(Press-Register/John David Mercer)The Prichard city council (seen here on Sept. 29, 2009) rejected a proposal to make a payment to pensioners this month.PRICHARD, Ala. Full Article at Everything Alabama

(Press-Register file/John David Mercer)Prichard city councilman Troy Ephriam, seen here on Sept. 29, 2009, said he wanted to give pensioners something for Christmas, but acknowledged that paying the retirees also leaves a hole in the retirement... Full Article at Everything Alabama

(Press-Register file/John David Mercer)Mobile City councilman William Carroll, seen here on August 11, 2009, said his plan would minimize the impact and help local mid-size businesses. MOBILE, Ala. Full Article at Everything Alabama

(Press-Register/John David Mercer)Karen Lathan, seen here with one of her pet goats on Sept. 16, 2008, has been charged with her husband Charles with animal cruelty in Washington County.A couple who made news last year when the city of Mobile... Full Article at Everything Alabama

(Press-Register/John David Mercer)Murder suspect Demetrius Thomas is led away from Mobile Police headquarters on Dec. 2, 2009. He is accused in the shooting death of his estranged girlfriend, Cindy Longmire. MOBILE, Ala. Full Article at Everything Alabama

(Press-Register/John David Mercer)"My feeling is way beyond disappointed," said state Sen. Ben Brooks, R-Mobile, who has led efforts to change state insurance laws. Full Article at Everything Alabama

(Press-Register/John David Mercer)A group of people feeding the homeless on Cathedral Square is coming under fire from downtown business leaders and homeless shelters and advocates for exacerbating problems of loitering and panhandling in the... Full Article at Everything Alabama

The district, which was created in 2005, comes up for renewal by the council every five years. (Press-Register/John David Mercer)David Bronner The district covers a 75-block area in the eastern part of the Hank Aaron Loop. Full Article at Everything Alabama

NAPLES, Italy — The commanding officer of the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain has been relieved of his command two weeks shy of his scheduled departure date, Navy officials said. Full Article at Stars and Stripes

(Press-Register file/John David Mercer)Bay Minette mayor Jamie Tillery, seen here on Sept. 24, 2009, said it's a "real mystery" why the state is considering a toll road route on the eastern side of Baldwin County.State transportation officials... Full Article at Everything Alabama

(Press-Register/John David Mercer)Fairhope Public Works crews clean up debris Nov. 10 on the beaches along Fairhope Pier and park after Tropical Storm Ida made landfall. Full Article at Everything Alabama

EARLY, Texas (AP) - Security video helped lead police to three male students blamed for vandalizing Early High School. Police Chief David Mercer says the suspects, who are 14, 17 and 18, are accused of burglary of a building and criminal mischief. Full Article at KLTV

(Press-Register/John David Mercer)Mayor Ron Davis, seen here on Monday, Sept 29,2009, asked council members to put up a plot of land at the city's High Pointe Golf Course as collateral for a half-million-dollar line of credit before the city... Full Article at Everything Alabama

Theodore High softball coach Tyler Murray said that she's the one who filed the anonymous Title IX complaint against Mobile County schools, believing that her team was mistreated in comparison to the football team. Full Article at Everything Alabama

KIEL Not everything happens for a reason, the Rev. David Mercer of St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Kiel said Saturday at the funeral for Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger. Full Article at The Appleton Post-Crescent

KIEL Not everything happens for a reason, the Rev. David Mercer of St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Kiel told the 1,000 or so people gathered at the Kiel High School gymnasium Saturday afternoon for the funeral service for Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger. Full Article at The Sheboygan Press

KIEL Not everything happens for a reason, the Rev. David Mercer of St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Kiel told the 1,000 or so people gathered at the Kiel High School gymnasium Saturday afternoon for the funeral service for Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger. Full Article at The Fond du Lac Reporter

KIEL Not everything happens for a reason, the Rev. David Mercer of St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Kiel told the 1,000 or so people gathered at the Kiel High School gymnasium Saturday afternoon for the funeral service for Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger. Full Article at Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

KIEL Not everything happens for a reason, the Rev. David Mercer of St. Peters United Church of Christ in Kiel said Saturday at the funeral for Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger. Full Article at The Appleton Post-Crescent