An early-morning fire at Mobile’s Chaumont Apartments on Navco Road became a homicide case in July 2014 after crews found a woman who had been stabbed inside the burning building.
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Coverage of local news from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Gulf Shores
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37,000 Votes Send Gulf Shores Fire-Rescue to the ‘Good Morning America’ Finals in New York
Backed by more than 37,000 votes, Gulf Shores Fire-Rescue earned a spot in the finals of ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ firefighters’ challenge, sending three firefighters to New York City.
Prichard
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Prichard Opens Its Battle Against Blight With Demolition on West Main Street
Prichard Mayor Troy Ephriam launched the city’s Battle Against Blight in July 2014, watching crews tear down a fire-damaged house on West Main Street, the second of seven buildings targeted for demolition.
Irvington
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Sheriff’s Office Investigates Apparent Murder-Suicide at Irvington Home
The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating an apparent murder-suicide after a couple was found dead in the driveway of a Cook Avenue home in Irvington.
Mobile
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Mobile Police Name Suspect in Morning Shooting on Valeria Street
Mobile police identified a 42-year-old man as the suspect in a Valeria Street shooting that sent a woman to a hospital one Tuesday morning, and asked the public for help locating him.
Mobile
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Pastor’s Early Arrival Credited With Sparing Mobile’s Community of Christ Church From Total Loss
A Community of Christ Church fire on Azalea Road in Mobile was caught early by the pastor, who found flames in a copy room and called 911 before the blaze could consume the building.
Local News
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Downtown YMCA Members Sue to Block Move From Water Street
Members of the Moorer Branch YMCA sued to stop the relocation of the downtown Mobile fitness facility from Water Street to a smaller space in the Kress Building, alleging irregularities in the debt-laden Y’s plans.
Local News
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Alabama Immigration Law Squeezes Owners of Mobile Homes
Under a provision of Alabama’s new immigration law, owners of mobile homes who could not verify legal presence would be unable to renew their registrations, raising the prospect of moving or selling their homes.
Local News
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California City Votes to Boycott Alabama Over Immigration Law
Leaders in Carson, California, adopted a resolution calling for a boycott of Alabama in protest of the state’s tough new immigration law, directing staff to review contracts with Alabama businesses.
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Study Ranks Alabama Counties, and Flags Mobile’s Juvenile Arrests
An 80-page Alabama State University study ranked all 67 counties on economy, health care, public safety and education, listing Mobile County with the state’s highest number of juvenile arrests.