Lawrence Specker
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Mobile, AL, United States
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Funnel cake kits to fondue: 8 odd finds at Aldi
The rapidly-expanding grocery store chain can have some pretty unusual items on its shelves. → Read More
Panama City Beach expands emergency powers after Spring Break chaos
The city manager in this Florida beach town can now declare a civil emergency. → Read More
Deer hunter surprised to discover 8-point was a doe
The Alabama deer was what wildlife biologists call a pseudohermaphrodite. → Read More
Citing exhaustion, staffing ‘crisis,’ Alabama Chick-fil-A stores close dining rooms
One store said “Our team cannot continue at the pace we are at.” → Read More
What’s it like to have breakthrough COVID? Welcome back to Limbo
The text from my wife, as I sat in the car outside the urgent-care clinic, couldn’t have come as more of a surprise: The word “COVID” followed by a plus sign and a sad face. This wasn’t the plan: Sure, she’d been hit with fever on Friday, followed by some congestion and cough on Saturday. But she was vaccinated, so we figured it was a routine case of the crud. It had to happen sooner or later.… → Read More
Airbus offers look inside new A220 assembly line
Monday is fifth anniversary of aircraft production in Mobile → Read More
No Hangout Fest in May, organizers weighing options
Festival says it'll make announcement soon on refunds, possible rescheduling. → Read More
Mobile-based Bay Steel Corp. relocating, expanding
Company shifting based from Port to Theodore area. → Read More
Arkema celebrates expansion of Mobile-area plant
The new unit in Axis produces a next-generation plastic said to be stronger and lighter than aluminum. → Read More
Mobile-based Xante hands out $1,200 bonus checks, citing tax cuts
Mobile-based Xante Corp. handed out $1,200 bonus checks to most of its employees on Monday, as its CEO gave thanks to a Republican tax reform bill and Rep. Bradley Byrne. → Read More
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos tours classrooms in Mobile, likes what she sees
President Donald Trump's secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, covered a lot of ground Thursday in a tour of Mobile, dropping in on students ranging from grade-schoolers to adults learning to weld and shape metal for jobs in the shipbuilding industry. → Read More
Report: After Alabama conviction, scammer went to work for FBI
In 2006, he pleaded guilty to scamming a Mobile mosque. Then he was released early because he purportedly was helping the government pursue terrorists. Now it's alleged that he continued to run wire scams after his release, even while serving as an FBI informant. → Read More
Alabama's first charter school filling student, staff rosters
It's not too late to enroll in Alabama's first charter school, but the number of open seats is dwindling. → Read More
Alabama animator helps Disney with 'Moana,' 'the most beautiful film we've ever made'
Disney is calling families to theaters this Thanksgiving weekend with its latest animated feature, "Moana," and an animator from Mobile had a big hand in the project and the look of its titular heroine. → Read More
Former GulfQuest director argues city debt crippled museum; Stimpson, Jones disagree
Former GulfQuest director Tony Zodrow alleges the museum hit hard times because Mobile owed it more than $2 million. Past and current city officials say the debt never existed -- but Zodrow's account still illustrates an intense, months-long discussion that preceded the shutdown of the museum. → Read More
See an octopus pick the Iron Bowl
The Crimson Tide is undefeated. But on the other tentacle, the Auburn Tigers have looked strong at times, and there's a history of upsets ... → Read More
BASF's $200 million expansion plan includes boost for McIntosh plant
Citing increased industrial demand, German chemical company BASF has announced plans to expand capacity at its plant in McIntosh, Ala. → Read More
New hardware to help investigators keep tabs on sex offenders
Mobile County investigators got some new hardware on Monday that officials say will make it easier to keep tabs on sex offenders in and around Mobile. → Read More
Music, charity, service: Jake Peavy rocks Veterans Day
"There's nothing in life worth having if you can't share it with other people," baseball ace Jake Peavy said Thursday evening on the stage of a hometown music hall. And Peavy had a lot to share. → Read More
Pass a Mobile school bus, get a $300 fine
In the near future, some lucky Mobile County drivers will open their mail to find $300 traffic tickets, courtesy of a high-tech camera system designed to improve safety for kids on school buses. And those citations likely will be a sign of things to come across the state. → Read More