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Piccadilly Circus

PRESS RELEASE Real Family Fun At Real Family Prices! HERE COMES THE CIRCUS! And PICCADILLY CIRCUS has...

Mobile fire caused by iron placed on mattress under investigation

MOBILE, Alabama -- The Bureau of Fire Prevention is conducting an investigation into a house fire that was caused by an iron placed on a mattress and set to high, according to a...

Orange Beach hotels get state loans to save energy

ORANGE BEACH, Alabama -- Three Gulf-front hotels have received a total of $272,541 in state loans to finance major energy efficiency improvements, according to Innisfree Hotels...

Convicted child pornography defendant from Mobile seeks new trial

MOBILE, Alabama -- A Mobile man convicted in 2007 of having child pornography sought a new trial last week on grounds that his lawyer at the time failed to challenge a search of...

Veterans in Bay Minette remember the fallen during Memorial Day ceremony (gallery)

BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- During a brief ceremony Monday, military veterans and staff at the William F. Green State Veterans Home paused on Memorial Day to remember the fallen as...

Helicopter used for transporting oil workers crashes in Gulf of Mexico

A PHI helicopter used for transporting oil-rig workers crashed about 35 miles southwest of Grand Isle, Louisiana, this afternoon. A representative said the Coast Guard learned...

More teachers want to stay with Mobile County than go with splitting cities

MOBILE, Alabama -- 60 percent of the teachers and other school employees working in Chickasaw and Satsuma said they'd like to continue working with the Mobile County Public...

Satsuma's new superintendent can do everything but cook

SATSUMA, Alabama -- Joe Walters knows a thing or two about running a school system. But until now, the former band director, baseball umpire and superintendent of Tuscumbia...

Indigent defense: Alabama expects to save millions in payments to lawyers

Alabama's new Office of Indigent Defense Services projects it will cut costs in hiring lawyers to represent the poor by $8 million this year and another $15 million the...

Mobile police identify 4-year-old who drowned in swimming pool (Updated)

MOBILE, Alabama -- A 4-year-old died Sunday evening at a residential pool during an apparent family get-together, Ashley Rains, Mobile Police Department spokeswoman, said today.

Volunteers around Mobile area honor Memorial Day (Updated, Galleries)

MOBILE, Alabama -- More than 100 community members volunteered to carry flags across the Gulf Coast from Alabama to Florida during the fourth annual Ernest Roy Sr. Memorial Day...

Restoration Youth Academy can stay, but must pay $27,000 in back rent

After a contentious meeting, the Prichard City Council voted Thursday to allow Restoration Youth Academy to remain in its compound in Alabama Village, a gritty neighborhood on the...

Warmer water than usual prompts opening of shrimp season Wednesday

Warmer water than usual for this time of year and lots of small brown shrimp moving into coastal estuaries have prompted Alabama and Mississippi marine resources officials to open...

Texas man admits to attempted purchase of military weapons from agent in Mobile

A Texas man pleaded guilty last week trying to buy military-grade weapons for a Mexican drug cartel, reversing earlier indications that he might offer an entrapment defense.

Mobile manufacturer proposes using cotton oil to light homes (Yesterday's News)

These are excerpts from past editions of the Press-Register.

Mr. and Mrs. Lassett -- both colonels -- share their experiences for Memorial Day

George and Josephine Lassett, who both have the rank of colonel, went on the May 9 trip of HonorFlight South Alabama. George Lassett was a U.S. Army chaplain and served a year in...

Series of injections helps some get desensitized from severe allergies

As many as one in five Americans suffer from allergies. Now, allergy and asthma sufferers can be treated through an injection method that desensitizes them to certain triggers.

Re-enactors portray Battle at Blakeley at Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort (gallery)

Re-enactments of historic events, like this week's portrayal of the Battle at Blakeley, the last major battle of the Civil War, are often staged with audiences of...

Return of "The Governator" (Political Skinny)

Former Gov. Don Siegelman, 66, fought a three-round bout against sparring partner Jerry Schnader as part of a fundraiser for the Levite Jewish Community Center, American Heart

Memorial Day weekend brings out the beachgoers at the Gulf (gallery)

It was just another day in paradise as the sizzling summer temps sent folks flocking to the H20. Memorial Day weekend brings out the beach in everyone.

Alabama's Jeff Sessions, from Eagle Scout to budget warrior

Learning the value of a dollar from his hardworking parents, Jeff Sessions, the Alabama senator from little Hybart emerges as force in efforts to arrest and reverse the...

Fallen Mobile soldier to be honored with military ceremony on Memorial Day

U.S. Army Spc. Dustin G. Allen died May 18, 2012 in Croatia at the age of 28. The Mobile resident, stationed in Vicenza, Italy, was rock-climbing with a friend at a National Park...

Detriot Lions tackle Nick Fairley arrested in Mobile for 2nd time in two months

Nick Fairley, former Auburn University football player and current Detroit Lions defensive tackle, was arrested shortly after 1:00 a.m. today on I-10 near the intersection of...

