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The last known intact US slave ship is too 'broken' and should stay underwater, a report recommends

Aug. 09, 2024 19:35 PM EDT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The last known U.S. slave ship is too “broken” and decayed to be extracted from the murky waters of the Alabama Gulf Coast without being dismembered, a task force of archaeologists, engineers and historians announced following a yearslong investigation. The...

TruBridge: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 08, 2024 17:48 PM EDT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — TruBridge, Inc. (TBRG) on Thursday reported a loss of $5 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Mobile, Alabama-based company said it had a loss of 34 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 16...

Vote sets stage for new Amtrak Gulf Coast service. But can trains roll by Super Bowl?

Aug. 06, 2024 16:40 PM EDT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A 6-0 vote Tuesday by the City Council in Mobile, Alabama, has set the stage for Amtrak passenger trains to roll from New Orleans to Mobile next year. The Sun Herald reports that the Mobile council voted to fund the passenger train service for three years. The...

Plan for returning Amtrak service to Gulf Coast could be derailed by Alabama city leaders

Jun. 26, 2024 09:48 AM EDT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Not everyone is on board with a plan to return Amtrak trains to the Gulf Coast, which would restore passenger service to Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Amtrak's long-term plan is for trains to run from a...