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Longtime news anchor Mel Showers, who broke racial barriers, dies

Oct. 21, 2024 20:36 PM EDT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama broadcaster Mel Showers, who broke racial barriers in a Deep South newsroom and became a beloved and trusted newsman along the state’s Gulf Coast, has died. He was 78. WKRG-TV, the station where he worked for 50 years, announced his death over the...

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...