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7 min ago | Alabama Live

Pitcher plant bog in bloom

The summer blooms are out in force in this pitcher plant bog owned by the Weeks Bay Foundation.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Alabama Live

2013 Paris Air Show: Airbus scores several multibillion dollar orders on day one

Baldwin County Commissioner Tucker Dorsey and Lee Lawson, president and chief executive officer of the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance, meet with an Airbus supplier during the first day of the 2013 Paris Air Show.

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Related Topix: Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Airbus A380, Airbus Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft, Airbus A320

Alabama Live

Robertsdale man accused of child porn possession wants bond reduced

A Robertsdale man who was arrested in February on possession of child pornography charges wants a judge to lower his $201,000 bond.

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Alabama Live

Four Hancock Bank branches in Alabama will close before the end of August

Hancock Bank announced last month that there would be layoffs in Alabama, as well as other states in the Gulf Coast region.

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Related Topix: Mobile County, AL, Mobile, AL

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Seattle Times

End of BP cleaning crews leaves questions on Gulf

Finding tar balls linked to the BP oil spill isn't difficult on some Gulf Coast beaches, but the company and the government say it isn't common enough to keep sending out the crews that patrolled the sand for three years in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.

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Related Topix: Oil Spill, Explosion, Gulf Shores, AL

Alabama Live

Mobile Press-Register 200th Anniversary: Newspaper brought Civil War news to Mobile

Guy Busby, a Mobile Press-Register reporter and columnist from 1987 to 2012, explores coverage by the Press-Register during with Civil War years.

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Related Topix: Mobile, AL, Mobile County, AL, Silverhill, AL

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Local 15

Hundreds of Kids Participate in Free Football Camp

MOBILE, Ala. Kids from Mobile and Baldwin County got the chance to learn from the best football coaches for the best price--free! The first NCAA Football Youth Clinic was held at Municipal Park Saturday morning.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Mobile, AL

Alabama Live

Scenes from the air at the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival

Balloon pilots take to the sky over Baldwin County during the 9th Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival on Saturday, June 15, 2013.

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Related Topix: Foley, AL

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Alabama Live

Baldwin County Commission to consider voting precinct changes

The commission will vote on whether a portion of precinct 30, which includes the Greater Fairhope and West Fish River areas, should be apart of precinct 43, which includes the Marlow Fish River area.

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Related Topix: Fairhope, AL

Local 15

9th Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival

Enjoy the floating works of art as they grace the skies of South Baldwin County on Friday and Saturday morning*.

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Related Topix: Foley, AL, Life, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Alabama Live

Southern Airways Express taking inaugural Gulf Shores flight Friday

Southern Airways Express is set to transform travel along Alabama's Gulf Coast Friday when its first 9-seater Cessna lands at Jack Edwards National Airport just after 2 p.m. "Not only do we expect to bring vacationers to the Alabama beaches, but we also hope to provide local residents and business people in Baldwin and Mobile counties with a quick ... (more)

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Related Topix: Gulf Shores, AL, Mobile County, AL

Alabama Live

Good Samaritans try to save Mobile woman's life

He detailed how he, a friend others happened upon a burning car on Interstate 65 in Baldwin County and how they feverishly tried to save the driver's life.

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Related Topix: Bay Minette, AL

Alabama Live

Seaweed-lined beaches push Gulf Shores, Orange Beach to bury the issue

GULF SHORES, Alabama -- While sargassum is a common sight along the Alabama Gulf Coast, over the last few weeks Baldwin County's shoreline has been blanketed with what some are calling an unprecedented amount of the seaweed, prompting officials to act.

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Related Topix: Gulf Shores, AL, Orange Beach, AL, Bon Secour, AL

Alabama Live

Mobile Press-Register 200th Anniversary: Medical school founder was visionary, racist

Dr. Josiah Nott, founder of the Medical College of Alabama, demonstrated insight beyond his time when it came to hypothesizing about the causes of yellow fever but racist beliefs common for his era.

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Related Topix: Mobile, AL, Mobile County, AL

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Local 15

Churches Helping Prepare for Hurricane Season

SPANISH FORT, Ala. The hurricane season is well underway and food banks are working to make sure they are well stocked in case a hurricane hits.

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Related Topix: Spanish Fort, AL, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Fairhope, AL

Tue Jun 11, 2013

Alabama Live

Tucker Dorsey bows out of race for Jo Bonner's seat

U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, announced his resignation May 23. Bonner, whose resignation is effective Aug. 15, plans to take a Dorsey, a Republican, said he does have plans to run for the seat at some point, but he does not think this is the right time for him.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Jo Bonner

Alabama Live

Drowning deaths highlight need for lifeguards on Fort Morgan

Beaches in Gulf Shores were closed after several drowning deaths during hazardous beach conditions Monday.

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Related Topix: Gulf Shores, AL

Alabama Live

Baldwin County crafts ordinance that prohibits wind farms

An effort by a Charlottesville, Va., company to put a wind farm in Baldwin County might be coming to a grinding halt.

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Related Topix: Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Alabama Live

Alleged call-in prescription scheme involving Baldwin County pharmacies results in two charged

Two Mobile residents were arrested in Daphne Monday night as a result of an investigation into their alleged involvement in a fraudulent call-in drug prescription scheme, according to a news release.

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Related Topix: Daphne, AL, Mobile, AL, Fairhope, AL, Mobile County, AL

WMC-TV Memphis

Arkansas man drowns near Gulf Shores

Officials say William H. Moore of Jonesboro died Monday when he tried swimming to a woman who was having trouble staying afloat near the Gulf State Pier.

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Related Topix: Gulf Shores, AL