Foley Man Convicted of Stealing Crab Traps From Baldwin Fishermen
A Foley man faced up to 10 years in prison after a Baldwin County jury convicted him of stealing crab traps from commercial fishermen, a case prosecutors said struck at…
Bay Minette Man Convicted of Making Meth Faces Life as Habitual Offender
A Bay Minette man with a long criminal record was convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine and, as a habitual offender, faced a minimum of life in prison, Baldwin County prosecutors said.
State GOP Chairman Presses Democrats Over Bracy Letter Seeking Leniency for Relative
Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead demanded that his Democratic counterpart address a Prichard-area lawmaker’s use of official House letterhead to seek leniency for a convicted drug-ring relative.
Bentley Reshapes Mobile County’s Board of Equalization
Gov. Robert Bentley cleaned house at the Mobile County Board of Equalization, installing three new appointees, among them a veteran Democrat, to replace members named by his predecessor.
Mobile Begins Enforcing Its New Nighttime Youth Curfew
Mobile police began enforcing the nighttime portion of the city's new juvenile curfew, targeting teens 17 and younger, as officials rolled out an assessment center and a broad public awareness…
A Veteran Prosecutor Inherits the Tangled Nodine Case
Retired prosecutor David Whetstone became the latest to take up the tangled Nodine file, named a special prosecutor by the attorney general to pursue a murder theory despite a grand…
Oddsmaker Favors Jones for Re-election; a Would-Be Rival Pushes Back
Sports and political analyst Danny Sheridan made Mayor Sam Jones a heavy favorite for re-election in 2013, prompting prospective challenger Tilmon Brown to argue that no candidate is unbeatable.
Mobile GOP Committee Keeps Two Members, Presses Case Against Common Core
The Mobile County Republican Executive Committee fell short of the votes needed to remove two members who had favored a Constitution Party candidate, and it joined the push against Common…
Coastal Lawmakers Vow to Block a Jefferson-County-Only Special Session
South Alabama legislators warned that Gov. Bentley's proposed special session on Jefferson County's debt was dead on arrival unless it also addressed the coastal homeowners insurance crisis.
Tea Party Challenger Pete Riehm Takes On Rep. Jo Bonner
Retired Navy commander Pete Riehm updated his congressional campaign as he challenged incumbent Rep. Jo Bonner in the Republican primary, while Bonner collected a national pro-business award in Mobile.