Gulf Shores Fire Rescue Prepares to Open New Training Facility With Public Ribbon-Cutting
Gulf Shores Fire Rescue celebrates the opening of its new fire training facility with a public ribbon-cutting on Sept. 22, 2026, featuring live demonstrations.
Mobile City and County to Split $3 Million for Road Access Improvements at Austal USA
Mobile city and county leaders prepared to put $3 million behind one of the region’s biggest employers, with a vote set on an agreement to improve road access to Austal…
Coast Guard Rescues Woman After Sailboat Runs Aground Near Petit Bois Island
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The Coast Guard rescued a woman Monday night after her sailing vessel ran aground on Petit Bois Island near Pascagoula. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received…
Acting Navy secretary tours Austal and Ingalls shipyards in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker joined U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl of Alabama’s 1st District and U.S. Rep. Steve Palazzo of Mississippi’s 4th District on tours…
Coast Guard Rescues Three From Fishing Vessel Fire South of Pascagoula
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three people from the commercial fishing vessel Lucky Angel after it caught fire about 10 nautical miles south of Pascagoula Channel on Thursday,…
Carnival Fantasy Leaves Mobile to Ferry Healthy Crew Members Home
The Carnival Fantasy has sailed out of the Port of Mobile on an unusual mission: carrying healthy crew members back to their home countries as the cruise industry idled during…
Deepwater Horizon survivor shares his story publicly for the first time on 10th anniversary
April 20, 2010 is a date Kevin “KP” Senegal says he will never forget. Ten years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion killed 11 crew members and triggered the largest marine…
Austal USA to host job-training open house at AIDT center in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA will open its doors to the next generation of shipbuilders later this month, hosting an open house at the Alabama Industrial Development and Training (AIDT)…
AIDT and Alabama Works Step In to Help Displaced Virginia College Welding Students
AIDT and the Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council arranged shipyard testing for displaced Virginia College welding students, offering a path to a job despite the school's closure.
Mobile Employers Say ‘Soft Skills’ Gap, Not Technical Skills, Drives Turnover
Mobile-area employers say tardiness, absenteeism and weak teamwork, not lack of technical skills, are the leading causes of new-hire turnover.