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Free Cell Phone Program Helping to Buy Drugs
It's called the Lifeline Program it's a project by the federal government that provides low-income people with free cell phones. If you have a cell phone, you are funding the free phone program every month, and as it turns out, you are indirectly helping others buy illegal drugs. Read More..
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Roundabouts Planned for the Eastern Shore
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A rent hike is coming for residents living in a low-income neighborhood originally built for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Read More..
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Home Burglar Looks Directly at Surveillance Camera
Mobile Police hope someone from the public will recognize the man caught on tape. He and two other men broke into a southwest Mobile home. Read More..
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Arrest Made in Pensacola Beach Death Investigation
One of four men suspected in the shooting death of a Milton man has been arrested and charged with murder. Read More..
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Parole Denied in Almost 40-year-old Murder Case
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Ga. Man Spared Prison Sentence in Fraud Scheme
A Georgia man has been spared from serving a prison sentence for his involvement in an Alabama fraud scheme. Read More..
Business Reporter Names Mobile a “Miserable” City, Accepts Invitation to Visit
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BayFest Organizers Ask City and County For Bigger Investment
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Boxing Championships to Bring In Millions of Dollars to Mobile
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No Baldwin County Schools Included on Failing Schools List
The Alabama school system has released its list of schools that are considered failing under a new state law. Four schools in Mobile County are included, but none are listed from Baldwin County. Read More..
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Fighting Back: Community Hosts Anti-Crime Meetings
The number of concerned citizens teaming up with a local DJ to take back our streets and fight crime continue to grow. Now they're going into high crime communities to find out what it is they can do to help. Read More..
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Airbus Adds 2 New Employees to Mobile Assembly Plant
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Florida Girl Run Over by Lawnmower Walks Again
Ireland Nugent took her first steps in her new prosthetic legs and feet that will allow the 2-year-old to take them home from a rebound from an accident that nearly took her life. Read More..
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Ala. Authorities on Lookout for Infant Boy and Teen
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Twitter Launches #FOLLOWME Video App Through Vizify
Twitter is front and center this week after an NBA player tweeted out a new venture before the launch date. But Twitter's not mad. Local 15's Taren Reed searched the Internet to figure out what it is, and how it works. Read More..
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72 Schools Listed as Failing in Alabama
More than 70 schools Alabama schools have been listed as schools considered failing under a new law. State officials released the names Tuesday. Mobile County Public School Systems has four failing schools under the Alabama Accountability Act. Read More..
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Mobile Police Conducting Safety Checkpoints
Mobile Police will be conducting safety checkpoints Tuesday, June 18, and Tuesday, June 25. Read More..
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Ala. Rep. Chad Fincher Running for US House
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Rent Hike Approved for Safe Harbor

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Free Cell Phone Program Helping to Buy Drugs

It's called the Lifeline Program it's a project by the federal government that provides low-income people with free cell phones. If you have a cell phone, you are funding the free phone program every month, and as it turns out, you are indirectly helping others buy illegal drugs.

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