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MOBILE, Ala. - Two doctors from Colorado and South Carolina have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a Mobile-based anabolic steroids investigation.

An aging church in Valley, the home of a former Alabama governor in Coffee County and a historic fort on Mobile Bay are among eleven sites placed on a statewide list of historic properties in peril.

Posted by Associated Press May 27, 2008 9:32 AM The Supreme Court has ruled for Alabama's governor in a dispute over his attempt to fill a Mobile county commission vacancy with a fellow Republican appointee.

In a case that has captured the community's attention, there was a surprising turn of events on Wednesday inside a Mobile County Courtroom.

Federal agents have arrested a Mobile man in Las Vegas on federal bank robbery charges.

Mobile Police arrested Absalom Lucky, 23, on a first-degree robbery charge in connection with the early Sunday morning shooting of a woman during an apparent carjacking, Mobile police said.

Winners and losers in the 2008 session of the Alabama Legislature: WINNERS General Fund Budget: Lawmakers approved a $2 billion budget to fund non-education agencies in the fiscal year starting October 1. It ...

"We are pleased to welcome the New Era Cap workers to the Teamsters and we will work hard to represent them," said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa .

“We use the tools we have and try to do the best we can. Sometimes, that's not good enough”

Posted by BEN RAINES May 16, 2008 6:38 AM Categories: Top Stories After surveying repair work on a hillside that collapsed along the already completed stretch of Alabama 158 near Prichard, transportation ... via Alabama Live

“The foam blanket has to get to the temperature they're looking for”

A 200-foot ship docked along the Mobile River near downtown caught on fire in murky waters Wednesday afternoon, inciting an explosion and sending three firefighters to the hospital. via Alabama Live

A Mobile family is waiting to hear the fate of the man who was convicted earlier this week of the shooting death of their loved one. via NBC 15 Online

“We need to move forward quickly to provide our men and women in uniform what the Air Force has identified as its number-one acquisition priority -- the new refueling tankers they so desperately need.”

Northrop Grumman Corporation and its key subcontractor, EADS North America, will join local, state and federal officials and the citizens of Mobile, Ala., in a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, June 28. via NBC 15 Online

A huge project to build homes for low-income families is getting under way in Mobile. via Alabama Live

MOBILE -- A fire aboard a 46-foot pleasure boat in Bon Secour Bay on the Alabama coast forced the evacuation of 17 passengers and crew. via Montgomery Advertiser

A nationally recognized Butts and Bones barbecue competition team is bringing its show to Hartselle to stay. via WTVM Columbus

“It would help maintain the facility here and make them more competitive”

Evonik Degussa is considering a $65 million expansion at its Theodore complex to make a chemical for chicken feed. via The Birmingham News

A 53-year-old Mobile man died from multiple gunshot wounds and police had no immediate suspect. via WIAT-TV Birmingham

“If we build the road, economic development will come.”

Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom Jr. wants lawmakers to help pave the way for a Florence-Mobile freeway that he hopes will help revitalize poor areas of west Alabama. via Alabama Live

The Justice Department has filed a housing discrimination lawsuit against the city of Satsuma for three women with mental disabilities. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

Board also puts bond issue on ballot Miami Trace now has a new Head Basketball Coach! Jon Stauffer was approved by the school board at Tuesday night's Miami Trace's School Board meeting. via WSRW-AM 1590 Hillsboro, Ohio

Two commercial gillnetters have been ordered to appear in court after an officer from the Marine Resources Division says he saw them using a 1,200-foot net in the closed waters of Daphne's D'Olive Creek. via Alabama Live

Posted by Lawrence Specker, Entertainment Editor April 29, 2008 2:14 PM Categories: Entertainment Organizers of a rap show planned for Saturday are offering "buy one, get one free" tickets through Friday, ... via The Mobile Register Online

“If I really thought they were messing up some of my best speckled trout, redfish and flounder spots, I would really be opposed to it”

Federal officials have approved the dredging of a deep ship-turning basin at the edge of one of Mobile Bay's most popular and productive fishing spots, but the project hasn't been funded yet. via NBC 15 Online

Police in Mobile say an employee at Austal USA's shipyard downtown found a noose hanging from the rafters of a building. via ABC 33/40

A local teenager will be charged as an adult after he allegedly robbed a CVBS Pharmacy at 2280 Dr. via NBC 15 Online

“We are confident that we'll deliver at the end of the year”

By christopher p. cavas Published: 30 Apr 17:12 EDT The second Littoral Combat Ship , USS Independence, has been launched after a complex operation in Mobile, Ala. via Defense News