Alabama Supreme Court Backs Prichard Mayor in Fire Chief Firing Dispute
The Alabama Supreme Court sided with Prichard's mayor in a two-year legal fight over the firing of the city's former fire chief.
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The Alabama Supreme Court sided with Prichard's mayor in a two-year legal fight over the firing of the city's former fire chief.
Prichard police are investigating a third fatal shooting in a week after a man was killed near St. Stephens Woods Apartments, with no suspects identified.
A procession of police, fire and funeral vehicles moved through Mobile and Baldwin counties to raise awareness about violent crime.
A 21-year-old Mobile man was arrested and charged with murder after a Prichard teenager's body was found in an open field earlier in the week.
Three candidates for Alabama House District 98, covering Mobile, Prichard and Saraland, clashed over utility reform, wages and taxes ahead of the vote.
A close Prichard City Council runoff has turned tense, with candidate Carlton Wallace pinning hopes on provisional ballots as certification looms.
A group of Prichard residents is clearing overgrown land off Rebel Road, hoping to build a park in memory of an 8-year-old whose death shook the community.
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.
A newly formed FEMA cut its teeth on Hurricane Frederic in 1979, learning lessons in coastal Alabama that still guide disaster response nationwide today.
The Mobile Area Water and Sewer System has one meeting left before a Sept. 3 deadline to decide on taking over Prichard's water system for good.