Trial dates set in several murder cases in Baldwin County
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:11:08 -0700
BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- Fall trial dates have been scheduled for a number of high-profile murder cases in Baldwin County Circuit Court.
AT A GLANCE: Money available to local nonprofits
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:40:46 -0700
TUSCALOOSA | The Tuscaloosa City School System will provide money to local nonprofit organizations that help at-risk students in kindergarten through the 12th grade.
Illegal Trash Dump Under Investigation Near Ft. Morgan
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:45:35 -0700
News 5 Wind Creek Chopper spots illegal trash dump on Fort Morgan Road just a mile from the historic Civil War fort.
George Alexander: Spike Lee's If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise Review
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:23:41 -0700
Lee has been able to let the resilient people of New Orleans tell their story. Their history. What's clear is that Lee understands the importance of the historical and social context of their stories.
Gulf Shores High School Football Player Kicked Off Team
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:23:47 -0700
Gulf Shores High School football player accused of brutally assaulting another player is kicked off the team, suspended and could be expelled.
Gulf Shores High School Football Players Under Investigation
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:58:17 -0700
Gulf Shores Police Department investigating possible assault involving football players inside locker room.
City of Bonita Springs to do what it can to combat beach erosion on Big Hickory Island
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:07:30 -0700
The Bonita Springs City Council voted 6-0 today to take whatever actions necessary to expedite the permitting from the Florida Department of...
Though tilted, Republican U.S. House District 5 race still in the air
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:17:53 -0700
Republican U.S. House District 5 candidates Sheriff Richard Nugent, left, and Jason Sager attend a debate hosted by the Republican Executive Committee of Pasco County on July 15.
Gulf Shores man accused of tying up woman with phone cord, then beating and sexually abusing her
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:25:48 -0700
BAY MINETTE -- A man acquitted of rape and kidnapping in 2004 is facing similar charges stemming from an alleged assault on a woman last month in Foley. Mark Anthony Greenwell, 49, of Gulf Shores, is set to appear in District Court on Oct. 1 in connection with his Aug. 17 arrest on charges of first-degree sodomy, third-degree assault and second-degree unlawful imprisonment, according to court ...
Jerry Cope: No Safe Harbor on Gulf Coast; Human Blood Tests Show Dangerous Levels of Toxic Exposure
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:47:11 -0700
Within two days after arriving in the region in mid-July, everyone on our team began getting sick. After our first day out on the water, we all had extreme headaches.
Man charged with stealing Gulf Shores taxi
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:25:48 -0700
GULF SHORES, Alabama -- After a chase from Gulf Shores to near Foley around midnight, police arrested a Tennessee man and charged him with stealing a taxi, officials said today. Donald E. Thompson of Harrogate was arrested by Foley...
Burglary suspect shot by Baldwin County sheriff's deputies transferred to prison
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:25:48 -0700
The man shot by Baldwin County deputies Friday during an attempted burglary was transferred Tuesday to a prison near Montgomery, authorities said. Baldwin sheriffs deputies on Monday arrested Timothy Lashawn Hooks, 36. He was booked into the Baldwin County Corrections Center on a charge of attempted first-degree assault and more charges are likely, authorities said. On Monday, bail was set at ...