🌱 Nonprofit Hosts Annual Giveaway + Police Investigate Robbery

Hi all. Miranda Fraraccio here with your Monday edition of the Mobile Daily. Keep reading to find out all the local information you need to know right now.

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Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain. High: 51 Low: 43.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mobile:

1. The Wings of Life nonprofit recovery center hosted its annual Christmas party and gift giveaway over the weekend. The agency collected toy donations and distributed them to those in need. (Fox 10 News)
2. The Mobile Police Department is currently investigating an armed robbery that took place on Friday night. During the robbery, three men with guns broke into a residential home. Although multiple shots were fired, no one was shot. (WKRG News 5)
3. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby detailed requested funding for Alabama projects that are included in the federal omnibus spending bill. The bill includes $650 million in funding for Alabama. About half of that is planned for Mobile. (NBC 15 WPMI)

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Today in and around Mobile:

• Saturday Crafternoon At Theodore Oaks: Gingerbread Fun At Theodore Oaks Branch, Theodore (10:00 AM)
• The Fabelmans At Crescent Theater (1:00 PM)
• Winter Solstice Holiday Jam At Club 601 At The Elks (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• This Sunday was Mobile County's 210th birthday. Happy birthday to all 414,000 of us who call this county home! (Mobile County, Alabama via Facebook)
• Still on the lookout for last-minute Christmas gifts? Here's a list of where to find local gifts in the Mobile area for crossing off the last few people on your Christmas list. (WKRG News 5)
• It's not too late to find a new house for the new year! Here are five new homes for sale in the Mobile area, including a three-bedroom, two-bathroom brick house and a couple four-bedroom, three-bathroom homes. (Mobile Patch)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! I'll see you around.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.