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Beth Thomas of Alabama Power confirms to AL.com that there are "problems with breakers."

The National Weather Service forecasts an 80 percent chance of rain Friday, mainly after 1 p.m.

"There's not been a single accusation about anything specific for us to address," said Daphne Utilities General Manager Rob McElroy.

The American Red Cross said it is monitoring a patch of bad weather as it lurks closer to the Gulf Coast. The organization said it’s prepared to aid residents should there be more destruction.

Mobile County residents are now eligible to receive federal aid in the wake of last week's storms that caused businesses, homes, and streets to flood along the Gulf Coast and throughout the state.

Disoriented but safe, authorities found a 57-year-old man suffering from Alzheimer's less than two hours after he was reported missing Tuesday morning. Officials credited his Project Lifesaver band for the quick rescue.

A former homicide investigator in his fifth decade with the Mobile Police Department will lose his job after pleading guilty to income tax evasion and filing false returns.

Stewart rejected Rose Burch Stabler's request to set aside her ruling in favor of attorney Jeff Deen with a one-sentence order handed down Wednesday: "MOTION TO VACATE OR MODIFY filed by STABLER ROSE BURCH is hereby DENIED."

The state's new career technical dual enrollment scholarship program will greatly expand training options for students, and should have a significant effect on building the region's workforce, officials said Thursday at a media conference at the Alabama Industrial Development Training center.

Prichard Police Chief Jerry Speziale filed a lawsuit in federal court in New Jersey this week against the New York/New Jersey Port Authority, which is where he was the district's No. 2 policing official.