The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has announced the funeral procession route for former Sheriff Sam Cochran, who served 47 years in law enforcement. Drivers along Hillcrest Road should expect delays Thursday afternoon.
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Mobile
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Mobile County Schools Expand Student Drug Testing to Eighth-Graders
Mobile County schools are widening a drug testing and education program this fall, inviting eighth-graders to opt in for the first time.
Prichard
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Search for a Missing 8-Year-Old Prichard Girl Paused Overnight, Set to Resume at Dawn
The search for 8-year-old Hiawayi Robinson, missing from a Prichard apartment complex since Tuesday, was suspended for the evening in September 2014 and set to resume Thursday morning.
Mobile
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Wynnsong 16 Liquor License Vote Delayed Amid Resident Pushback
Mobile’s City Council delayed a vote on a beer and wine license for the Wynnsong 16 theater after residents packed a meeting to voice opposition.
Mobile
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South Mobile County Stores Pass Underage Alcohol Compliance Check as Task Force Prepares Leadership Change
A Mobile County alcohol compliance sweep found every store checked in south Mobile County refused to sell to underage buyers.
Mobile
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Appeal Denied for Mobile Man Convicted of Beating Friend to Death With Bat
Alabama’s Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of a Mobile man who killed a former friend with a baseball bat.
Baldwin County
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Fairhope Police Warn of Phone Scammers Impersonating Officers Across Mobile Bay
Fairhope police are warning residents about callers posing as law enforcement demanding fine payments, following similar scam reports in Mobile.
Mobile
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Mobile Nonprofit’s Losses Climb Past $46,000 in Stolen Credit Card Case
What began as an $8,000 credit card theft from a Mobile nonprofit has grown to more than $46,000 as investigators dig deeper into the fraud.
Mobile
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Mobile Police Tie Two Teens to Robbery Ring Targeting Waffle House Locations
Mobile police said two teenagers arrested after a chase and crash were part of a larger armed robbery ring that had targeted at least six Waffle House restaurants across the city since March.
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Sheriff Sam Cochran Calls New Meth Law a Win for Drugmakers, Not Law Enforcement
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran welcomed pieces of Alabama’s new anti-meth legislation but blasted it as a tactical retreat by drugmakers who keep pseudoephedrine on store shelves.