GRAND BAY, AL. On Monday, April 20th, 2026, at around 1:30 p.m. gunshots rang out at a gas station near Highway 90.
According to law enforcement, 911 received a call about a shooting intersection of Ramsey Road and Highway 90.
According to sheriff deputies, three men pulled up to the gas pumps in separate vehicles and that’s when 27-year-old Dylan Meheen, walked up to one of the suspects vehicles and a suspect opened fire on him, according to MCSO.
Meheen was pronounced deceased on the scene and both suspects were detained, according to deputies.
MCSO said that the men knew each other but are unsure of what caused the shooting.
Brendan Cole Pierce has been charged with murder in connection with this incident.
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BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. A former employee of the Baldwin County School district is now a convicted criminal and soon to be registered sex offender.
The former school IT employee arrested in a Florida child sex sting has plead guilty to federal charges, according to newly filed court documents.
Under an agreement with prosecutors, they will move to dismiss the remaining count against him after sentencing is completed.
Christopher W. Glover plead guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a minor and travel in interstate commerce for illicit sexual conduct as part of a plea agreement filed in the Northern District of Florida.
Glover was originally arrested during a child sex sting operation in Florida
Authorities stated that the attempted sex trafficking charge carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and up to life imprisonment, along with the possibility of lifetime supervised release and fines. The remaining charge, travelling for illicit sexual conduct, carries a maximum of 30 years.
Court records show Glover admitted there is substantial evidence supporting the charges and waived his right to trial by pleading guilty.
Court records show that sentencing has been set for July 14, 2026.
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GULF SHORES, Ala. A twenty-year-old woman is facing a serious drug charge after being stopped by officers with the Gulf Shores Police Department.
Police said that the underage woman was found to be drinking alcohol and as they were investigating, police also found that she was in possession of marijuana and cocaine.
Morgan Kinsley Bush, 20, was arrested on Saturday, April 18, 2026, just before 9 p.m.
Bush was booked into the Baldwin County Detention Center and was released the next day on a bond and with a court date.
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Authorities in South Carolina are reporting that an Alabama family returning home from a trip to North Carolina have died in a plane crash near an airport in South Carolina.
Authorities are investigating this tragedy but according to the Union County Coroner’s Office, James Moffatt, 60, his wife Leasa Moffatt, 61, and their sons Andrew Moffatt, 30, and William Moffatt, 28, all died when their aircraft went down near Union County Airport.
The aircraft crashed in a wooded area near the runway shortly after takeoff, killing all four people on board.
Authorities said the family had been traveling from Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, back to Huntsville and had stopped in Union County, South Carolina, to refuel before the crash.
Police, area fire departments and EMS all responded to the crash scene but confirmed that it was a fatality.
The aircraft was identified as a Mooney M20P single-engine plane and the crash site was located deep in a wooded area, requiring heavy equipment to access the wreckage.
Reports confirmed that James Moffatt was piloting the aircraft at the time of the crash.
At this time, local police have handed over the investigation to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board who are leading the investigation into the incident.
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FAIRHOPE, Ala. A missing person investigation has turned into a body recovery in Fairhope on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Fairhope police had been notified Sunday that a person driving a vehicle had gone missing from a community off State Highway 181and had taken a report and begun an investigation.
Further information led officers back to the subdivision off from State Highway 181 where evidence led to the possibility that a vehicle was in a pond on the Falling Waters Boulevard and police called in a dive team. The Fairhope Fire Department and an ambulance also responded to the scene.
An underwater recovery team responded and confirmed the presence of a vehicle with an occupant.
Police worked for several hours removing the vehicle from the pond and removed the body of one person from the vehicle. Police believe the person to be the missing 75-year-old man.
The Baldwin County Coroner’s Office also responded.
At this time, police have not released the name of the person.
The investigation is ongoing.
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PIEDMONT, Ala. Police in Piedmont Alabama say that their officers responded to a horrific murder on Friday, April 17, 2026, involving a 10-year-old girl victim, and a teenager murder suspect.
Police said that it started with a report of a missing child at around 10:51 p.m.
When officers arrived at the home, they “tragically discovered a deceased juvenile inside the home.”
The Calhoun County Coroner has identified the victim as Katheryn Bigbee, 10.
