Five Mobile County volunteer teams earned a combined $5,500 in Love Your Community grants for neighborhood cleanup and beautification projects, part of a program that has awarded more than $74,500 since 2021.
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Prichard City Workers Went Without Dental and Vision Coverage This Summer as Mayor and Council Battle Over Who Controls the Checkbook
A court fight between Prichard’s mayor and city council over spending authority has spilled into city workers’ benefits, after dental and vision coverage lapsed for at least two days in June.
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Trial to Begin for Father Charged in Deaths of Two Young Children Found in Mobile, Jackson County
Four years after two siblings were killed and their bodies left in Mobile and Jackson County, their father’s capital murder trial is set to begin.
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Mobile Photo Studio Rebuilds After 2012 Christmas Day Tornado
A longtime Mobile portrait photographer has rebuilt her studio on the same lot destroyed by the 2012 Christmas Day tornado, calling the ordeal a blessing in disguise.
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Storms Knock Out Power for Thousands Across Mobile County
Strong afternoon storms cut power to thousands of Mobile County customers, with the heaviest outages reported in west Mobile, downtown and Dauphin Island.
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Mobile Mardi Gras Group Order of Isis Shortens Name Amid Terror Confusion
A Mobile Mardi Gras group is dropping its full name for parade season after members faced public confusion with an unrelated militant group overseas.
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Mobile Cardiologist’s Retaliation Lawsuit Against Medical Group Settled
A Mobile cardiologist’s retaliation lawsuit, tied to a $24.5 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud settlement, has been resolved in federal court.
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Mobile Police Sergeant Fired After Trial Board Finds Conduct Violations
A 15-year Mobile Police Department sergeant was fired after a trial board found him guilty of multiple conduct violations, including biased profiling.
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Gulf Coast Exploreum Faces Funding Crisis After Losing City Support
The Gulf Coast Exploreum in downtown Mobile faces a funding crisis after losing city support and a BP settlement grant, cutting its budget nearly in half.
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Mobile County Health Officials Confirm Human Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis
A 66-year-old Mobile County man remains hospitalized after testing positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but severe mosquito-borne illness.