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Around 8 a.m., 80 phones buzzed across Mobile as the Alabama Task Force One Urban Search and Rescue Team launched into action.

A pavement collapse has closed Irvington Bayou La Batre Highway between Three Mile Road and Four Mile Road, according to the Mobile County Commission.

There was some rejoice on Wednesday when Prichard City Council President Earline Martin-Harris resigned her office in the face of a trial addressing her alleged residency in Daphne.

The City Council will have a lead voice immediately following former president, and District 2 councilwoman, Earline Harris-Martin's resignation on Wednesday. But replacing her will take a special election, according to council attorney Greg Harris.

Family, friends and law enforcement officers gathered Wednesday morning at the fallen officer memorial site in Robertsdale to pay tribute to Orange Beach Police Department Cpl. Mike Stockwell.

Mobile's big movie moment.

The president of the Prichard city council resigned and left court via a "back door" on Wednesday, moments before jury selection began in her residency trial.

The Mobile Police Department on Wednesday asked the public to submit spice-related tips through their intelligence tip line. The move would send information directly to intelligence and narcotics investigators.

The Mobile County Health Department's Vector Control Division will begin its seasonal mosquito control program this week.

Many governmental agencies will be closed Wednesday in observance of Memorial Day. Most banks will also be closed.