Mobile and Baldwin County News
News from Escambia County, Alabama and its communities.
Escambia County Area Transit rolled out a temporary lifeline for commuters stranded by Hurricane Sally damage, launching a free bus route connecting Pensacola with Gulf Breeze while the storm-battered Pensacola…
PENSACOLA, Fla. — More than two weeks after Hurricane Sally struck the Gulf Coast, cleanup continues at the Waterfront Rescue Mission on Patton Drive in Pensacola, leaving dozens of homeless…
Disaster recovery centers open Three FEMA Mobile Registration Intake Centers will open this week for Hurricane Sally survivors who live in Baldwin, Escambia and Mobile counties, state officials announced. The…
Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Sally, dozens of families have been forced from their homes at Forest Creek Apartments in Warrington, Florida — a displacement crisis unfolding inside the Pensacola-area…
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels took to the skies over Pensacola in a tribute flyover honoring the city’s grit in the days after Hurricane Sally hammered the Gulf Coast, giving…
Washington opened the federal spigot for the Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Sally, with a major disaster declaration making federal funding available to state, tribal and local governments and certain private…
In the wake of Hurricane Sally, schools, businesses and government offices across the Gulf Coast began announcing reopening plans, though some remained closed as residents dealt with power outages and…
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Widespread damage stretched across Pensacola, Escambia County and other parts of Northwest Florida after Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday morning. Dozens of streets flooded, including Main Street,…
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Escambia County School District has a new leader. After a lengthy search, the school board voted this week to appoint Dr. Timothy Smith as superintendent, replacing…
A burglary attempt in Conecuh County turned deadly Friday afternoon, leaving one suspect shot and later dead, according to Sheriff Randy Brock. The case, which began with a reported break-in…