Shoppers Line up Early

WKRG-TV Mobile - Fri Nov 27

Retailers were happy to see shoppers lined up at their doors early this morning for Black Friday deals.

Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo draws up wish list for holiday donations

Al.com - Everything Alabama - Fri Nov 27

Bears are easy to shop for. They enjoy simple toys and peanut butter. The nonprofit Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo has released Christmas wish lists for most of its animals and keepers.

Alabama Guardsman killed for $120, Saraland police says

Montgomery Advertiser - Fri Nov 27

SARALAND -- Police in Saraland said an Alabama National Guardsman was beaten and stabbed to death in a robbery that netted about $120 in cash.

Police say Ala. man was killed for $120

WIAT-TV Birmingham - Thu Nov 26

Anthony Embley Sr.'s son-in-law and daughter, John Lamar Pope and Lacy Elizabeth Pope, are charged with murder.

Timely tips on safe holiday travel

WAFF-TV Huntsville - Wed Nov 25

The Thanksgiving holiday travel period begins at six o'clock Wednesday night. AAA Auto Club estimates more Americans will be on the road this year and state troopers are prepared to cut down on accidents.

Old sailing ship appears on beach

Montgomery Advertiser - Wed Nov 25

GULF SHORES -- The wreck age of an old sailing ship has sur faced again on the Baldwin County coast, and a spokesman for Fort Morgan said it's most likely the three-masted schooner Rachel.

Baldwin County man charged with raping pre-teen girl

Alabama Live - Tue Nov 24

SEMINOLE, Ala. -- Marty Lynn Sawyer, 41 of Seminole man was charged with raping and sodomizing a girl younger than 12 while he was out of jail on bail on 2008 rape and sexual abuse charges, officials said Marty Lynn Sawyer was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and sexual abuse.

Old sailing ship appears on Ala. beach

WIAT-TV Birmingham - Tue Nov 24

The ship ran aground in the early 1900s, and its most recent reappearance was on the beach six miles east of Fort Morgan after Tropical Storm Ida struck two weeks ago.

Fairhope Standoff Situationa

WKRG-TV Mobile - Tue Nov 24

Update 11:59 A Swat team used tear gas to end the standoff situation. Authorities identified the suspect involved in the Fairhope standoff as Rich Gambino, the owner of the Ravenite.

Whooping cough confirmed at Spanish Fort High

WIAT-TV Birmingham - Sun Nov 22

Whooping cough, the common name for pertussis, is highly contagious. Symptoms include a runny nose, mild sore throat, minimal or no fever, and a mild dry cough.