Man Arrested After Overnight Shootout at Pensacola Apartment Complex
PENSACOLA, Fla. — An overnight gun battle at a Pensacola apartment complex has landed one man in jail after residents woke to the sound of gunfire outside their windows, and…
Black Bear Turns Up in Saraland Neighborhood Near Celeste Road
Residents in the Celeste Road area of Saraland got an unexpected visitor in late July when a black bear was spotted passing through the neighborhood. A local resident shared a…
Murder Suspect Recaptured After Escaping Fountain Correctional Facility
A murder suspect has been recaptured after escaping from the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections. The department said 48-year-old Jamie Vaughn escaped at…
Wilsonville mayor keeps up fight against Alabama Power’s plan to cap coal ash in place
The mayor of a small Shelby County town has become an unlikely central voice in a statewide debate over how Alabama Power should handle decades of coal ash stored at…
Alabama Historical Commission Seeks Federal Court Protection for Clotilda Shipwreck
The Alabama Historical Commission has filed an admiralty claim in federal court in Mobile to shield the wreck of the Clotilda, the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to…
Man and Woman Wounded in Mobile Shooting Arrive at Hospital by Private Car
Mobile police investigated a shooting in late July 2019 that left a man and a woman wounded, after the pair arrived at University Hospital in a personal vehicle. Police said…
Beloved Creola Grocery Store Lives On Under New Ownership
CREOLA, Ala. — Residents of this small Mobile County city will not have to lose their hometown grocery store after all. Just weeks after announcing it would close following nearly…
Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Two Vehicles on Cottage Hill Road in Mobile
Mobile police investigated a deadly pedestrian strike on Cottage Hill Road in July 2019 after a person crossing the busy west Mobile thoroughfare was hit by two vehicles. Officers at…
Ferry Pass neighbors alarmed by overnight spray-paint vandalism on Frazier Street
Neighbors along Frazier Street in Ferry Pass woke up Tuesday morning to find their vehicles and property covered in black spray paint, leaving a quiet residential block marred by overnight…
Bay Bites food truck festival returns to Cooper Riverside Park in Mobile
It will be all about the food Wednesday night at Cooper Riverside Park as Mobile Baykeeper’s Young Advisory Council hosts the annual Bay Bites food truck festival. The event brings…