Grand Jury to Weigh Murder Charge in Fatal Roys Lane Shooting
A Mobile judge has ruled there's enough evidence to send a murder case to a grand jury against John Howell, accused in the April shooting death of 51-year-old Jacob Griffith…
Elevator Breakdowns Leave Visitors Stranded at Mobile Government Plaza
Hours-Long Ordeals at Government Plaza Court appearances have turned into hours-long ordeals this week at Mobile Government Plaza, where two of the four elevators serving the courts were out of…
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.
Jury Convicts Two in 2013 Fatal Shooting of Coast Guardsman in Mobile
A Mobile County jury found two people guilty of felony murder in the 2013 shooting death of a U.S. Coast Guardsman outside a Mobile-area motel.
DeBlase Defense Set to Argue Co-Defendant Bears Blame as Trial Enters Third Week
As the John DeBlase capital murder trial enters its third week in Mobile, the defense is expected to shift blame toward his co-defendant.
Mobile Rape Case Ends in Hung Jury, Retrial Ordered
A Mobile County jury deadlocked 11-to-1 after two tense days of deliberation, forcing a mistrial and a new trial date in a midtown assault case.
Seventeen Months After Herman Thomas Left the Bench, Mobile’s Courts Still Wait for Answers
Seventeen months after Herman Thomas resigned from the Mobile County circuit bench and halted his own misconduct trial, the allegations against him remained unresolved and the questions kept resurfacing.
Appeals Court Declines to Rehear Former Sheriff Jack Tillman’s Case
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals turned down a rehearing petition from the former Mobile County sheriff, whose lawyers argued his rights were violated when his own former attorney testified…
Suspended Judge Herman Thomas Adds Mobile Counsel as Ethics Case Stalls
Suspended Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas hired Mobile attorney Billy Kimbrough to help defend him before the Judicial Inquiry Commission as a second round of complaints scuttled plans for…
Juvenile Court Judge Pamela Millsaps Announced a Bid for Re-Election
Circuit Court Judge Pamela Millsaps qualified for the Republican primary to keep the Mobile County juvenile judgeship, drawing a rematch with Jeff Glidewell and a Democratic challenger in Chip Herrington.