Mobile County News

Authorities say a twice-convicted sex offender was arrested just a few blocks from the Mobile home of a woman he assaulted five years ago.

Nov. 5 - There are more growing pains for the city of Mobile. The city wants to grow even larger, but the county wants to stop that from happening.

Authorities are trying to find a 76-year-old Alzheimer's disease patient who has been missing since 3 a.m. Thursday.

November 4 - A neighborhood unites to find out why convicted sex offender Michael Brooks was able to move onto their street without anyone knowing.

A Mobile County man accused of killing his father-in-law, an Army veteran, has been arrested on 15 felony charges in the last four years, court records show, and had only recently been paroled after serving a fraction of his sentence.

March 27-- A former Mobile County Judge is accused of letting inmates out of jail early in exchange for sexual favors.

LaVincent Hunter doesn't want to drop out of high school. That's why he is one of 80 students who have enrolled in the Mobile County Public School System's new night school program.

A Mobile County public school teacher is accused of bilking the state out of about $12,000 in food stamps.

Oct. 28 - The Mobile County Sheriff's Office is searching for a murder suspect. Authorities believe Rufus Hardy shot Ervin Foster to death October 14, on McCovery Road.

MOBILE, Alabama - The dispute over the verdict in the Herman Thomas sex abuse trial is over.

Oct. 28 - The Mobile County Health Department started giving doses of the H1N1 vaccine at 8 A.M. Wednesday morning, but people started lining up to get their swine flu shot hours before the clinic opened.

October 27th-Right now we're heading into the typical cold and flu season. But after checking in with local doctors offices, it safe to say wea re getting a jump on both.

Farm animals recovered after a recent drug bust caused the Mobile County Commission on Monday to revise the way it handles some types of rescued animals.

Oct. 26 - The Mobile County Health Department is staying tight-lipped about the swine flu vaccine.

A baby girl was born just hours after her mother, father and two sisters were among five people injured in a three-vehicle crash in south Mobile County.

The jury in the trial of former Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas is set to begin a third day of deliberations today.

Pigeons land on power cables in Pascagoula's River Park on Nov. 19, 2008. More than 50 pigeons have been found dead in Mobile over the past three days.

MOBILE, Ala. -- The Mobile County Commission will hold three meetings to get public input on the future of the area's parks, playgrounds and recreational opportunities.

The jury deliberating charges against former Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas was unable to reach a verdict Friday and will resume deliberations Monday.

The average weekly wage in Alabama fell to $736 in March, down 0.4 percent from a year earlier, according to Friday figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.