to new federal tax fraud and data misuse charges in federal court.