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…
Second Suspect in Custody After West Mobile Shootout With Police
Mobile police took 32-year-old Tommy Goleman into custody near a restaurant on Airport Boulevard, ending an overnight manhunt for the suspect they say fired multiple gunshots at officers during a…
Burglary suspect captured after jumping into Bayou La Batre creek
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — A home burglary suspect was taken into custody in Bayou La Batre after a brief but determined attempt to escape ended in a creek, according…
Archdiocese of Mobile Releases List of 28 Clergy, Religious Workers Credibly Accused of Child Sex Abuse
The Archdiocese of Mobile has named 28 former priests, a deacon and religious brothers found to have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children since the 1950s, sharing the list…
Bayou La Batre to Host Fourth Annual Alabama Seafood Cook-Off, Taste of the Bayou
Four chefs will compete in the fourth annual Alabama Seafood Cook-Off in Bayou La Batre on June 13, with a spot at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off on the line.
Prank-Playing Easter Bunny, a Casket-Hauling Motorcyclist and a Possum Mystery Have Mobile Buzzing
A prankster Easter Bunny, a motorcyclist hauling a casket along the Gulf Coast and a possum found dead under suspicious circumstances in Chateauguay gave Mobile-area residents plenty of offbeat stories…
Bayou La Batre Ministry Described Services for Families in Need in 2018
A Bayou La Batre ministry described its 2018 work providing temporary shelter, meals, clothing, showers and referrals for individuals and families in south Mobile County.
Three-Day Red Snapper Season Draws Fury From Baldwin and Mobile County Leaders
A federal cap limiting recreational red snapper fishing to just three days this year has triggered resolutions from Orange Beach, the Baldwin County Commission and Dauphin Island, with local officials,…
30 RESTORE Act Projects Worth $413 Million Advance for Evaluation Along Alabama’s Gulf Coast
After four years of hammering out its own rules and procedures, the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council has taken a significant step toward deciding which of hundreds of proposed projects…
Ludgood Won’t Set Up Formal Commissioner Input Process for Oil Spill Council Votes
Mobile County Commission President Merceria Ludgood says she won't set up a formal process for fellow commissioners to weigh in on her votes for the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council,…