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Gulf Shores, AL

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WPMI) — The City of Gulf Shores will host its annual Hurricane Preparedness Expo on Wednesday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Erie H. Meyer Civic Center, located at 1930 West 2nd street in Gulf Shores. This free event offers the public...

Hurricane Preparedness Expo set for April 26 in Gulf Shores

Mobile, AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WPM) — The Mobile Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating Deangelo Laparis Jenkins, 26, who was reported missing by his family on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Jenkins suffers from medical conditions that may impair his cognitive abilities, and he has a history of wandering away from his residence.

Have you seen him? Mobile Police Dept. seeks man reported missing by family

Elberta, AL

ELBERTA, Ala. (WPMI) — The Elberta Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a stolen vehicle and identifying a possible suspect. On Friday (3/24/23) at approximately 7:14 pm, Elberta Police received a call that a vehicle had just been stolen from the Big Country gas station located at the intersection of County Road 87 and County Road 32. The victim advised he arrived in the gas station and was inside for approximately five minutes when he came out and found his vehicle missing.

Elberta PD seeks the public's help identifying possible suspect, locating stolen vehicle

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — According to Mobile Police, on Friday March 24, 2023, at approximately 11:54 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Flicker Drive in reference to one shot. Upon arrival, officers located a 39-year-old male victim Al Dimitri Craig suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The...

Mobile Police: Arrest made in Friday night homicide on Flicker Dr., victim identified

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — The Blue Bell Bombers, a local running team, will be taking part in Saturday's Azalea Trail Run. But they'll be missing one of their key members Victor Birch. The 61-year-old was killed last September in a car crash. "It was at the Industrial Canal bridge,...

Local running group to honor slain member during Azalea Trail Run

Prichard, AL

During the pandemic, Prichard received $5,088,767.64 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. Financial reports NBC 15 News obtained show city officials used part of that money to pay themselves. Records show the city formed a COVID team and paid team members nearly $175,000 in six months from June 2021 to January 2022. Prichard's mayor Jimmie Gardner, who was not on the team, defends the payments.

Prichard city officials paid themselves with COVID relief funds

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Mobile’s favorite Mardi Gras band celebrates 140 years with a special concert! The concert is free and open to all; no registration required. A reception will follow in the Armbrecht-Briskman Meeting Room. Performance will be held March 26 @ 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m....

Mobile Excelsior Band 140th anniversary concert at Ben May Main Library March 26

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Foley, AL

A big congratulations to our Elementary Teacher of the Year, Amy Barker, from Foley Elementary School and to Ursula Thompson, our Secondary Teacher of the Year from Foley High School!. Ms. Baker and Ms. Thompson were surprised at the annual Teacher of the Year Banquet held at the Grand Hotel...

Baldwin County School System announces Teachers of the Year

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — A Mobile City Council member is asking the Altapointe Board to conduct a full investigation into alleged cases of negligence. This comes after Scott Jones called for the removal of the Altapointe CEO two weeks ago during a council meeting. That call to step down...

Mobile Councilman calls for full investigation into Altapointe's negligence allegations

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — Tonight, one local representative wants to make sure parents know what their children are learning inside of our schools. Representative Jerry Carl says under a proposed bill, parents will get a say in what books their children are reading, and what curriculum is being taught. Parents I spoke with say they're all for it because they say their voices deserve to be heard.

Alabama Rep. Jerry Carl pushing for 'Parents Bill of Rights'

FOLEY, Ala. (WPMI) — A new Foley library, twice the size of the current structure will not only be a place to check out books, but a community center and learning facility, city leaders said. The library will be built on city property south of the Foley Post Office,...

Foley making plans for new library twice the size of the current facility

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A new scam that you might not have heard about, but it’s gaining popularity. We are firmly in the digital age. The time has come where we don’t need to carry around credit cards or cash if we want to pay for something. And, thanks to apps like Venmo or Cashapp, we can even pay each other virtually. But with that power comes responsibility.

Better Business Bureau warns of new Venmo/digital wallet scam

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Three boaters rescued from sinking boat near Pascagoula

BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (WPMI) — Three boaters are safe in Bayou La Batre this morning, after being rescued by the US Coast Guard. The...

Three boaters rescued from sinking boat near Pascagoula

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