Citronelle Man Sentenced to 46 Months for Illegal Firearm Possession
A Mobile County man with seven prior felony convictions has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison after officers found a gun in his pocket during an unrelated…
Mobile Council Authorizes $200,000 Federal Grant Bid to Expand Homeless Outreach Team
The Mobile City Council authorized Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis to apply for a $200,000 U.S. Justice Department microgrant to expand the city’s two-person Homeless Outreach Team, which pairs police with behavioral…
Mobile Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Illegal Firearm Possession as a Repeat Felon
Artez Martre Williams, 24, of Mobile was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon after…
Wales West RV Resort’s Shameful Ban of a Toddler with HIV: Ignorance, Discrimination, and a Federal Reckoning
In the summer of 2007, a family seeking a simple vacation at a family-themed RV park in rural Alabama was met not with hospitality but with exclusion rooted in fear…
Bay Minette and Satsuma police departments awarded $48,000 in state grants
BAY MINETTE, Ala. — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $48,000 in grants to the police departments in Bay Minette and Satsuma, giving two north-county law enforcement agencies state help in…
Mobile Federal Prosecutor May Face Discipline After Appeals Court Rebuke
A federal appeals court vacated a Mobile man's 10-year prison sentence after finding a prosecutor improperly injected race and sex into his trial.
Grant Brings State-of-the-Art Child Abuse Screening Tools to Mobile Clinic
An $11,000 grant funded new imaging equipment at USA's Midtown Pediatrics Clinic, upgrading child abuse screening capability across the region.
State Grants to Fund Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Services in Baldwin County
Alabama awarded more than $231,000 in grants to the Baldwin County Violence Project to fund shelter, counseling and advocacy for abuse victims.
Carmichael Pitches Maysville Revival, New Williamson High in House 103 Bid
Republican Ralph Carmichael wants a rebuilt Williamson High and a Maysville revival fund in his House District 103 race against Barbara Drummond.
Mobile Native Vivian Malone Jones Remembered as a Civil Rights Pioneer
Mobile native Vivian Malone Jones helped change the history of higher education in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1963 and became its first Black graduate two…