Mobile and Baldwin County News
An 8,000-square-foot warehouse on Old Canal Street near Ladd-Peebles Stadium has been converted into an emergency cold weather shelter, offering people experiencing homelessness a warm place to sleep as temperatures…
Two kayakers who found themselves in trouble off Dauphin Island owe their lives to quick action by Coast Guard air and boat crews — and to the life jackets they…
As temperatures drop across the region, Mobile Fire-Rescue is entering what is historically its busiest time of year — and officials are urging residents to take basic precautions before firing…
A boater and his dog were airlifted to safety by a Coast Guard helicopter crew south of Dauphin Island late last month, as the aircrew was already transiting to avoid…
Two decades have passed since Lisa Ann Pierce vanished from a Mobile street corner, but her daughters refuse to let her name fade from memory. Pierce, 27, was last seen…
A Father’s Day fishing trip on a personal watercraft turned into a rescue mission when the operator failed to return as expected, prompting a multi-asset Coast Guard search that ended…
A man who attempted to swim from the southern tip of Pelican Island to a nearby sandbar was pulled from the water by a Coast Guard boat crew after powerful…
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer deployed from a helicopter pulled an unconscious woman to shore after she was caught in a rip current off Dauphin Island’s public beach Tuesday afternoon.…
A father who fell from a personal watercraft roughly 10 miles offshore in Mobile Bay was rescued by a group of snapper fishermen who spotted the glow of his watch…
A Mobile judge is expected to rule Thursday on whether a man charged in a nearly 40-year-old murder should be freed from electronic monitoring while awaiting trial. Alvin Ray Allen…