Police have since taken another juvenile into custody and charged them with murder however, because of that person’s age, their name has not been released.
Piedmont Elementary School confirmed Bigbee was a student, sharing a message of grief with the community.
“We are heartbroken to share the loss of one of our precious students, Katheryn Bigbee,” the school said. “Our entire Piedmont Elementary School family is grieving as we remember a sweet little girl who brought smiles, kindness, and a bright light to our halls each day.”
The school described Bigbee as having “a joyful, spunky personality that made her truly special,” adding that “she was an enthusiastic reader and will be remembered for the happiness she shared so freely.”
“She will always be a part of our school family, and her memory will live on in the hearts of her classmates, teachers, and all who knew and loved her,” the statement said.
School officials say grief counselors will be available for students and staff as the community copes with the loss.
Police say the investigation remains ongoing and due to the nature of the case and the involvement of juveniles, no further details can be released at this time,” officials said.
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FAIRHOPE, Ala. A third gas station is being proposed for the corner of State Highway 181 and state Highway 104 near the Publix shopping center.
Murphy USA has submitted plans to the city of Fairhope which will need approval before they can move forward but according to public records, it looks like they could soon be the new guy on the block joining the recently opened WaWa and The Hub.
The submitted plans call for customers to enter and exit the business from Rockwell Boulevard rather than from the State Highway.
If approved, construction could begin before the end of the year.
Murphy USA is an independent, publicly traded company (NYSE: MUSA) that was spun off from Murphy Oil Corporation in 2013. Although many locations are situated in Walmart parking lots, they are separate entities, and Walmart began operating its own in-house stations in 2016.
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MOBILE, AL. Police pursuits in Mobile County seem to happen daily and on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at approximately 7:05 a.m., officers were once again involved in a police chase after attempting to stop a driver for a minor traffic infraction.
Police observed the violation on I-10 WB near Broad Street, but the driver refused to stop.
Mobile police officers joined the pursuit which ended when the driver got stuck in traffic on Rangeline Road.
Police surround the vehicle and arrested Jayson DeShawn Barnes, 22, and transported him to Metro Jail.
Barnes is now being held on in jail on these charges:
ATTEMPT TO ELUDE-FELONY
RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT
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WILMER, Ala. Law enforcement in Mobile County is investigating a triple homicide and is sickening and sad and is similar to another murder investigated by the sheriff’s office not too long ago.
The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is investigating this heinous crime after the bodies were found at 7950 Auble Moody Road.
Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch in a news conference identified the murdered victims as 46-year-old woman Lisa Ferguson, 17-year-old Keziah Luker and 12-year-old Thomas Cordell. He said Keziah Luker was pregnant.
Burch said that deputies also found an 18-month-old child in the home and that the child was left unharmed.
Seriff Burch stated that all three victims had their hands bound behind them with zip ties or flex cuffs.
Burch said a family member discovered the victims. He said it appears they were killed sometime overnight.
Sheriff Burch said in his statement that it was a brutal scene and that the mother’s throat was cut and she was stabbed. He said the girl was shot, and the boy’s throat was cut.
“At this point we do not suspect any domestic or family type situation,” Burch said. The sheriff said that the investigation has just begun and investigators are still processing the scene and possible evidence.
The sheriff said the home has been “gone through” and was left in disarray. “Someone was searching for something,” Burch said.
Investigators do not have any suspects. “At this point we do not suspect any domestic or family type situation,” Burch said.
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GULF SHORES, Ala. Changes as to who can drive a golf cart in the City of Gulf Shores now aligns the new ordinance that was approved on April 13th by the Gulf Shores City Council with driver’s license laws.
Police Chief Dan Netemeyer proposed the change due to public input, and it aligns with Alabama’s driving laws.
Previously, only people 18 and older could operate a golf cart or LSV in designated areas.
But now, the new ordinance allows anyone who is legally allowed to drive a vehicle in Alabama may now drive a golf cart or LSV in permitted areas.
SEMINOLE COMMUNITY, Ala. A quick moving fire destroyed the homes of several families just after 4 a.m. on Friday according to Seminole Volunteer Fire Chief Kenny Ping.
Firefighters were called out to the fire on East Drive in Seminole, right off Highway 91 and immediately saw flames and a working fire as they arrived.
