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Mobile County high school graduations being livestreamed on the internet

May 23, 2012

MOBILE, Alabama — Thousands of Mobile County public school students are graduating this week. And if you don’t want to fight the crowds at the University of South Alabama’s Mitchell Center, you can watch the ceremonies live via the internet.

Business robberies continue; hotels struck overnight

May 23, 2012

The streak of business robberies plaguing the city continued overnight as two hotels were held up by gunmen. Police said a man entered the Days Inn on McMurtrie Drive shortly before 10 p.m. and robbed it at gunpoint. No arrests were reported and…

Gunman robs woman of purse while she sits outside her apartment

May 23, 2012

The woman told police she was sitting in the stairwell outside her apartment on the 3700 block of University Drive when a man came up and pulled a gun on her, a north precinct report said.

Birmingham’s Jackson-Olin High celebrates its 60th year all weekend

May 23, 2012

Among the school’s faÃ?­mous graduates are OlymÃ?­pic gold medalist Vonetta Flowers; Kincaid; former University of Alabama and NFL player David Palmer and University of Arkansas basketball coach Mike AnÃ?­derson.

Diverted flight from Paris had 11 University of Mobile students and instructor on board

May 22, 2012

The US Airways jetliner diverted to Bangor today after a passenger’s suspicious behavior carried 11 University of Mobile students and an instructor, UM spkoeswoman Kathy Dean said.

Wrong place at the wrong time: Huntsville’s most dangerous intersections of 2011

May 22, 2012

Of the 7,050 wrecks that Huntsville police worked last year, 70 were on Jordan Lane at University Drive. Most wrecks in the city last year happened between 5 p.m. and 5:59 p.m., Friday was the leading day for wrecks, and following too closely was the leading cause

UA fan pleads not guilty in Louisiana

May 22, 2012

A University of Alabama fan who was seen on a video apparently committing sexual battery on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS championship football game earlier this year, pleaded not guilty Monday at a hearing in Orleans Parish Criminal Court in New Orleans.

92-year-old war veteran receives honorary degree

May 22, 2012

Selden Bailey was seven semesters into a journey toward a law degree at the University of Alabama when he was called into duty for his country during World War II.

Children, families gather for neonatal intensive care unit reunion in Mobile

May 21, 2012

A reunion of babies who started out life in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of South Alabama Children’s & Women’s Hospital was held Sunday in Mobile. Hundreds of children, families and hospital staff gathered in a park on

University of Alabama hosts research conference

May 21, 2012

TUSCALOOSA | A symposium this week at the University of Alabama will bring researchers from around the world who study materials at the most basic level in the quickly expanding field of microscopy to the Capstone.