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Mobile’s Anna McElroy and Grand Bay’s Joe Henley Make The Voice Top 13 as Live Shows Near Brad Warrick, Elected Washington County Sheriff, Promises ‘Working Sheriff’ as He Succeeds Richard Stringer Tuberville’s Victory Speech Nods to Gulf Beaches, Mobile Shipbuilding and Port, and Statewide Broadband Hundreds Fill Grove Hill Square for Chamber of Commerce Spook Around the Square Halloween Event Theodore Woman, 19, Charged With Felony Murder in Ensley Death of Jaxon Bearden Regional Child Advocacy Center Seeks Nominees for Eddie Slayton Award by Jan. 8 Crenshaw, McDade Win Reelection to Mobile County School Board by Wide Margins in Unofficial Results SBA Opens Disaster Loans for Hurricane Isaias in Northwest Florida; Baldwin, Escambia Businesses Can Seek Economic Injury Aid

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Illustration for the news story: The Homicide Crisis in Mobile, Alabama: Understanding One of America’s Most Dangerous Cities

Crime

The Homicide Crisis in Mobile, Alabama: Understanding One of America’s Most Dangerous Cities

Sep 11, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Foley Wins Two Main Street Alabama Awards for a $525,000 Streetscape and a Workshop Series That Provided Childcare

Government

Foley Wins Two Main Street Alabama Awards for a $525,000 Streetscape and a Workshop Series That Provided Childcare

Sep 10, 2026 Foley

Illustration for the news story: Rear Admiral Kent Davis Named 2026 Patriot of the Year by the Mobile Bay Area Veterans Commission

Government

Rear Admiral Kent Davis Named 2026 Patriot of the Year by the Mobile Bay Area Veterans Commission

Sep 10, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Beau’s Law Takes Effect Oct. 1 With Statewide Rules for Tethering, Shelter and Care of Outdoor Dogs

Public Safety

Beau’s Law Takes Effect Oct. 1 With Statewide Rules for Tethering, Shelter and Care of Outdoor Dogs

Sep 10, 2026

Illustration for the news story: SPLC Sues ALDOT Over Covenants It Says Left Shiloh Landowners With Uninsurable, Unsellable Property

Crime and Courts

SPLC Sues ALDOT Over Covenants It Says Left Shiloh Landowners With Uninsurable, Unsellable Property

Sep 10, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Clarke County Approves a $17.66 Million Budget With a 3 Percent Merit Raise for Employees

Government

Clarke County Approves a $17.66 Million Budget With a 3 Percent Merit Raise for Employees

Sep 10, 2026 Grove Hill

Illustration for the news story: Clarke County Cuts Residential Trash Rates by a Third With a New Three-Year Hauling Contract

Government

Clarke County Cuts Residential Trash Rates by a Third With a New Three-Year Hauling Contract

Sep 10, 2026 Grove Hill

Illustration for the news story: Clyde Jones Campaign Opens Mobile Headquarters on Spring Hill Avenue With Labor Day Fish Fry

Politics

Clyde Jones Campaign Opens Mobile Headquarters on Spring Hill Avenue With Labor Day Fish Fry

Sep 9, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Old Lock 1 Park in Jackson Shut Until Nov. 5 as Corps Dredging Gets Underway

Government

Old Lock 1 Park in Jackson Shut Until Nov. 5 as Corps Dredging Gets Underway

Sep 9, 2026 Jackson

Illustration for the news story: How a Chamber Coalition Kept the Mobile River Bridge Alive for Three Decades

Government

How a Chamber Coalition Kept the Mobile River Bridge Alive for Three Decades

Sep 9, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Elliott Backs Repainting the I-10 Bayway to Six Lanes, Calling a New Span Unaffordable

Traffic

Elliott Backs Repainting the I-10 Bayway to Six Lanes, Calling a New Span Unaffordable

Sep 9, 2026 Baldwin County

Illustration for the news story: Michael Norton testifies he had no other choice as court weighs self-defense immunity

Crime

Michael Norton testifies he had no other choice as court weighs self-defense immunity

Sep 9, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Gulf Shores weighs $2.4 million in FAA airport grants and a plan to double water plant capacity

Government

Gulf Shores weighs $2.4 million in FAA airport grants and a plan to double water plant capacity

Sep 9, 2026 Gulf Shores