Gulf Shores Approves Pre-Zoning and Annexation Request For The Riviera Property
By J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsMAY 2, 2026Gulf Shores, Ala. The Gulf Shores City Council approved a pre-zoning and annexation request for the Riviera property which creates an opportunity for the city to grow both with new residential properties as well as new commercial development.The property to be […]
Summerdale Swatting Incident is the 6th in Two Years
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News MAY 2, 2026 SUMMERDALE, Ala. On Thursday night at around 7 p.m., while many of us were enjoying dinner or watching a little bit of TV and just relaxing as another work week was wrapping up, a very dangerous plot was playing out […]
Tip Leads to Arrest of Mobile Sexual Predator
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsMay 2, 2026MOBILE COUNTY, AL. Another investigation by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and Special Operations Unit, along with the FBI has netted the arrest of an area man. The unit executed two search warrants today at the home of […]
Mobile Man Accused of Firing Shots, Leading Police on High-Speed Chase
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsMAY 2, 2026MOBILE, AL. A high-speed pursuit that reached speeds of 120 miles per hour, now leaves the driver accused of fleeing and shooting without regard for the safety of others.Mobile police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle driven by Corey […]
Local Police Agencies in Baldwin County Make 8 Felony Drug Arrests
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 30, 2026GULF SHORES, Ala. Local police agencies in Baldwin County have made numerous felony drug arrests in recent days.Most arrests were made during the officer’s interactions with the person during an incident or traffic stop.ALANA LEIGH BENTLEY was arrested by Baldwin County deputies […]
Fairhope Woman Seeks $2 Million After Acquittal in Penis Costume Arrest
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 30, 2026FAIRHOPE, Ala. The woman arrested by Fairhope police for wearing a penis costume during a no kings protest is now suing the city for wrongful arrest.Jenae Renae Gamble was arrested in October on Greeno Road when police said she refused to remove […]
Thomasville Police Officer Honored at Funeral Service
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 30, 2026THOMASVILLE, Ala. A Thomasville police officer and Marine was laid to rest Wednesday as his family, friends and fellow officers gathered at the Thomasville Civic Center to honor Officer Dallas Hinton, who died in a crash after leaving his shift last week.It […]
Law Enforcement Pursuit Ends in Crash and Arrest in Front of School
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 30, 2026BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. At approximately 11:15 a.m., law enforcement attempted to conduct a traffic stop in Summerdale, but the driver fled engaging in a pursuit.A vehicle pursuit ended in front of Central Baldwin Middle School, where deputies conducted a successful PIT maneuver […]
Fisherman Missing After Falling Off Cedar Point Pier
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News April 30, 2026 MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. Authorities say that a 19-year-old man who was fishing on the Cedar Point Pier with three others fell off the pier and currents swept him underneath. He disappeared, and officials are still looking for him. A Mobile […]
Florence Man Being Arrested Bites Police Dog
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 30, 2026FLORENCE, Ala. Police in the northwestern part of Alabama say that a man that officers were arresting on Wednesday grabbed their police K-9 and bit the dog while officers were subduing him.Police said that the man, identified as David Culliver, 46, of […]
Silverhill Police Charge Man With Armed Kidnapping
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 30, 2026SILVERHILL, Ala.Police in Silverhill responded to a domestic incident involving a man who had assaulted a woman while armed.Police also said that he interfered with the legal custody of a child.The Silverhill Police obtained several arrest warrants for Timothy James Richert charging […]
Daphne Police Make 17 DUI Arrests in Recent Days
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 29, 2026Daphne, Ala. The Daphne police department have reported making numerous arrests for driving under the influence, during the past ten days.Bradley Steven Summer was arrested on April 15, 2026, in the area of Whispering Pines and Jubilee Oaks at around 10 p.m.Officers […]
New Larger Foley Library on Track to Open in August
By Isabella GomezBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News April 29, 2026 FOLEY, Ala. A new Foley Public Library is currently under construction and closing in on the finish line, which is exciting for the city’s residents. The new multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art library facility on East Orange Avenue, just down the road from […]
Wilmer Man Charged With Brutal Quadruple Murder
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 29, 2026MOBILE COUNTY, AL. An arrest has been made in last week’s gruesome quadruple homicide in Wilmer.Mobile County sheriff investigators made the arrest early Tuesday after executing a search warrant at the home of 54-year-old William Graham Oliver who is now charged with […]
Person Commits Suicide in Front of Thomas Hospital
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News April 29, 2026 UPDATE: We have confirmed that the person was a military veteran who went to the hospital and committed suicide out front. We are not releasing his name.This is the third suicide in Fairhope in recent months. FAIRHOPE, Ala. At approximately […]
Judge Sentences Daphne Man to More Than 24 years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Child
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 29, 2026MOBILE, Ala. A Daphne man arrested after a cyber tip in December 2023 has now been sentenced to serve more than 24 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a teenage girl.Forrest Christopher Sanford, 26, pleaded guilty in January to transportation of […]
Foley Police Charge Man With Kidnapping Person In Florida
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 28, 2026FOLEY, Ala. Shortly after noon on Friday, April 24, 2026, Foley Police responded to a complaint that Grant Barrett, age 42 of Gulf Breeze, took an acquaintance against their will, threatening force while traveling from Gulf Breeze to Foley.Foley Officers contacted Barrett […]
Fairhope’s Baron Inn Gets New Owners and New Design
By Isabella GomezBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 28, 2026FAIRHOPE, Ala. For several years I’ve watched an abandoned motel property along Mobile Street fade away but now, a new buyer has stepped forward and announced that they’ll be bringing the former Barons Inn which was damaged during Hurricane Sally in 2020 […]
Daphne Crash Ends With Driver Going to Jail
By Rick McCannBlue RAM MediaApril 28, 2026DAPHNE, Ala. A driver lost control of his vehicle early Saturday morning, April 25, 2026, as he was driving in the area of 26258 Pollard Rd.At around 5:00 a.m., the Baldwin County 911 Communication Center received a call saying that a vehicle had crashed […]
Mobile Man Charged With Shooting Two People at Dauphin Gate Apartments
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 28, 2026MOBILE, AL.A shooting at a Mobile apartment complex on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at approximately 6:45 p.m. left two people with injuries.Officers responded to 3250 Dauphin Street (Dauphin Gate Apartments) and found that the wounded people were transported to a local hospital […]
