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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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Bright sun over downtown Mobile, Alabama, on a clear, hot October afternoon

Weather

Mobile Record High Falls at 90 Degrees as Post-Isaias Heat Lingers Before Weekend Cooldown

Oct 13, 2026 Mobile

Satellite view of Hurricane Isaias approaching the northern Gulf Coast with forecast track lines over Alabama and the Florida Panhandle

Weather

AI Hurricane Forecast Nailed Isaias’ Landfall, James Spann Says, Beating Traditional Models

Oct 13, 2026 Mobile

Shoppers walk past lighted storefronts in historic downtown Foley, Alabama, on an autumn evening

Community Events

Downtown Foley’s ‘The Prowl’ Third Thursday Launches a Black Cat Hunt Through Halloween

Oct 13, 2026 Foley

Education

USA School of Computing Recruits Abroad While Alabama Applicants Are Left Behind

Oct 12, 2026 Mobile

Open doors of a high school gymnasium with volleyballs and gear bags stacked outside

Sports

AHSAA Volleyball Area Tournaments: Schedule and Favorites for Mobile and Baldwin Teams

Oct 12, 2026 Daphne

A person in rain gear aboard a small sailboat in rough, wind-whipped water under dark storm clouds near a barrier island shoreline

Weather

Man Who Rode Out Isaias on a Sailboat Off Dauphin Island Explains Why He Stayed

Oct 12, 2026 Dauphin Island

A red brick brewpub on State Street beside a landscaped side lot with picnic tables under a large live oak

Local Government

Iron Hand Brewing Asks Mobile to Lift 2017 Limits for Outdoor Seating and Music

Oct 12, 2026 Mobile

An empty wooden podium with microphones and flags in front of rows of folding chairs at a community gathering

Politics

Scott Stadthagen’s ‘Mental Disorders’ Remark on Transgender Candidates Draws Fire

Oct 12, 2026 Fairhope

Vacant two-story brick apartment buildings with boarded windows and an empty pool beneath moss-draped live oaks

Local Government

Manchester Park Apartments on Spring Hill Avenue Set for $11.2 Million Renovation

Oct 12, 2026 Mobile

A blue monster-themed birthday cake in a bakery box beside an envelope, a sailboat postcard, an anchor bracelet and military dog tags

Feature

‘Live On, Sailor’: Mobile Mom Honors Seth Beasley With Birthday Cakes for Strangers

Oct 12, 2026 Semmes

The Alabama State Capitol behind two blank campaign signs, with items representing farming, education, medicine and law enforcement arranged on the lawn

Politics

Montgomery PACs Pour Money Into Independent Elaine Beech’s HD65 Bid, Puzzling GOP

Oct 12, 2026 Choctaw County

Railroad crossing signals and crossbuck at a road crossing marked with police tape and traffic cones, with patrol vehicles parked nearby

Public Safety

Bay Minette Man Killed by Train at Graham Drive Crossing; Police Investigating

Oct 12, 2026 Bay Minette

Children in Halloween costumes collecting candy from decorated car trunks along a lit outdoor shopping street at dusk

Events

The Wharf Trunk or Treat Brings Free Halloween Night to Orange Beach Oct. 28

Oct 11, 2026 Orange Beach