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Former Okaloosa County deputy charged with manslaughter in Air Force Airman killing
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- The former Okaloosa County deputy who shot and killedAir Force Airman Roger Fortson earlier this year is charged with manslaughter, the State Attorney's Office announced Friday. 38-year-old Eddie Duran -- who was fired in late May by the sheriff's office -- is facing the manslaughter with...
Okaloosa deputy charged in airman’s death, high school football returns, Baker High School vandalized | Aug. 23, 2024
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Murder case against Mobile rapper sent to Grand Jury
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The murder case against Mobile Rapper Isaiah Kelly, known as KFN Spec, has been bound over to the Grand Jury. Kelly is charged with Intentional Murder in the March 2023 shooting death of Demetrius Hunter at a convenience store in Prichard.
Dredging: $47 Million Lined up for Beneficial Use in Port of Mobile
Three major projects related to long-term dredge material management at the Port of Mobile are moving forward in Congress. In partnership with the Alabama Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) has been working over the last year to secure additional beneficial use opportunities related to the Port of Mobile’s ship channel deepening and widening project and ongoing ship channel maintenance.
Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics serving Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama is working with a New York nonprofit to wipe out $366 million in medical debt for about 193,000 needy patients. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported Wednesday that the deal involving Ochsner Health was arranged by Undue Medical Debt, a donor-funded […]
Medtech startups take part in “Hatch Powered by Bessel” in Fairhope
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA) - Medical tech innovation in its early stages. Thursday night 8 start-ups were pitching their products and devices to potential investors. It comes after Hatch Powered by Bessel’s intensive 10-week accelerator program in Fairhope. “And what Hatch is -- it’s a facilitation to bring Baldwin County...
August 23 Real Estate Update
According to AL.com, Bealls Home store has leased the former Bed Bath & Beyond store space in the Pelican Place shopping center off Highway 59 in Gulf Shores. A trucking company paid $250,000 for 45 acres at 13250 Highway 43 in Axis and plans to use the property for a terminal location, according to James Henderson of Realty Executives Bay Group, who represented the buyer. Terry McKinney of Delaney Land & Realty worked for the seller. Finir Finish, an interior finish showroom, has expanded its space to 4,500 ft2 at 9244 Highway 98 in Fairhope, according to Crawford Stitt of White-Spunner Realty, who represented the landlord. Doc’s Seafood owners are seeking site plan approval to build a restaurant on 2.37 acres just south of Miflin Road and west of Boulevard De Sevilla in Foley. Doc’s is owned by the Schwartz Family Limited Partnership, and there are two locations in Orange Beach. Watch for more subdivisions near Fairhope and Elberta, according to county planners. Saddlebrook, a 339-lot residential project, received preliminary plat approval for the development on 167 acres off Greeno Road near Baldwin County 24 close to Fairhope. Bear Creek, a 132-lot residential project, is planned for 59 acres along Baldwin County 83 near Kichler Circle just north of Elberta. The Cove, a 46-unit development with a private marina with 46 slips, is planned for 23 wooded acres at the southern end of Geno Road in Gulf Shores. The site is between the Intracoastal Waterway and Perry’s Landing at Cotton Creek subdivision. The residential would include single-family homes and townhomes.
Alabama 2nd Congressional District candidates have starkly different views on guns
Voters in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District will be presented with two different views of gun access and issues of firearm violence in the campaign this fall. The issue is particularly important in Alabama, which for years has had some of the highest rates of gun violence in the nation. According to the Centers for Disease […]
Proposed City of Mobile budget offers increase for first responder starting salary
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — New police officers and firefighters for the City of Mobile could soon receive a higher starting salary. Under the city's proposed budget for fiscal year 2025, first responders could start off making $51,000 a year. Mobile Chief of Staff James Barber says it was common practice for the city to provide incentives to officers and firefighters until a fire union challenged the incentive system. This made the city reconsider the pay plans.
Registration Open For Leadership Development
Express Employment Professionals of Mobile has announced a leadership development event for September 12 at 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico in Mobile. The registration deadline is September 6, and the fee is $40. Breakfast is provided and begins at 8 a.m. Art Atkinson, Express University vice president emeritus, will present “Recruit and Identify Candidates Who Embody Your Culture” and “Mastering Your Most Crucial Meeting.”
Scammers targeting local businesses, MPD says
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Police Department says there has been an increase in cases of people posing as federal agents and targeting businesses. Police said several businesses have been hit with the scam recently. According to authorities, the con artists pretend to be agents with various law enforcement agencies, but usually claim to be federal agents. They call workers, telling them to take money from the safe or cash registers and go buy gift cards in order to make a payment.
1st wave of traffic signal upgrades in Mobile to go live Monday
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Department of Transportation is rolling out the first wave of a significant upgrade to the traffic signal infrastructure in the Mobile area as part of the Regional Traffic Operations Program. The upgrades are set to go live on Monday, Aug. 26. The initiative aims...
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