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T-Mobile Arena stands in Las Vegas before an NHL hockey game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Las Vegas. The arena is the site for this year's NHL All-Star game. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Buffalo Sabres at Vegas Golden Knights 2/1/2022

Feb. 04, 2022 04:22 PM EST

USS Mobile departs Gulf Coast for California homeport

Jun. 10, 2021 02:23 PM EDT
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A Navy ship that was celebrated with a parade that drew more than 60,000 to downtown Mobile has departed the port city headed to its new...

Socially distanced people wait in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Providence Edwards Lifesciences vaccination site in Santa Ana, Calif., Friday, May 21, 2021. California no longer will require social distancing and will allow full capacity for businesses when the state reopens on June 15, the state's top health official said Friday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
New COVID-19 cases plummet to lowest levels since last June

By Stephen Groves May. 22, 2021 02:03 PM EDT

A woman wearing a face mask loads groceries into her car after shopping at a Zupan's grocery store in Portland, Ore., on Friday, May 21, 2021. As the federal government and many states ease rules around mask-wearing and business occupancy, some blue states like Oregon and Washington are still holding on to some longtime coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
The Latest: Variant 1st seen in UK now dominant in LA County

By The Associated Press May. 22, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

Children scream for throws during a parade dubbed "Tardy Gras," to compensate for a cancelled Mardi Gras due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Mobile, Ala., Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
As pandemic ebbs, Alabama city throws 'Tardy Gras' parade

By Gerald Herbert May. 21, 2021 08:52 AM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 21, 2021 following the virtual 'Global Health Summit'. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)
The Latest: Sri Lanka halts trains, buses to curb virus

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 12:56 AM EDT

Carnival cruise ship docks in Mobile for crew vaccinations

May. 14, 2021 08:58 AM EDT
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A Carnival cruise ship docked at Alabama's main port city on Friday so crew members can be vaccinated against COVID-19. ...

FILE- In this Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, the Mystic Stripers Society parade rolls along during Mardi Gras in downtown Mobile, Ala. Mardi Gras celebrations along the Gulf Coast were all but a bust this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the city of Mobile is considering staging a Carnival-style parade through downtown in May 2021 after the state’s mandatory face mask rule expires. News outlets report that Mayor Sandy Stimpson discussed the possibility with City Council members during a meeting Tuesday, March 10, 2021. (Mike Kittrell/Press-Register via AP, File)
Tardy Gras? Mobile considers Carnival-style parade for May

Mar. 10, 2021 11:27 AM EST

Fat Tuesday crowds in Mobile a threat for spreading virus

Feb. 13, 2021 11:09 AM EST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Health officials and leaders in Mobile are urging people to follow pandemic safety guidelines as a subdued Mardi Gras season comes to an...

COVID-19 vaccine stickers at a clinic setup at the East Alabama Medical Center Education Center in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
Vaccination of Black people lagging behind whites in Alabama

Feb. 12, 2021 02:36 PM EST

Mobile adding light, float displays for Mardi Gras

Feb. 06, 2021 11:36 AM EST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — With most of its Mardi Gras events canceled for the first time since World War II because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mobile is adding...

Bolt taking over Gotcha scooters in Mobile, looks to expand

Jan. 23, 2021 01:40 PM EST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A Miami-based company is taking over an electric rental scooter franchise in one Alabama city and is looking to expand to another. ...

FILE - In this July 26, 2020 file photo, the casket of Rep. John Lewis moves over the Edmund Pettus Bridge by horse drawn carriage during a memorial service for Lewis, in Selma, Ala. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Pandemic deaths and economic fallout are top Alabama story

By Jay Reeves Dec. 28, 2020 07:24 AM EST

Alabama city moves ahead with Mardi Gras plans amid pandemic

Nov. 16, 2020 09:06 AM EST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The city of Mobile, Alabama, is moving ahead with plans to hold Mardi Gras celebrations in early 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic,...

Longtime Mississippi sheriff dies of COVID-19 in Alabama

Nov. 06, 2020 10:04 AM EST
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A longtime Mississippi sheriff has died of COVID-19 in the hospital where he was being treated. The Sun Herald...

People walk along a sidewalk in New Orleans as the outer eye wall of Hurricane Zeta passed by the city, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Zeta barrels across Southeast after battering weary coast

By Rebecca Santana And Kevin Mcgill Oct. 29, 2020 01:43 AM EDT

People walk along a sidewalk in New Orleans as the outer eye wall of Hurricane Zeta passed by the city, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
The Latest: President declares emergency in Mississippi

By The Associated Press Oct. 28, 2020 10:26 PM EDT

A worker cleans fallen branches after Hurricane Zeta passed through Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta is leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter)
Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aim

By Rebecca Santana And Stacey Plaisance Oct. 27, 2020 01:26 PM EDT

Hearing set for woman convicted in stepchildren's deaths

Oct. 23, 2020 08:13 AM EDT
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge has scheduled a hearing Nov. 17 for a woman who was sentenced to death for killing her two stepchildren. ...

Storm surge floods a parking lot in Pensacola Beach, Fla., Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Storm-weary Gulf Coast residents rushed to finish last-minute preparations Monday as Hurricane Sally chugged slowly through warm Gulf waters. Forecasters predicted the biggest threat is flooding, with as much as two feet of rain falling in some areas. (Tony Giberson/Pensacola News Journal via AP)
The Latest: Trump declares emergency for Alabama

By The Associated Press Sep. 15, 2020 12:11 AM EDT