Man Dies After Going Underwater While Retrieving Lost Net in Mobile Bay Near McNally Park
MOBILE, Ala. — A 30-year-old Mobile man drowned in Mobile Bay near McNally Park after he went into the water to retrieve a cast net that had been lost during…
Woman Critically Hurt in Shooting Near Old Shell Road and Acacia Street in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — A 30-year-old woman was shot near the intersection of Old Shell Road and Acacia Street, according to Mobile Fire-Rescue Department officials. The shooting left her with a…
Thomasville Police to Become First Alabama Agency Using Pursuit Warning Devices
The Thomasville Police Department will equip its patrol fleet with technology designed to warn nearby drivers when officers are in a high-speed chase, becoming the first law enforcement agency in…
Mobile Fire-Rescue Knocks Down Shelton Beach Road Extension House Fire; No One Home
MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile Fire-Rescue crews extinguished a house fire on Shelton Beach Road Extension Thursday morning, and no one was inside the home when it caught fire. The morning…
After 25 Years, Mobile’s Longtime Cemetery Manager “Tiger” Marston Retires
After 25 years as Mobile's municipal cemeteries manager and 50 years in the death care profession, F. “Tiger” Marston is retiring, capping a career spent guiding families, students and Eagle…
City of Mobile to recognize heroes from Serenity Apartments fire
MOBILE, Ala. — The City of Mobile will recognize citizens who helped save more than 20 people, including children, from a three-alarm apartment fire that consumed a building at the…
Satsuma First Responder Tests Positive for COVID-19 Antibodies, Negative on Follow-Up Swab
A member of Satsuma's roughly 30-person first responder team tested positive for coronavirus antibodies but negative on a subsequent COVID-19 nasal swab test, Mayor Tom Williams said.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Gives Trailblazing Chief LeAnn Tacon a Downtown Send-Off
MOBILE, Ala. — After 33 years with the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department — and a career full of firsts — District Chief LeAnn Tacon got a parade. Fire trucks, police cruisers…
Mobile 911 Director Says Sharing COVID-19 Patient Addresses With Dispatchers Protects First Responders
The director of Mobile County's 911 system says flagging the addresses of confirmed COVID-19 patients for dispatchers is meant to protect first responders, not violate patient privacy, as officials also…
Airbus Donates 40,000 Face Masks to First Responders in Mobile, Baldwin Counties
Airbus donated 40,000 face masks split between Mobile and Baldwin counties to help protect first responders and health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.