Former Alabama Daycare Worker Sentenced to 20 Years in Child’s Death Inside Hot Van
A former daycare employee in Mobile has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was left in a hot daycare van.
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Mardi Gras Underway in Mobile for the First Time Since 2020
The city that calls itself the “birthplace of Mardi Gras” has kicked off its first real Mardi Gras celebration since 2020 after two years lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carnival Cruise Line to Temporarily Suspend Cruises from Mobile Starting in October
According to Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, Carnival Cruise Line will suspend cruises from Mobile for 11 months, starting in October.
Fetus Found in Wastewater at Treatment Plant in Mobile
Police say a premature fetus was found at a wastewater treatment plant in Mobile.
Carnival to Resume Cruises from Mobile on March 5
Nearly two years after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Carnival Cruise Lines is planning to restart operations in Mobile next year.
Alligator Crawls Out of Drain at Apartment Complex in Mobile
People at an apartment complex in Mobile were paid a visit by an unusual guest as children were coming home from school: an alligator that crawled out of a storm drain.
UPDATE: 19-Year-Old Man Arrested in Shooting Outside High School Football Game in Mobile
Mobile police have arrested a 19-year-old in a shooting that wounded five people near Ladd-Peebles Stadium where a high school football game was being played.
Cruises Could Return to Mobile This Summer
The Alabama Cruise Terminal in Mobile has been providing COVID-19 vaccinations rather than trips to the western Caribbean during the pandemic, but that could soon change.
State Officials Say They’ve Identified the Last Slave Ship, “Clotilda”
Alabama historical officials say researchers have located the wreck of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States. A statement issued Wednesday by the Alabama Historical Commission says remains of the Gulf schooner Clotilda have been identified and verified after months of assessment. The commission’s executive director, Lisa Demetropoulos Jones, calls the discovery “an…
