Mobile Council Postpones Annexation Vote Covering 13,000 Residents
The Mobile City Council voted 6-1 to delay a vote that would let about 13,000 residents in three county corridors decide on annexation, amid disputes over city spending on police…
Mobile County Eyes $15 Million in Jail Upgrades to Address Long-Running DOJ Concerns
Mobile County plans to spend $15 million upgrading Metro Jail's mental health and medical facilities, part of a broader effort to resolve a 14-year-old Department of Justice investigation.
Mobile Federal Prosecutor May Face Discipline After Appeals Court Rebuke
A federal appeals court vacated a Mobile man's 10-year prison sentence after finding a prosecutor improperly injected race and sex into his trial.
Grant Brings State-of-the-Art Child Abuse Screening Tools to Mobile Clinic
An $11,000 grant funded new imaging equipment at USA's Midtown Pediatrics Clinic, upgrading child abuse screening capability across the region.
State Grants to Fund Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Services in Baldwin County
Alabama awarded more than $231,000 in grants to the Baldwin County Violence Project to fund shelter, counseling and advocacy for abuse victims.
Carmichael Pitches Maysville Revival, New Williamson High in House 103 Bid
Republican Ralph Carmichael wants a rebuilt Williamson High and a Maysville revival fund in his House District 103 race against Barbara Drummond.
Mobile Officials, Pastors to Hold Closed-Door Meeting on Police-Community Relations
Mobile police, federal officials and local pastors plan a private meeting on preventing unrest like that seen in Ferguson.
Dauphin Island Police Received State Grant for Taser and Equipment Purchases
Dauphin Island police received a $25,000 state grant in 2009 to buy Tasers, firearms, ammunition and other equipment after local budget cuts delayed the purchases.
Mobile County Lands $450,000 Federal Grant to Fight Methamphetamine
The U.S. Justice Department awarded the Mobile County Commission $450,000 through the COPS meth program, money Sheriff Sam Cochran said would fund an awareness campaign, data analysis and enforcement over…
Black Bart’s Strategic Retreat: The Christmas Letter of a Mobile Oilman in Exile
Mobile oilman Bart Chamberlain Jr. died in the Bahamas at 93, having fled the country rather than pay a $19.4 million judgment. A 1989 letter to his employees laid out…