Flames and Noise Near Lott and Suncrest Roads Overnight Are a Planned Flare-Off, Prichard Officials Say
Officials say there is no need to call 911 unless fire is spreading to a home or a road. The operation is expected to end around 2 a.m. Sept. 16.
Gulf Shores Opens Applications for New Citizens Academy, Deadline Aug. 31
Gulf Shores is accepting applications through Aug. 31 for Gulf Shores 101, a new seven-week citizens academy beginning Sept. 15 that gives residents and business owners an inside look at…
Mobile Bowling Alley Offered Bead Exchange in 2018
Skyline Lanes on Government Boulevard offered a free bowling game in 2018 to customers who brought in a bag of Mardi Gras beads.
Rain Did Not Stop Mobile Mardi Gras Parades in 2018
Rain did not stop three downtown Mobile Mardi Gras parades, including the Joe Cain Procession, on Feb. 11, 2018.
Bay Minette Had No Mardi Gras Parade in 2018
Bay Minette residents were told in February 2018 that the city would not hold a Mardi Gras parade that year, according to WKRG.
Mobile County Flu Tests Surpassed Prior Season’s Total Early in 2018
Mobile County recorded 1,148 positive flu tests by Jan. 19, 2018, exceeding the total from the prior flu season as cases peaked unusually early.
Mobile Police Investigate Three Separate Shootings Into Occupied Homes
Mobile police are investigating three shootings on the same day in which gunfire was fired into homes occupied by families.
After Downtown Shooting Shuts Down Nightclub, MPD Reminds Residents of Curfew
A weekend shooting downtown led to a large police response, the permanent closure of a nightclub, and a reminder about Mobile's curfew rules.
Fires Destroy Four Dauphin Island Homes and Popular BBQ Restaurant, One Dead
Overnight fires on Dauphin Island destroyed four homes and a beloved barbecue restaurant in August 2015, leaving one man dead and neighbors stunned.
Mobile Braces for Scorching Heat Before Dramatic Cooldown
South Alabama swung from a heat index above 105 degrees to lows near 66 within days as a rare late-summer cold front moved through the Gulf Coast.