Mobile police investigate homicide on L&N Circle; one suspect in custody

MOBILE, Alabama -- One person is in custody after Mobile police responded Saturday to a stabbing on the 7200 block of L&N Circle where they found one man dead.

Beryl strengthens, makes leap from subtropical to tropical storm

MOBILE, Alabama -- Beryl has now made the transition from subtropical to tropical storm and is a little stronger.

Atmore man gets probation for killing migratory birds, selling feathers

MOBILE, Alabama -- A federal judge last week sentenced an Atmore man to probation and ordered him to make $31,000 in restitution for killing migratory birds and trying to sell...

Two Mobile residents fatally struck by car in Las Vegas

Two Mobile residents were killed Saturday night after being struck by an automobile while crossing a street in Las Vegas.

State veteran's cemetery in Spanish Fort should be ready by Memorial Day 2013

"It's getting done after all these years. It's just taken a lot of teamwork on the part of Congressman (Jo) Bonner’s office, Senator (Jeff) Session’s...

HonorFlight South Alabama to make final trip in September

HonorFlight South Alabama will make its last trip on Sept. 19, organizers say, having carried more than 600 area World War II veterans to the nation's capital.

Fire causes $35,000 in damages to home on Garnett Avenue in Mobile; cause still under investigation

MOBILE, Alabama -- A house fire at 112 Garnett Avenue Saturday morning caused $35,000 in damage, according to Steve Huffman with Mobile Fire-Rescue.

Nearly 4 times as much sea life in Alabama, Mississippi coastal waters since 2010 Gulf oil spill.

There were nearly four times as many fish, shrimp and crabs in Alabama waters in the fall of 2011 as there were before the BP oil spill, according to scientific data collected by...

Subtropical Storm Beryl could strengthen in the next 24 hours, but poses little threat to Gulf Coast

MOBILE, Alabama -- Subtropical Storm Beryl resumed its motion to the southwest and was located Saturday evening about 315 miles east-northeast of Jacksonville, Florida.

Jerry Johnson announces candidacy for Orange Beach City Council

ORANGE BEACH, Alabama -- Jerry Johnson has announced his candidacy for Place 3 on the Orange Beach City Council. The municipal election will be held Aug. 28. Johnson is seeking...

Anglers weather Memorial Day weekend crowds to catch the big one at Gulf State Park Pier (gallery)

GULF SHORES, Alabama -- Fishermen try their luck at the end of the Gulf State Park Pier during the Memorial Day weekend Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Gulf Shores, Ala. It is the...

Only 64 percent of Mobile County's students graduate in four years

MOBILE, Alabama - Only 64 percent of the 3,600 freshmen who entered Mobile County's public schools in the fall of 2007 earned a diploma four years later, as part of the Class...

Subtropical Storm Beryl still a threat to southeast; expected to make landfall early Monday

MOBILE, Alabama -- Subtropical Storm Beryl is located on this Saturday morning about 260 miles east of Charleston, South Carolina.

Tropical storm warnings issued for Southeast coast

Subtropical Storm Beryl formed off the coast of South Carolina tonight with winds at 45 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

Mobile National Cemetery cleans up for observance of Memorial Day (gallery)

MOBILE, Alabama -- Workers at Mobile National Cemetery were hard at work Friday cleaning up the grounds for Memorial Day.

Lott and Prine Roads intersection to close temporarily

Mobile County will be closing the intersection of Lott Road at Prine Road in Citronelle for about a month, beginning May 29, as part of a two-mile paving project and intersection...

Federal prosecutors rest in Bayou La Batre corruption case

MOBILE, Alabama -- Federal prosecutors finished their criminal case today against the daughter of Bayou La Batre Mayor Stan Wright and a woman who managed millions of...

On the run for 14 years, accused child molester finally lands in U.S. court

MOBILE, Alabama -- On the run for 14 years -- accused child molester Giuseppe Pino LoPorto, who managed to elude the grasp of U.S. authorities for more than a decade -- even after...

Jetski riders spend harrowing 3 hours in Mobile Bay awaiting rescue

On Wednesday three women were stranded on a jetski in the middle of Mobile Bay before being rescued by Daphne Search and Rescue at 9:39 p.m.

Pileup on I-10 West near Tillman's Corner has traffic backed up to I-65 junction (streaming video)

MOBILE, Alabama -- A multi-car pileup has slowed traffic on I-10 westbound near Tillman's Corner.

One shot fired, no injuries in attempted bank robbery in Gulf Shores

GULF SHORES, Alabama -- A man attempting to rob Hancock Bank this morning is in police custody after he struggled with employees as they opened the bank on Gulf Shores Parkway,...

Memorial Day Sales in Mobile Alabama

from:Mobile City Buzz Examiner

Friday May 25, 2012 kicks off the start of the Memorial Day weekend and with the start of this national holiday weekend people will be preparing for a weekend of relaxation.People...