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Spanish Fort, AL

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — The reenactment of the Battle of Fort Blakeley is scheduled for Saturday, April 1. The largest event of its type in our area, this historical commemoration will feature hundreds of skilled reenactors authentically reenacting the largest charge to take place in Alabama during the Civil War. Throughout the day prior to the battle there will be demonstrations of small arms and artillery firing.

Reenactment of the Battle of Fort Blakeley scheduled for April 1

Orange Beach, AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — 3 Doors Down and support act Candlebox are setting out on the ‘Away From The Sun’ Anniversary Tour for what is slated to be the 3 Doors Down’s last US tour to promote the 30th anniversary of the band and their final farewell studio album being released later in 2023 by Round Hill Records.

3 Doors Down and Candlebox to play the Wharf in Orange Beach

Mobile, AL

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Officials with the city of Mobile say the new ShotSpotter system is working. The system pinpoints the location of gun shots using network sensors and software. "If you look at where we were since we started back through January, we were looking at almost 3,900...

Mobile ShotSpotter update: Increase in calls to 911, decrease in shots detected

Fairhope, AL

Baldwin County, Ala. (WPMI) — The DEA says fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered. And our area is not immune to this drug threat. Law enforcement and drug education experts are sounding the same warnings: fentanyl is here and the crisis is getting worse.

Police, health officials plead with parents to stay vigilant at Fairhope fentanyl meeting

Baldwin County, AL

Pensacola, FL

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A Pensacola, Florida man was sentenced to 150 months in prison for a carjacking in Baldwin County. According to court documents, Billy Joe Burns, 34, was arrested by deputies with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office on July 12, 2022, after he carjacked a woman in Miflin, Alabama, and led deputies on a high-speed chase that ended in Gulf Shores.

Man gets more than 12 years in prison for Baldwin County carjacking

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Mothers Involved Against Gun Violence a newly organized group made up of mothers who have lost their children to gun violence, held a rally and walk today at Figures Park to raise awareness about the devastating impact of gun violence on families and communities. "They...

Mothers Involved Against Gun Violence hold their first rally and walk

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — There are concerns surrounding aging fire stations in the city of Mobile. Half of Mobile's fire stations are more than 50 years old. Eleven of them were built before 1976, when asbestos was banned. However, one of those could soon be getting a facelift. On...

Aging Mobile fire stations raising concerns with union

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — It's a daily battle in our schools. Protecting children from harmful drugs including marijuana, fentanyl, and vaping products. One local educator calling on other educators and parents to teach children about these harmful drugs early because more children are using drugs now more than ever. I spoke with two educators who say the rise in drug use among students is alarming. I caught up with administrators at the annual drug education council luncheon. They say it's important that we teach children about drugs because too many children are dying.

Educators battling harmful drugs, vapes in schools

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Jackson Browne will perform at the Mobile Saenger Theatre Tuesday, July 25 At 7:30 p.m. Tickets On Sale Friday, March 24 At 10 a.m. Ticket Prices: $44.50 and up (Additional fees may apply.) Tickets can be purchased online at https://bit.ly/jbmob23. Purchase in person at the...

Jackson Browne to play Mobile Saenger Theatre Tuesday, July 25

BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WPMI) — 25-year old-Trinell Brown was lead into the Baldwin County Courthouse where prosecutors were prepared to argue against allowing him to be released on bond. And once inside, they made their argument clear. Brown, they say, is a dangerous man. "Someone who is capable of...

Spanish Fort man, accused of killing parents in front of his 4 year old, denied bond

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims from Saturday’s double homicide as Clemmie Brown, 52, and Syretta Brown, 42. Investigators say their 25–year-old son Trinell Brown used an AR-15 style rifle to shoot them multiple times at the mobile home they shared on McFarland Road in the Spanish Fort area. Investigators say at least 15 shots were fired and the victims were each hit multiple times.

BCSO: Spanish Fort murder suspect used AR-15 to kill parents, parents identified

Grand Bay, AL

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — According to ALEA, a single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 2 a.m. Monday, March 20, has claimed the life of a Grand Bay woman. Amanda K. Willis, 32, was fatally injured when the 2010 Dodge Caliber she was driving left the roadway and struck a tree.

Grand Bay woman killed in crash outside Mobile city limits not wearing seatbelt

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A jury found Jonathan Nakhla guilty on a reckless murder charge Tuesday. Nakhla was a Neurosurgeon in Mobile. According to prosecutors, Nakhla was driving 138 mph in a 45 mph zone in a 2020 crash that killed a University of South Alabama student. 24-year-old Samantha...

Mobile doctor found guilty of reckless murder in 2020 crash that killed USA student

Mobile County, AL

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — A proposed bill Alabama lawmakers are considering would let cities and government entities opt out of hiring and firing employees through personnel boards and adopt their own human resources policies. Mobile Housing Authority Executive Director Michael Pierce said two years ago the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ordered MHA to not use the Mobile County Personnel Board. Pierce says there could be consequences for not following orders.

Newly proposed bill would allow Mobile Housing Authority to opt out of personnel board

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MPD: No alcohol at Nelly concert

Mobile, Ala. (WPMI) — Leave the booze behind if you plan on attending the free Nelly concert Friday night at Mardi Gras Park after the Conde...

MPD: No alcohol at Nelly concert

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