Mobile News

July 6 - Mobile officials believe they rank No. 2 - in population in Alabama. They said they believe recent annexations have brought in enough new residents to bypass Montgomery's population.

July 4 - Mobile's fireworks show is scheduled to start at 8:45 p.m. Saturday evening.

July 5 - A convicted rapist who is accused of committing capital murder is expected back in court Monday.

The Azalea City Model Railroaders Club is tucked away inside Mobile's only Egyptian-inspired building, the Masonic Temple on St.

A woman who suffered third-degree burns after stepping into a shower of 136-degree water has been awarded $750,000 in a settlement of a lawsuit against the apartment manager.

Resembling a loaded container ship, Mobile's new $12 million Maritime Science Center was designed by Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood Inc.

The littoral combat ship Independence didn't get underway Tuesday from its shipyard dock in Mobile, Ala., a day after an engineering problem delayed the start of its builder's trials.

A Mobile County Health Department plane will take to the skies this summer to spray insecticide over sparsely populated areas where mosquitoes breed, health officials said today.

June 29-- Only our cameras were rolling as Mobile police spent part of the day trying to get a burglary suspect out of a hiding spot.

July 3 - The city of Mobile will celebrate the Fourth of July with a fireworks display at Battleship Park.

Officials say mains on Lloyds Lane and Hampton Oaks Drive were struck by lightening and burst.

The man critically wounded by an Mobile police officer Thursday afternoon has a criminal history, including charges of first-degree sodomy and identity theft, according to online court records.

Mobile police investigators conducting a search warrant at a home in the 800 block of Pettus Street Wednesday night found about $1,500 worth of marijuana and other drug paraphernalia, according to a news release sent today.

July 2 - It is the Thursday before a major holiday weekend, and traffic is already grinding to a stop in some places as holiday travelers work their way along major roadways.

MOBILE, Ala. a ' South Carolina is one of five states being considered for an electric vehicle manufacturing plant that would create 2,600 jobs during the next five years.

City Council members today agreed to apply for nearly $400,000 in federal funding to help local authorities target child sex predators.

Mobile police arrested a 19-year-old on Tuesday because he was in possession of a stolen laptop, according to a news release sent today.

June 29 -- A reminder for drivers Tuesday: McGregor Avenue at Old Shell will be closed until Thursday to install pedestrian cross walks.

June 30 --M ake sure you're following the rules of the road. Mobile Police will be conducting safety checkpoints Tuesday night in the second precinct, which is the southwest area of Mobile.

A Mobile County grand jury has indicted a 20-year-old man on murder charges that accuse him of driving at 100 mph when he bumped another car off the road, causing a crash that killed three people.