Mobile family seeks answers after woman killed in hit-and-run
A Mobile family is grieving and pressing for answers after a 39-year-old woman was struck and killed by a driver who left the scene, and relatives say the questions are…
Asphalt Coming to Florida Street Within Three Weeks as $1.8 Million Drainage Project Nears Finish
MOBILE, Ala. — Mayor Sandy Stimpson said in July 2019 that asphalt would be laid on Florida Street within about three weeks, with the remaining work on the long-running drainage…
Dauphin Island Cleanup From Tropical Storm Barry Could Stretch Into Midweek
Dauphin Island dodged the worst of Tropical Storm Barry, but visitors and residents are still navigating the aftermath — with cleanup expected to continue for another day or two. The…
Tropical Storm Barry Extended One Mobile Cruise and Cut Another Short
Tropical Storm Barry left its mark on Mobile’s cruise schedule in mid-July 2019, delaying one Carnival Fantasy sailing by a full day and trimming another by 24 hours as the…
Alabama Power Whittles Mobile, Bayou La Batre Outages Down to Dozens
Power has been restored to nearly all of the customers affected by Saturday’s outages in the Mobile and Bayou La Batre areas, according to Alabama Power. The utility reported that…
Westbound Bayway Crash Blocks Lane, Backs Up Mobile Morning Commute
MOBILE, Ala. — Drivers heading into downtown Mobile ran into delays Thursday morning after a crash on the westbound Bayway. The accident left the left lane blocked about two miles…
Coal ash pond at Plant Barry raises environmental concerns along the Mobile River
MOBILE, Ala. — A massive coal ash pond at Alabama Power’s Plant Barry sits just feet from the Mobile River, holding roughly 20 million tons of contaminated residue behind an…
Alabama Hip-Hop Week Marks 12 Years With First Statewide Tour
Alabama Hip-Hop Week, founded in Mobile by Kalenski “DJ Dirty Dan” Adams, celebrates its 12th year with its first statewide tour, bringing Urban Summit outreach events and homegrown music culture…
Mobile residents pack community meeting on Perch Creek Parks plan
MOBILE, Ala. — A standing-room-only crowd turned out for a community input meeting on the future of the Perch Creek Parks project, with residents weighing in on how three waterfront…
Fireworks, Concerts and Family Fun: Where to Celebrate the Fourth of July Across Mobile and Baldwin Counties
From The Wharf to Fairhope Municipal Pier, here is where to catch fireworks, concerts and family-friendly festivities across Mobile and Baldwin counties this Fourth of July.