“I was just waking up to a bunch of crackling sounds. Someone outside saying “‘fire, fire, fire.’” I ran outside and the whole the whole back of the yard back there was completely submerged in fire,” said Ashton Williams who was inside the home.
The fire started in a shed that they had been living in along with 15 dogs.
Chief Ping stated that that the family had “run an extension cord” from one of the homes to a tree house that was in the back, which they believe caused the fire. “The fire, started in the back, and then worked its way up,” the Chief said.
A local church and the Red Cross have stepped in to help the people involved in the fire.
“This is a close-knit neighborhood back down in here,” said Chief Ping.
“People who don’t even know we’re coming in here and bringing food and anything we need. Somebody just brought me a generator. It’s just. It’s overwhelming,” said James Williams.
The family is actively working to set up a GoFundMe. In the meantime, you can reach out to the family by calling or texting them at 850-324-8961 or 727-432-9111.
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FAIRHOPE, Ala. A domestic situation turned into a whole lot more when a female assaulted her boyfriend by biting him and then hitting him with a shovel.
As police were arresting Shawny Lewis, she also kicked two police officers and resisted arrest according to police. Lewis, 27, kicked one of the officers in the face and the other in the chest during her arrest on Monday, April 13, 2026.
Lewis is charged with two counts of second-degree assault, one count of second-degree domestic violence assault, and resisting arrest, according to jail records.
Lewis was transported to the Baldwin County Detention Center and has a bond of $16,000.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. In recent weeks, Gov. Kay Ivey has signed new bills into law. Many were addressing law enforcement and highway construction workers safety.
But she has also signed several bills intended to improve health care and emergency medical services in the state, the governor’s office announced. And now the Governor has signed another bill covering the areas of EMS treat-in-place reimbursement, and rural healthcare.
The bills were passed during the legislative session that ended Thursday.
They include SB269 by Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, which updates payments to ambulance services by health insurance plans.
SB269 will allow ambulance service operators to be paid for providing basic life support without transporting patients, which the bill defines as “treat in place” services. So if a person has a cut, sprain or other minor medical issues that can treated on scene, an EMS provider will now be able to bill for their services.
Under the previous law, EMS providers were not paid unless they transported a patient to the hospital, even if the patient did not require full emergency department or inpatient care, the governor’s office said.
Removing the patient-transport mandate for reimbursement is expected to increase the availability of EMS care and reduce patient overcrowding in hospitals, the governor’s office said.
Other health-related bills signed by the governor include:
SB57 by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, which requires the Alabama Department of Human Resources to request a federal waiver that would allow the state to ban candy and sugar-sweetened sodas from purchases that can be made with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) cards, also called food stamps. Alabama joins 22 other states that are seeking such a waiver.
SB9 by Sen. Gerald Allen, R- Cottondale, adds a vaping prohibition to the state law that bans smoking in enclosed public places.
HB300 by Rep. Frances Holk-Jones, R- Foley, requires that health benefit plans pay or reimburse for breast examinations, including mammography, without imposing a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance charge on the patient.
HB605 by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R- Russellville, helps rural healthcare providers collaborate by providing limited immunity from state and federal antitrust laws. The purpose is to maximize efficiency and to sustain and expand healthcare services in rural areas.
HB156 by Rep. Paul Lee, R- Dothan, streamlines license approval of out-of-state physician assistants to practice in Alabama, attracting more medical professionals to serve patients in the state. Alabama is the 24th state to approve the compact, joining Tennessee and Arkansas in the South.
“In December, I announced Alabama’s participation in a new Trump Administration program funded by the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ passed by Congress to expand rural healthcare delivery,” Ivey said in a press release Wednesday.
“Not wasting a moment, I worked with legislative leaders this session to remove legal barriers to ensure healthcare providers are able to work together to improve healthcare delivery in our rural areas.
“We have also freed first responders to deliver more life-saving services during ambulance calls, and we have joined other states in streamlining approval of out-of-state physician assistants to practice in Alabama.
“We are promoting healthier diets for Alabama SNAP beneficiaries by restricting the purchase of sugary foods that contribute to obesity and diabetes.
“These efforts along with several other pieces of legislation lay a solid foundation as we partner with the Trump Administration in improving rural healthcare delivery to better meet the needs of the public.”
