Theodore News

Prosecutors say a 34-year-old man accused of killing his estranged girlfriend at a Theodore group home was angry she had ended their relationship.

Jeannie Thornton poses with her grandsons Brent , 2, left, and, and Isaac at her home Tuesday, Dec.

Dec. 3 - A man accused of gunning down an ex-girlfriend in Theodore will be in court Friday.

Dec. 2-- New information after a woman was murdered at a group home for the mentally challenged in Theodore.

An assisted living professional was shot to death this morning at a Theodore group home, according to the Mobile County district attorney and the slain woman's employer.

Tillman's Corner Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring Breakfast with Santa on Dec.

Sharon Lee Parker is no stranger to Mobile, having stopped here many times en route from Palm Beach, Fla., to Houston.

Nov. 23 - A man authorities say was involved in a domestic violence case will face attempted murder and arson charges.

November 17 -- A convicted murderer from Mobile County who has been on death row since 1988 has lost his appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court turned down an appeal from Alabama death row inmate Thomas Whisenhant, convicted of the rape and murder of 23-year-old Cheryl Payton in Theodore in 1976.

Evacuation centers set up by the American Red Cross at Theodore High School and Satsuma High School took in at least 54 people as of 8:30 p.m. tonight as Tropical Storm Ida approached, the American Red Cross reported.

A new $86 million bond proposal, part of which will be used to build a waterfront maritime museum, would not increase the cash-strapped city of Mobile's debt payments for at least a decade, Mayor Sam Jones said Tuesday.

Sales are apparently slow enough at one Mobile retailer that it won't close the doors on schedule.

Nov. 9 - Dauphin Island was in the dark Monday night as Tropical Storm Ida moved closer to a Gulf Coast landfall.

TROPICAL STORM IDA INFORMATION Mobile County Emergency Management Agency Officials are recommending a voluntary evacuation of those residents living in a mobile/manufactured home and low-lying, flood prone areas.

Two minutes, maybe a few seconds more, was all it took for Damara LeBlanc's car to disappear Wednesday afternoon with her two youngest children in it.

An Irvington woman is arrested in connection with two robberies in broad daylight.

Friends of a west Mobile family burned out of their trailer home are rallying to help them replace what they lost.

News 5 - Five Florida teenagers are behind bars after police say they doused a 15-year-old with rubbing alcohol and set him on fire.

A customer shops for tomatoes at Jimmy Lowe's in Theodore in this file photo. Lower prices for tomatoes and red and sweet potatoes helped offset price jumps across the board for dairy products so far this month in Alabama, according to Alabama Farmers Federation's monthly grocery survey.