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Mobile Police responded to two shootings on Wednesday night, neither of them fatal, according to officials.

With temperatures forecast to be in the 90s under mostly clear skies throughout the holiday weekend, Memorial Day is poised to usher in summer in grand style. And for those looking for a last-minute getaway to the beach, it's not too late.

Memorial Day ceremonies are planned throughout Coastal Alabama. Mildred Hardee and Melanie Miller lost their sons in Afghanistan. They will place the wreath at the Memorial Monument in front of City Hall on Monday, May 26.

Government Plaza was evacuated on Thursday as a result of a fire according to officials.

One week after the man who killed 24-year-old Tammy Stokes with a shotgun was convicted by a jury, his accomplice pleaded guilty to helping hide her body for three years.

Study comes as Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson pushes for a more walkable downtown atmosphere, especially along Water Street.

According to Fairhope police, about 4:30 p.m. officers responded to a party at a residence on Mary Ann Beach Road/Baldwin County 27, just south of U.S. 98 near Weeks Bay. About 60 people were at the party, "openly possessing and consuming alcoholic beverages," according to Fairhope police spokesman Sgt. Craig Sawyer.

Orange Beach leaders have laid it on the line: An additional 5 mills in property taxes, one percent in lodging tax and a half-cent sales tax to fund an independent school system.

Earline Martin-Harris' resignation could have an impact on the June 3 referendum, according the head of a group pushing for the dissolution of the Prichard Water Board.

Woman held 10 years by kidnapper is rescued