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Former teacher sentenced to prison in child porn case

July 30, 2010

A former Baldwin County schoolteacher and retired University of South Alabama instructor was sentenced Friday to 1½ years in federal prison. A former Baldwin County schoolteacher and retired University of South Alabama instructor was sentenced Friday to 1½ years in federal …

Oil job-seekers increasing coastal Alabama unemployed

July 30, 2010

The director of a homeless service center in Mobile says there’s been an influx of unemployed and sometimes unemployable people who arrive in hopes of getting lucrative oil cleanup jobs.

Mobile police arrest 2 young men accused in armed robbery

July 30, 2010

MOBILE, Ala. — A man was robbed early this morning on Morningside Drive, according to Mobile police, and officers arrested two young men in connection with the crime. MOBILE, Ala. — A man was robbed early this morning on Morningside Drive, according to Mobile police, …

Crews removing oil boom from Mobile Bay (with photo gallery)

July 30, 2010

Work crews in Mobile Bay pulled 100-foot sections of oil containment boom Friday morning near Fowl River and the Theodore Industrial Canal as part of a stepdown ordered by the spill response command. Work crews in Mobile Bay pulled 100-foot sections of oil containment boom Friday morning near …

BP hires James Lee Witt, former FEMA director, to help coastal communities in wake of oil spill

July 30, 2010

BP PLC announced today that it has hired Witt Associates — named for CEO James Lee Witt, the former FEMA director — to support BP's work to restore Gulf Coast communities in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil and gas spill in the Gulf of Mexico. View full …

The Hill picks 2 Huntsville natives, 1 from Mobile for Most Beautiful List

July 30, 2010

The Hill has picked two Huntsvillians and one from Mobile to its annual list of Most Beautiful People on Capital Hill Alexis Latifi, an aide to Sen. Richard Shelby, is one of The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful People HUNTSVILLE, AL. – Huntsville is on nearly every national list when it …

Cleanup process continues on Baldwin County beaches

July 30, 2010

While the amount of oil observed in the Gulf and on local beaches has declined, cleanup efforts will not be cut back until the sand and water are as clean as they were before the spill began, officials told residents. ORANGE BEACH, Alabama — While the amount …

Baldwin County restaurants disappointed in failure of cleanup worker catering plan

July 30, 2010

Chris Sherrill said he and other business owners began working on what they called the Restaurants of Opportunity plan in late April. It took until July 12 to get the go-ahead on their plan, in which 400 meals a day would have been …

4 men accused of shooting sleeping 9-year-old girl in the head face arraignment

July 30, 2010

A 9-year-old Lower Peach Tree girl who was shot in the head as she slept in her Wilcox County home remained in critical condition Thursday in a Mobile hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Meanwhile, four men accused in …

Baldwin County sheriff asks for $20 million for department

July 30, 2010

Baldwin County Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack asked county commissioners for $20 million to run his department next year, but $2.1 million could be cut if revenue falls short, officials said. (File) Sheriff Huey “Hoss” Mack BAY MINETTE, Alabama?– Baldwin County Sheriff Huey “Hoss” Mack asked county …

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