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Drew Barrymore gives birth to second child

A three-hour public hearing into the Blue Creek Coal Terminal project produced plenty of material to discuss.

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies Wednesday with a high near 80 degrees.

Sarah Palin, a former Alaska governor who rocketed to political stardom when John McCain tapped her as his running mate in the 2008 presidential election, will deliver the keynote speech at the Baldwin County GOP's annual fundraising dinner at The Wharf.

Mental heath advocates asked the Baldwin County Commission not to take money earmarked for mental health in the county to pay the salary of a juvenile probation officer.

Decision comes after a nearly three hour public hearing on whether the council should reverse the Planning Commission's recommendation to approve the Blue Creek Coal Terminal.

In a meeting at AL.com/Press-Register reporters and editors Tuesday, the five men seeking the Republican nomination for Alabama Senate District 22 expressed similar views on the major issues but identified different areas of emphasis.

Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne used the Mobile County Chamber of Commerce's annual Military Appreciation Luncheon as a backdrop to address the need to fund our military more efficiently and quit making cuts.

The Baldwin County Commission can't agree on whether to pay for long-term disability insurance for county employees, including deputies.

The University of South Alabama will receive $103,423,584 in state appropriations for fiscal year 2015, an increase of about $700,000 from last year.