Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of local news from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste tested positive for COVID-19 and had been in quarantine, according to the Mobile Police Department. The department said the chief was expected to return to…
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a man seen on surveillance video robbing a vape shop over the weekend. The suspect…
U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne has introduced the Alabama Underwater Forest National Sanctuary and Protection Act, a measure aimed at safeguarding a remarkable ancient cypress forest discovered beneath the Gulf of…
MOBILE, Ala. — Early-morning drivers got an alarming sight Sunday when a car was found fully engulfed in flames along the I-65 Service Road. The fire broke out around 5…
CITRONELLE, Ala. — One person was killed and a bystander wounded in a shooting at a party on Paul’s Lane in Citronelle, and police say early indications point to possible…
Mobile-area native Josh Donaldson will miss the Minnesota Twins’ first-round playoff series against Houston after a calf injury kept him off the club’s postseason roster. The announcement closed out a…
Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Sally, dozens of families have been forced from their homes at Forest Creek Apartments in Warrington, Florida — a displacement crisis unfolding inside the Pensacola-area…
MOBILE, Ala. — As Gulf Coast residents recover from Hurricane Sally, the Better Business Bureau is warning homeowners to beware of “storm chasers” and out-of-town contractors who show up soliciting…
In the wake of Hurricane Sally, schools, businesses and government offices across the Gulf Coast began announcing reopening plans, though some remained closed as residents dealt with power outages and…
MOBILE, Ala. — Academy Sports and Outdoors is giving away 24-count cases of bottled water to the public at its Mobile and Foley stores through 9 p.m., while supplies last.…