Calvert News

A construction worker building an interchange at the entrance to the ThyssenKrupp AG plant in Calvert died in a construction accident early this evening, state Department of Transportation officials said.

Royalties paid by companies pumping natural gas offshore have been a key funding source for state government for decades, an ace in the hole that may play a big role in persuading Volkswagen to locate in north ...

Bruce White's first plane trip will be a whopper - all the way to Germany to learn about his new job at a steel mill.

A $12 million ThyssenKrupp training center is set for construction beginning July 7 near the steel plant taking shape on U.S. 43 in north Mobile County, Alabama Industrial Development Training said Thursday.

The Mobile Area of Chamber of Commerce has collected $9.24 million in pledges for its next five-year economic development campaign, on the way to a $10 million goal.

“This is a cost component that's such an outlier”

SSAB needs the steel out of your old car, but would prefer to get it cheaper. Like many new steel mills worldwide, the Swedish company's Axis facility, formerly known as IPSCO, recycles old metal to make new ... via The Birmingham News

“There are a ton of people who want to participate in this project, but if we don't have your name, you're not even going to get a chance to show up.”

There were women in suits and men in steel-toed boots. There were employees of Fortune 500 companies and chief executives of one-person shops. via The Birmingham News

A leading defense analyst says Boeing is not likely to succeed in its attempt to overturn the contract to competitor Northrop Grumman that would see Air Force refueling tankers built in Mobile. via Montgomery Advertiser

Posted by Ryan Dezember, Staff reporter April 16, 2008 3:28 PM Categories: Breaking News The Gulf Shores branch of Bank Trust was robbed Tuesday afternoon. via Alabama Live

“Once Lane was released from the hospital, she was taken to Mobile County Metro Jail and booked”

Posted by Ron Colquitt April 16, 2008 2:57 PM Categories: Breaking News Mobile police today arrested Vera Renee Lane, 21, on a murder charge in connection with a knife fight last night in the Orange Grove ... via The Mobile Register Online

“Early diagnosis is a very good tool to improve survival of these children”

All newborns in Alabama will be screened for cystic fibrosis, starting Monday, as doctors check for the life-threatening illness that's one of the most common genetic diseases in the United States. via Alabama Live

“In Mobile County, you are going to find very few high school students willing to come to Tuscaloosa for 45 days for training”

Few alterations to sweeping changes in how firefighters are trained in Alabama were brought up at a public hearing Tuesday, meaning the training changes will likely be approved today by Alabama Fire College ... via Tuscaloosa News

“It's surprising to me that they would even allow him to file bankruptcy to get out of paying child support”

A federal judge has entered a $40,000 judgment against an Atlanta woman trying to collect child-support payments from former NBA player Jason Caffey because the money was paid to her after Caffey's bankruptcy ... via News Courier

The body of a 53-year-old resident of Ono Island who had been missing since Sunday in Old River and presumed drowned has been recovered. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

Alabama residents have a dim view of the ethical standards of politicians, but it's not so bad that they want to run for office themselves. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

“I'll go with your or I'll go for you”

The death of Congress man Bill Dickinson this past week brought back many memo ries. via Montgomery Advertiser

“Other than my `singing thing' I do, I'm best known among my friends for my cooking”

Spring not only brings the arrival of beautiful flowers and luscious produce, it marks the debut of cookbooks, more and more cookbooks. via The Birmingham News

Alabama Attorney General Troy King is suing the Department of Interior to keep it from allowing the Poarch Creek Indians to expand their gambling in Alabama. via WBMA

Posted by Ron Colquitt, Staff Reporter April 01, 2008 4:26 PM Categories: Breaking News Eric Dewayne Lang, 33, of Mobile was shot late Monday night as he was leaving the Quik Pik convenience store in the 2300 ... via The Mobile Register Online

The Democratic Party has picked Mobile for its 13-state Southern regional caucus in June. via Alabama Live