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Fire late Friday night at Theodore home
UPDATE: 7:30 AM: MFRD sent this news release: Mobile Fire-Rescue Department units were dispatched at 10:32 p.m. for a report of a residential fire in the 5800 block of Swedetown Road North in Theodore, Alabama, Friday night, June 7, 2024. Personnel arrived on scene to find a single-story vacant house fully engulfed in flames. Crews […]
Reading camps underway in Mobile County to improve test scores, performance
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Thousands of Mobile County school kids are spending part of their summer trying to keep their skills sharp. Reading camps are underway at dozens of Mobile County Elementary schools this month. Teachers call it the summer slide. It’s a time when kids who may have deficiencies in reading may see a […]
Teen, girl riding go-kart injured by shotgun blast in Mobile County road rage incident
An 18-year-old male and 12-year-old female riding in a go-kart were shot at from someone driving a truck Wednesday, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. According to the sheriff’s office, the two victims were riding in the go-kart near First Street and Avenue A in Wilmer, an unincorporated community in southwest Alabama, when a gold, 2010 GMC Sierra extended cab truck tried to run the go-kart off the road.
Letter From the Editor: Our Road Trips Issue 2024 Is Here!
See new places in our 2024 road trips issue, hitting the stands DATE. In my family, road trips are an excuse to pack a lot in. We make it a journey—multiple stops, multiple destinations, and plenty of people to see along the way. One of our regular routes takes us from our home in Nashville down to Hilton Head, South Carolina, where my parents live, up to Charleston for something delicious (OK, and a little work), and then over to Fort Mill, South Carolina, where my sister lives. It’s a path of interstate so well-worn, our kids know exactly what exits provide the best breakfast and lunch options.
Fairhope beach remains closed as tornado cleanup continues
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA) - Five days after Fairhope was hit by an EF-1 tornado, cleanup is still underway. The twister ripped through the North Beach area and neighborhood just to the east, downing trees and scattering debris. The public park at North Beach will remain closed until the weekend. The...
Gulf Shores says construction on pedestrian bridge detour project set to begin June 10.
GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) - The City of Gulf Shores says construction on the pedestrian bridge detour project is set to begin June 10. Officials say the work lays the groundwork for the new pedestrian bridge, which will be bid out later this year. The City of Gulf Shores released...
MCSO: Couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Chickasaw
CHICKASAW, Ala. (WPMI) — Thursday, June 6, 2024, at approximately 5:28 am, Chickasaw Police were dispatched to 19 Ryan Street in Chickasaw, Alabama in reference to two shot. Chickasaw contacted Mobile County Sheriff’s Office for assistance. MCSO Detectives arrived at the location above to find Tracus Wiggins (DOB 2/12/97) and his girlfriend, Hayley Sharpe (DOB 10/28/98) deceased outside under the carport of their residence.
Woman riding bicycle dies after being struck by vehicle on Dauphin Island Parkway
A woman riding a bicycle was killed Monday night after she was struck by a vehicle on Dauphin Island Parkway. The victim, only described as a woman in her late 30s, was struck around 8:30 p.m. on the parkway by Sand Island Road in Belle Fontaine, Fowl River Volunteer Fire Chief John Corideo told Fox 10.
Gulf Shores Police hiring officers and adding marine and airport units
GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) - Gulf Shores is beefing up its police force in coming months by adding 12 officers and three new or expanded units. Gulf Shores Police will soon have air, sea and land covered, all dictated by the fast-paced growth in the area. The Gulf Shores City...
Suspect in Wilmer go-kart shooting arrested: Court documents
WILMER, Ala. (WKRG) — A Wilmer man has been arrested in connection with a shooting last week that injured an 18-year-old and 12-year-old riding a go-kart. According to court documents, 24-year-old Bradley Garrett Ashbury was arrested on Monday, June 10. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office announced on June 6 that they were looking for a […]
MCSO discusses the multi-agency effort that led to the finding of the missing 7-year-old
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It was an all-hands-on-deck response Thursday afternoon after 7-year-old Jackson Hillman went missing from his home in Chunchula. The search began at 10 a.m. and concluded after Jackson was found around 5:30 p.m. “I don’t even have the words- that was the worst 6 to 8...
Mobile County Health Department investigating possible cyber attack
The Mobile County Health Department shut down its computer network after suspicious activity indicated a possible cyber attack. Officials said they are working with IT security consultants to determine the severity of the potential incident. All appropriate authorities have been notified, and the impact is still unknown, officials said. “The...
Fisherman remembered as a ‘hero’ for saving deckhand after shrimp boat capsized
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) - A fisherman who died when his shrimp boat capsized after a storm is being remembered as a hero for saving his deckhand. Boat captain and shrimper Mike Bishop was killed when his shrimp boat capsized on Saturday. Mike Bishop’s deckhand Mark Henderson survived after floating...
Fairhope police gives all clear after responding to ‘suspicious’ vehicle
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WALA) - If you were in Fairhope this morning you may have seen police checking out what they said was a suspicious vehicle. Fairhope police told FOX10 News that they checked the car after receiving a call about a suspicious vehicle. They also checked the surrounding area around to make sure it was all clear.
98-year-old WWII veteran receives diploma, says, ‘Learn all you can learn. You’re going to need it’
More than eight decades after leaving high school, World War II veteran George Hudson Place finally received his diploma. Now age 98, Place got an honorary high school diploma from Alma Bryant High School on May 14. Alma Bryant is in Irvington, about 20 miles southwest of Mobile. Place, born...
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