1 hr ago | WPMI
Big Blow for Mobile, Possible Boom for Boeing
Mobile has jumped many hurtles in the battle for a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract.
9 hrs ago | Alabama Live
Revelers shake off Saturday cold; Four parades roll in Mobile, one in Baldwin County
By Brendan Kirby, David Ferrara and Ryan Dezember Truth be told, even by February standards, it seemed jarringly cold for a Carnival parade Saturday night.
Mobile Police say the boy drowned Sunday afternoon after falling off the dock at Dog River Park.
10-year-old Alabama boy drowns
A 10-year-old boy drowned after he fell off a boat slip dock at a popular park. Mobile Police say the boy drowned about 4 p.m. Sunday after falling off the dock at Dog River Park, where he was fishing with his brother.
$640 million Motorsports Park not first proposal for Mobile County tract
Mobile Shop Creates Crowning Achievement for Drew Brees
When the Saints' Drew Brees takes to the field Super Bowl Sunday, there's a group of people in Mobile who will be watching very carefully.
Gulf Fishery Council Ups Red Snapper Catch Limit
A Gulf of Mexico fisheries council says it wants to increase the amount of red snapper fishermen can catch.
Orders of Inca, Polka Dots form extra-long Carnival procession
"Double the fun" was the overall theme as the Order of Inca and the Order of Polka Dots rolled through downtown streets Friday night.
Coast Guard Searching For Missinga
The Coast Guard is searching the area between Mobile Bay and the Chandeleur Islands for two men who became lost while towing a sailing vessel to Ocean Springs, Miss., Thursday.
Plant in Alabama Stops Taking Coal Ash Drainage
The Tennessee Valley Authority's cleanup of a massive 2008 coal ash spill at its Kingston plant has hit a snag 500 miles away, in Alabama.
Big guns from Confederate raider Alabama restored in Charleston, S.C.
Scientists at the same lab where the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is being restored announced Friday they have finished conserving two guns from the famed Confederate naval raider CSS Alabama.
Victory for Alabama's Anti-Gambling Task Force
Gov. Bob Riley's gambling task force won another victory Thursday when the Alabama Supreme Court tossed out a court order blocking a raid on the state's largest casino.
City Responds to Allegations of Police Brutality
Mobile city attorney Larry Wettermark responded to claims being made in two lawsuits over the treatment of suspects by Mobile Police.
Three emaciated Eight Mile horses die of neglect; caretaker charged with animal cruelty
Duke Animal Clinic veterinarian Justin Mims gives an emaciated horse intravenous fluids outside a stable on the property of a residence on Woodruff Drive in the Eight Mile, Ala., community Thursday, Feb.
Home invasion: Mobile police say men forced victims to the ground as they stole money
Two men broke through a Baltimore Street home's window Thursday night and held 8 people inside at gunpoint, forcing them to lie on the ground as they stole money from a safe, according to Mobile police.
Driver convicted of killing motorcyclist while drunk gets 20 years in prison
Leon Joseph Smith had been arrested on DUI charges five times -- but not convicted once -- by the time he caused a fatal collision with a motorcyclist in September 2008.
Murphy High School to honor Mobilian before she blasts into space
Kay Hire, the first Mobilian to travel into space, is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station Sunday.
www.floridatoday.com | RonReams
KSC employee, Mobile native, turned astronaut returns for her final shuttle flight
Endeavour Mission Specialist Kathryn "Kay" Hire is no stranger at Kennedy Space Center.
Sen. Shelby Holding Up All Obama Nominees
Sen. Shelby Holding Up All Obama Nominees - Including Top Security Officials - To Secure Pork For Alabama.
www.phillyburbs.com | RonReams
Former Cleveland GM Phil Savage of Mobile hired as draft consultant

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