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BREAKING: Inmate escapes from Mobile Community Work Center

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) -- Police are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Mobile Community Work Center overnight. According to a release from the Alabama Department of Corrections, Michael Lee Jones escaped from the center around 2 am. Jones was wearing a dark long sleeve sweater or shirt, with a jacket, khaki pants, and black boots. Jones is 53-years-old, weighs 175 pounds, and stands at five feet, eight inches. He has brown eyes and a tattoo on his right arm. Jones is serving time on a drug distribution charge in Talladega County. If you see Jones, call 911.

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How will a $15-per-hour federal minimum wage impact Alabama small businesses?

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- President-elect Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion dollar American rescue plan includes an increase to the federal minimum wage, bringing that wage to $15 an hour. The federal minimum wage has not been increased since 2009.

Small businesses in Alabama have had a tough year because of COVID-19. After closures, losses in sales, and a worsening economy, some are concerned an increased minimum wage will be a difficult transition.

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Thief berated mom for leaving kid in car he stole, police say

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A car thief who found a toddler in the backseat of a stolen vehicle drove back and chastised the mother for leaving the child unattended before taking off again, police in Oregon said.

The woman went into a grocery store about 15 feet from the car Saturday, leaving her 4-year-old child inside with the engine running and the vehicle unlocked, said Beaverton police spokesman Officer Matt Henderson.

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