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July 22 - Mobile Police say an officer was forced to shoot a bit bull that nearly attacked him Tuesday evening.

A federal judge in Mobile, Alabama has sentenced a couple to prison for using homeless people to cash bogus checks at more than 100 Wal-Mart stores as they traveled the country.

July 21 - Four men have been arrested for a string of robberies that left one of the alleged criminals shot in the arm.

July 21 -- The four men accused of shooting a six-year-old little boy and another adult male were in court Monday morning.

MOBILE, Ala.- Hank Aaron's childhood home is set to be moved to the site of the Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, where it will become an Aaron family museum.

July 21 - Officials are investigating a house fire that claimed the life of an elderly Mobile woman early Monday morning.

Originally posted at Azalea City Food Blog on July 20, 2008.When asked where Mobileans go for barbecue you will usually get one of the following answers: Dreamland, The Brick Pit, Dick Russell's, Saucy Cue, ...

A decision by the U.S. Department of Defense on whether Mobile, Ala., will get a $35 billion contract to build refueling tankers for the Air Force is still months away.

Authorities say Alabama Marine Police have arrested two people in connection with the theft of more than a dozen fishing boats along Mobile Bay.

A Whistler man was captured and charged with first-degree robbery after police said he robbed a bank in Mobile, then wrecked his car in the Creola/Satsuma area while fleeing police.

July 11 - Three people are behind bars Friday night and face being deported. Prichard Police say Bharat Patel paid thousands of dollars so he could get people into the United States illegally.

High school seniors and incoming college freshmen may be assured of a seat in the University of Mobile School of Nursing through the new Early Decision Program.

The Washington Nationals agreed to terms yesterday with second-round draft choice Destin Hood, a multi-sport talent whose option to play college football scared off some suitors and whose ultimate decision not to helped Washington land a bargain. Hood is the first of Washington's top five picks this year to sign.

By signing with the Nationals -- a deal that includes a $1.1 million bonus, spread over five years -- Hood, from Mobile, Ala., formally chose a professional baseball career over a football scholarship with the University of Alabama. 'He was certainly a first-round talent,' Washington General Manager Jim Bowden said, 'and he fell to us only because of football and signability.'

Police tonight arrested a third man accused in the June shooting death of a Mobile man.

MOBILE, Ala. - Alabama offered incentives worth over $385 million but decided any more would be too steep for a Volkswagen car plant awarded this week to Tennessee, Gov.

WASHINGTON - Second-round draft pick Destin Hood agreed to terms on a contract with the Washington Nationals today, bypassing playing college football at Alabama.

The Museum of Mobile, 111 S. Royal St., will host a traveling exhibit, "America I Am Across America," Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit will help visitors understand the contribution for 400 years of ...

Webb was gunned down in June on Bonnie Lane in Mobile . Police arrested Kevin Crosby and Marvin Morris Tuesday.

July 16 -- Mobile County health officials now say that 45 people have been admitted to the hospital following an outbreak of food poisoning at a family reunion.

Three men and a woman were arrested Monday following the armed robbery of Cash Max in the 1900 block of Dauphin Island Parkway near Old Military Road, authorities said.