Fire Displaces Family in Mobile’s Crichton Neighborhood
A house fire displaced a family Wednesday night in Mobile's Crichton neighborhood after flames broke out in the kitchen of a home on Union Avenue.
Wildfire reported off Interstate 65 in Escambia County
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. — A wildfire burning off Interstate 65 in Escambia County sent a heavy plume of smoke into the sky, visible for miles after a camera at Wind…
Behind the Headset: Mobile County 911 Dispatchers Share What Saves the Most Time in an Emergency
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. — By mid-April 2023, the Mobile County 911 dispatch center had already answered more than 87,000 calls for the year. Behind each one is a dispatcher whose…
Car Catches Fire in Parking Lot on University of South Alabama Campus
A car was fully engulfed in flames in a parking lot on the University of South Alabama campus Thursday morning, prompting a response from the Mobile Fire Rescue Department. The…
Friday Night Crash Shut Two Lanes of I-65 Northbound Near Cottage Hill in Mobile
A crash on northbound Interstate 65 near Cottage Hill Road shut down two lanes and slowed Friday night traffic through west Mobile. Police and fire units were on the scene…
Vehicle Strikes Oil Change Business on Airport Boulevard; No Injuries Reported
A car struck an oil change business on Airport Boulevard in Mobile over the weekend, according to the Mobile Police Department, sending emergency crews to a storefront along one of…
72-Year-Old Man Dies in Early-Morning Booker Street House Fire in Mobile
A 72-year-old man died after fire swept through his home on Booker Street in Mobile early on a Saturday morning, according to Mobile Fire-Rescue. Several crews were called just after…
Early morning house fire on Dunnaway Drive displaces Mobile family
Mobile Fire-Rescue responded quickly Friday morning after a house fire broke out on Dunnaway Drive just before 4 a.m. It took firefighters about 20 minutes to battle the blaze, and…
Chickasaw Police: Student Who Collapsed at High School Did Not Overdose on Fentanyl
A Chickasaw High School student who collapsed in class did not overdose on fentanyl, according to Chickasaw police, who walked back an earlier suspicion that a pill containing the drug…
Alabama Power Deploys Mobile Crews to Assist With Hurricane Ian Restoration
Alabama Power dispatched a team of 65 workers from its Mobile division early Thursday morning, bound for the Savannah, Georgia, area to assist with Hurricane Ian storm restoration efforts. The…