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WWII veteran receives honorary diploma from Alma Bryant High School
IRVINGTON, Ala. (WPMI) — WWII veteran George Place received an honorary diploma from Alma Bryant High Schoo. Place was a student at Alba High School in Bayou La Batre. The day after he turned 16 years old, he was sent to basic training. As a result, Place never finished high school. On Tuesday, at 98-years-old, he walked across the stage in a cap and gown and received an honorary diploma.
Local softball and baseball teams wrap up AHSAA tournament play
Ala. (WALA) - The AHSAA softball and baseball tournaments continued today in Oxford and Jacksonville. 5A and 1A teams taking the field. First it was Gulf Shores Softball. The Dolphins won early in the day against Jasper 5 to 4 and then lost 11 to 3 against Alexandria which put them up against Rehobeth in the elimination round.
Baldwin County sisters charged in murder-for-hire plot
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — Baldwin County sisters have been charged with conspiring to kill a man married to one of their daughters. Sandra Grimes, aka Sandra Johnson, Mitzy Smith, and Judy Owen, are all charged with Conspiracy to commit murder for hire, use of interstate commerce in the commission of murder for hire, and transfer of a firearm to be used to commit a crime of violence.
Alabama woman convicted in death of man found shot in back on New Year’s Eve
An Alabama woman was convicted of reckless manslaughter for the New Year’s Eve 2020 shooting death of a man in which she got into an altercation. The Mobile County jury convicted Kiya Henderson of reckless manslaughter, the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office reported in a written news release.
Gulf Shores hosting S’mores on the Shore
GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — “Campfires, music, and s’mores” are coming to the City of Gulf Shores next week as the city prepares to host S’mores on the Shore. According to a release, the event is set to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 at Gulf Place. EVENT LOCATION: The family-friendly event […]
MCSO increases patrols in Prichard after city sees 3 homicides in less than 24 hours
PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) -Last year, Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said his deputies would be in and out of Prichard to help make things as safe as possible for those who live there. He says doing so has been successful. “Last year when we started the operation their shootings and...
SouthWest Mobile County Chamber offers mentorship program for High School Seniors
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — There’s one more day to apply for a special mentorship program for Mobile County High School Seniors. The program helps mold young leaders by giving them on-the-job experience. For more than a decade the chamber has put together a program for seniors called “Tall” Tillman’s Corner Area Learning Leadership. I […]
911 calls warned of reckless driver just before Semmes crash claimed 19-year-old’s life
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Prosecutors on Wednesday played four 911 calls related to a fatal traffic wreck that claimed the life of a 19-year-old man in Semmes. They are just a fraction of the calls that came in between 4 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. on April 28, according to testimony in Mobile County District Court. After hearing those calls and testimony from four witnesses, District Judge George Zoghby ordered Antonio Antonio Rodas to be jailed without bail under Aniah’s Law. The 29-year-old Guatemalan, who authorities contend was in the United States illegally, stands charged with murder in the death of Adam Luker.
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