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46 min ago | NBC 15 Online

Former Auburn Punter Charged With Arson

Jan. 7 -- Federal authorities made an arrest Tuesday in connection with a fire that occurred in November 2007.

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro, Auburn Metro, Gulf Shores, AL, Auburn University

6 hrs ago | Montgomery Advertiser

May 18 trial date set in Mobile slaying

MOBILE - A judge has set a May 18 trial date for 22-year-old Detrice Haggins Jr.

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Related Topix: Mobile County, AL

14 hrs ago | NewsOn6 Tulsa

Tulsa Looks For 11th Win In GMAC Bowl

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane will be looking for a school-record 11th win in a season when they play Ball State in tonight's GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro

Tue Jan 06, 2009

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A Ball State University alumni group will pick up the tab for Gov. Mitch Daniels' flight to Mobile, Ala., to see Ball State play in the GMAC Bowl.

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Related Topix: Ball State University, Mitch Daniels, US Governors, Mobile Metro

NBC 15 Online

GMAC Bowl Parade Rolls Through Mobile

Jan. 5 - It was a Mardi Gras-style bowl celebration. A parade rolled through downtown Mobile Monday night, welcoming one of the area's largest economic boosts.

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro, Ball State University, University of Tulsa

Mon Jan 05, 2009

The Mobile Register Online

The Order of Myths documentary on Mobile, Ala., Mardi Gras will hit DVD on Jan. 13

Last year's documentary about Mardi Gras in Mobile, "The Order of Myths," will be available on DVD beginning next week.

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro

Alabama Live

Stowaways in south Ala. indicted for illegal entry

Federal authorities say two men from the Dominican Republic have been indicted for hiding aboard a barge that sailed to Chickasaw.

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Related Topix: Chickasaw, AL, Mobile Metro

NBC 15 Online

Post-Election Pistol Permits Skyrocket

Jan 2, -- Historically, when the economy slumps, the number of people applying for pistol permits jumps, but this year there is another reason why this waiting room is so crowded.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Mobile Metro, Mobile County, AL, Barack Obama

Sun Jan 04, 2009

NBC 15 Online

6 Children Taken From Their Home After Police ...

January 3 - Six children have been taken out of their home after police say their parents were running a meth lab inside.

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro

Sat Jan 03, 2009

The Mobile Register Online

Fire sprinklers flood Mobile County Probate Court

The temporary home of Mobile County Probate Court experienced flooding early Friday morning when a problem with an air conditioner compressor caused the sprinkler system to activate, Judge Don Davis said.

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Related Topix: Mobile County, AL

NBC 15 Online

Tracking Juvenile Sex Offenders

Jan. 2 -- How would you know if the teenage baby sitter you hired had been convicted of a sex crime? In some cases, you may not be able to find out because juvenile records are sealed.

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Fri Jan 02, 2009

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Mobile's Moon Pie raising draws big crowd

MOBILE, Ala. a ' Mobile police estimate more than 12,500 people turned out on New Yeara TMs Eve to see the citya TMs new tradition a ' a giant Moon Pie rising along the Mobile River.

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NBC 15 Online

Armed restaurant robbery and chase

January 2 - A Mobile Restaurant was the target of thieves. Mobile police say shortly before 3 A.M. Friday, two men walked into the Buffalo Wild Wings on Hillcrest Road and held it up.

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro

NBC 15 Online

Police Searching For Bank Robbery Suspect

Dec. 31 -- Mobile Police are searching for a bank robbery suspect Wednesday. Police say just after 9:30 a.m. , a white man walked into a Wachovia Bank on Airport Boulevard and handed a teller a note demanding ...

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Thu Jan 01, 2009

NBC 15 Online

Mobile's New Year's Eve Moonpie Leaves Room for ...

Jan. 1 -- If you could have been on the east bank of the Mobile River you would have seen a Moon Pie as big as 10 feet tall! BUT-If you were on the west bank of the Mobile River, as all of the New Year's ...

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro, Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Birmingham Metro

WPMI

Argiro's closes on Mobile Causeway

A landmark eatery on the Mobile Causeway has closed. Argiro's shut down for good Dec.

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro

NBC 15 Online

Teen Suspects Denied Bond in Murder

December 31 - Two teens accused of stabbing and killing a man two days before Christmas, will stay in jail.

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro, Family, Teenagers

Wed Dec 31, 2008

NBC 15 Online

It doesn't take much to be considered legally ...

Dec. 31 - If you're New Year's Eve celebrations include alcohol you need to make sure you have a safe way of getting back home.

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro

WPMI

Mobile needs 80 trucks to pull Mardi Gras floats

Mardi Gras organizers are scrambling to find 80 vehicles to pull floats after a Mobile dealership decided not to provide its white full-sized trucks because of hard economic times.

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro

NowPublic

Free MoonPie, RC Cola in Mobile New Yeara s Eve

The city of Mobile, Ala., will usher in the New Year in tasty and spectacular fashion with a 600-pound, 1,500-light electronic MoonPie rising over the city at the stroke of midnight, according to a news release ...

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Related Topix: Mobile Metro, Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve

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