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"Schaffer drew his weapon due to the imminent threat posed by the oncoming vehicle and the unknown intention of the driver."

In early March, the Fairhope City Council accepted a low bid of $378,870 from Nashville-based Kid Zone Play Systems to install new equipment and build a 2,200-square-foot splash pad at Fairhopers Community Park.

Mobile County school board District 3 candidates Reginald Crenshaw and the Rev. Henry W. Roberts took on questions about affirmative action, charter schools and Mobile's population patterns during a political forum Tuesday at the Ben May Main Library.

The National Weather Service forecasts the patchy fog to remain in the area Wednesday until about 7 a.m.

Company was granted a five-year contract to operate the Prichard Water Works and Sewer system. But the Water Board, which granted the contract Friday, might no longer be in existence if voters approve a June 3 referendum dissolving the group.

Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Fairhope, made Prichard his last stop in a series of town hall meetings Tuesday in the 1st Congressional District. He received a polite, if sparsely attended reception; folks peppered him with questions about health care.

The man who avoided responsibility for his wife's 2010 death in a civil suit now faces a capital murder charge, according to the state Attorney General's Office.

Shafik Hammami, president of the Islamic Society of Mobile, said it will take between 1- to 1-1/2 years to build a new school and mosque on their East Drive property. Residents in the area were concerned with traffic and parking issues.

The driver who lost his life after allegedly causing a massive accident and fire on the Gen W.K. Wilson Bridge Thursday has been identified as 70-year-old William McRae, of Jackson, La.

Stokes, who served as Jones' chief of staff, said he felt compelled as a citizen to attend the meeting and support Councilman Fred Richardson position to appoint any he chooses to the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System's board of directors.