The real estate market is tough right now whether you’re looking to buy or build. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa speaks to a real estate investing expert about the pros and cons of building a new home.
Recalled baby products connected to more than 100 infant deaths are still being sold on Facebook Marketplace despite “thousands” of takedown requests from federal regulators, U.S. lawmakers said in a letter sent last week to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
An InvestigateTV analysis of Consumer Product Safety Commission data shows that since 2000, the agency has had to re-announce the recall of at least 46 products because the original alert did not reach the ears of consumers and, in many cases, continued to cause harm.
Billions of dollars in unemployment pandemic benefits potentially given to fraudsters. Consumer Investigator Caresse Jackman talks to the DOL and ITRC to explain what steps are being taken to strengthen security.
According to experts, cases of the new form of blackmailing affecting young children, teens and adults have increased exponentially in the past two years.
If you’re over 50 the time to check how much you’re putting in your 401k is now. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa shares changes to federal regulations that can help you better prepare for retirement.
After a judge dismissed drug charges against a Whistler man earlier this year, he tried to get the car police had seized during the arrest, only to discover it wasn’t in the city’s impound yard. That was more than a year after Mobile police had charged Joshua Trevor O’Field with cocaine trafficking. The car did not even belong to him. His mother, Linda Bradley, was the owner.
The water system serving Prichard and Chickasaw wastes more than half of its water some months, at a cost approaching $3 million a year – with potential risks to public health, according to a report by state environmental regulators.
It’s a familiar story. Alabama has some of the most restrictive gambling laws in the country, and past efforts to open up gaming have stalled in the Legislature.
A California-based nonprofit organization quietly has begun putting up bail money to help prisoners get out of Mobile County Metro Jail, a move that has drawn the ire of prosecutors.
Cryptocurrency and NFT's have made headlines the past few weeks with wild swings in value, but before jumping in experts say education in their markets is key. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa explains.
If you’re trying to consolidate your student loans, consumer experts warn you may be a target for fraudsters. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa explains what to watch out for to avoid scams.
There’s always “an app for that”, but your new download could be a security nightmare. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa finds out the rules you should follow before you head to the app store
Top Mobile County leaders on Wednesday urged voters to approve a constitutional amendment they contend would stop the “revolving door” that turns criminals back on the street, but bond records suggest judges already have more power than they use.
Prosecutors on Friday strongly objected to a judge’s decision to allow a convicted murder to remain free on bail even after a jury this week found him guilty.
President Joe Biden is closing in on the halfway point of his first term and, yet, still has not nominated anyone for the three U.S. attorney positions in Alabama.
Budgeting for big-ticket purchases can be intimidating. Whether it’s a new refrigerator, time to upgrade your TV, or an unexpected item, these big costs can take a bite out of your budget. In this Watching Your Wallet, Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa gets advice from the experts on the best times to buy.
County and city leaders appear poised to spend $2.5 million in taxpayer money to lure a Topgolf outlet to the Port City, but other cities have gotten the entertainment venue without spending a dime.
Two murders. Two child victims. Two different sets of charges. The approach by the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office to killings that occurred a day apart in May have drawn attention to the discretion prosecutors exercise in determining whether or not to bring capital murder charges.
The city’s 23 homicides so far this year put it on a pace to exceed last year’s total. A deeper look reveals numbers that public safety officials say may be even more alarming. So far this year, according to the Mobile Police Department, officers have recovered 76 illegal firearms – including guns stolen from inside and outside the city. Police say 163 guns have been reported stolen from vehicles.
In 2020, federal law enforcement officers rounded up 42 people named in a sweeping indictment alleging a conspiracy to sell methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl and other drugs. Federal prosecutors alleged at least four people died from drug overdoses and “numerous” others went to hospitals at the hands of the conspiracy, dubbed the “Crossley Hill Boys.” Now, all 42 cases have been adjudicated
When investigators probed the circumstances of Kelsey Johnston’s death, they uncovered a loose network of dealers operating mostly in south Mobile County. It was not the volume of drugs or the amount of money changing hands that drew the attention of federal prosecutors. The $24 million enterprise run by convicted kingpin Darrin “DD” Southall was much bigger on both fronts.
Alabama has more than $200 million in COVID-19 funds to spend on water and sewer upgrades, but it looks like that won’t be enough. The Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board, alone has applied for grants totaling $333 million – out of a total of $225 million that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management has received from American Rescue Plan Act for water and sewer upgrades.
For months, public officials have been pointing to a backlog in criminal cases and claiming Mobile County does not have enough judges. According to the Administrative Office of Courts, it’s not just an excuse. The bench really is undermanned.
It’s no secret that the city is in the midst of a wave of violence, but new statistics show just how violent last year was. Mobile police responded to 279 shootings, a 23 percent spike after a mostly flat trend the previous two years.
In May, Mayor Jimmie Gardner showed up to the historic Cotton Mill Village community with trucks and vowed to clean up a decaying neighborhood that had become a haven for illegal dumping.
A major break in a decades old cold case. Jackson County, Mississippi investigators know the identity of a baby they found dead in the Escatawpa River near the Alabama/Mississippi state line in 1982.
Alabama residents are casting absentee ballots in record numbers. Some of them, undoubtedly, will not get counted – and it has nothing to do with delays in the mail.
As hospitals swell with COVID-19 patients, Alabama officials are exploring “pop-up hospitals,” temporary facilities that experts describe as a last resort.
Alabama businesses got billions of dollars from a small business loan program, which the federal government says saved more than 672,000 jobs threatened by the COVID-19 outbreak.
A house where the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office alleges veterans lived in “deplorable” conditions was not certified as a group home, according to state and local authorities.
A fatal traffic accident during a possible police chase near Atmore on Thursday would mark the second this week and provides fresh illustration of the risks associated with pursuing fleeing suspects.
On Thursday, a federal judge in Mobile will hear arguments over a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that Honduras – with the acquiescence of some U.S. government officials – defrauded American taxpayers.
Possibly the strongest connection to the John F. Kennedy assassination lies deep in the lesser known history of the Crescent City: New Orleans. A city rich in culture, cuisine and, conspiracy?
Just four months before he would become one of history’s most notorious assassins, Lee Harvey Oswald stopped by Spring Hill College to pontificate on the evils of capitalism and the failures of Soviet communism.
A desire for adventure prompted Jim Jenkins to join the Navy in 1961 as an aviation cadet. Color blindness ended his dreams of flying fighter jets, though, so an interest in medicine led him to serve as a corpsman in the Navy.
When the Alabama Legislature voted to ban nearly all abortions earlier this year, some California jurisdictions aimed to hit the Heart of Dixie in the pocketbook.
A federal jury here this week will sort out the remaining loose ends in a fraud investigation that somehow connects a local strip club, a foreign company that cleans railway cars and wealthy Chinese businessmen.
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