Emails to Voters at Center of Mobile License Commissioner’s Federal Case
Court records detail how a Mobile County official's office allegedly funneled taxpayer emails into a 2013 mayoral campaign.
Same-Sex Marriage Debate Spills Into Baldwin County School Tax Forum
Alabama's same-sex marriage fight unexpectedly surfaced during a Spanish Fort forum on Baldwin County's contested school property tax referendum.
Mobile Federal Judge Postpones Hearing on Same-Sex Adoption Dispute
A U.S. District Judge in Mobile postponed a hearing over whether Mobile County's probate judge must process a same-sex adoption petition.
First Same-Sex Couples Marry in Mobile After Federal Ruling
Mobile County began issuing same-sex marriage licenses after a federal court order, drawing celebrating couples to the probate office downtown.
Baldwin County Probate Judge Stops Performing Weddings as Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal
Baldwin County Probate Judge Tim Russell said he will stop performing any weddings, citing workload and moral objections, as Alabama began same-sex marriages.
Second Mobile Couple Wins Right to Marry in Federal Court Ruling
A federal judge ruled in favor of a second Mobile-area same-sex couple days after striking down Alabama's ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional.
Sentencing Set for Mobile Woman Convicted in Retirement Home Theft Case
A Mobile woman who admitted stealing more than $20,000 from residents at a local retirement community now faces sentencing in federal court next week.
Downtown Mobile Church Hosts Fundraiser for Family Fighting for Adoption Rights
A downtown Mobile church is raising money for a local couple whose fight for parental rights has become a test case in Alabama’s ongoing same-sex marriage battles. Cari Searcy and…
Downfall of a Mobile homicide detective ends in tax evasion conviction
A veteran Mobile police homicide detective with a long trail of controversy resigned and pleaded guilty to income tax evasion, ending a decades-long career.
Mobile Federal Court Sentences Man in Weapons Smuggling Case
A man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison in Mobile for his role in a scheme to smuggle military-grade weapons to a Mexican drug cartel.