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s current and final term ends in January 2027.
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LEE COUNTY, Ala. An Alabama deputy sheriff has been injured and a rape suspect killed after a woman notified law enforcement that had been held captive.
Sheriff Jay Jones said the investigation began when a school resource officer at a Loachapoka school was notified by a female that she had been victimized over the past several days by someone she identified as her boyfriend.
“She said that she had been held against her will and sexually assaulted multiple times,” Jones said.
The female victim, Jones said, had children at the school and seen the deputy at the school.
Lee County County Coroner Daniel Sexton on Thursday identified the slain man as Wilder Cobon Gomez. He was a 36-year-old Guatemalan national, Sexton said.
An investigation was immediately launched, and enough probable cause was established to obtain a first-degree rape warrant against Gomez.
Law enforcement proceeded to a mobile home community in the 900 block of Lee Road 188 in the Loachapoka community.
Jones said that deputies made entry and identified themselves and they were immediately met by the suspect who began shooting at the deputies and they returned fire killing Gomez.
A 3-year-old child in the home at the time the gunfire erupted was not injured.
At that point, the sheriff said, ALEA’s State Bureau of Investigation was brought in to lead the probe, which is standard procedure for many officer-involved shootings.
One of the deputies was struck in the arm and transported to an area hospital.
The deputy taken to the East Alabama Medical Center free-standing emergency room in Auburn with a gunshot wound to the arm.
He was then airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham to be treated by a specialist.
“He was responsive and in stable condition,” the sheriff said.
The female victim was not at the home when the shooting happened.
Jones said the sheriff’s department received assistance from other law enforcement agencies, including the Auburn Police Department, and said multiple public officials offered support, including Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and Auburn Mayor Ron Anders.
“I would ask the community to please keep our deputy in their prayers, and his wife and family” the sheriff said. “I know they would deeply appreciate the prayers. We certainly do.”
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MOBILE, AL. A Mobile man charged with a 2023 homicide found out his fate earlier this week.
According to a Mobile County District Attorney’s Office news release, 21-year-old Jaymon Deaaron Johnson was found guilty by a jury of murder, attempted murder, first-degree assault, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and two counts of reckless endangerment.
New details about the Partridge Street shooting in March that left a 36-year-old mother dead in her front yard were revealed during an Aniah’s Law hearing for the suspected shooter.
District Attorney Keith Blackwood said that 34-year-old Dajarra Jackson was killed during the March 2023 shooting on Partridge Street.
A 15-year-old was grazed by a bullet, and three other juveniles were targeted during the shooting, according to authorities.
“This verdict is the result of hard work by law enforcement, prosecutors, and a jury that carefully considered the evidence and delivered justice,” said District Attorney Keith Blackwood. “Violence of this kind has no place in our community. “Drive-by shootings don’t just target individuals — they put entire neighborhoods at risk, and the consequences must be clear.”
Johnson’s sentencing is scheduled for June 17, 2026.
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(Gray News) – Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service say the team seized thousands of dried shark fins across several U.S. ports.
According to the wildlife agency, about 50,000 shark fins were taken in from 20 shipments at ports, totaling more than 1,600 pounds and valued at over $1 million.
Inspectors say the first shipment was discovered in Anchorage, Alaska, which sparked a wider investigation. Their work led to the interception of additional shipments moving through Alaska, Kentucky and Ohio while the items were transiting from Mexico to Hong Kong.
The shipments were disguised as car parts found to be linked to a larger trafficking network.
The agency noted that the staggering number of fins was predominantly from silky sharks and bigeye thresher sharks, protected under the endangered species trade law.
All fins were seized for multiple violations of wildlife laws.
Officials said the violations have been shared with international partners to support appropriate enforcement actions.
MOBILE, AL. Four juveniles fled police on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at around 8 p.m. when officers attempted to stop a vehicle that they were in.
Police observed the vehicle on the reported stolen vehicle, which refused to stop while driving on Cottage Hill Road.
With sirens sounding and blue lights flashing, the vehicle led officers on a short pursuit which came to an end when the driver struck a guard rail and a telephone pole in the area of Cottage Hill Road and Demetropolis Road.
Police said that four juveniles exited the vehicle, and a short foot pursuit ensued but officers caught up with and apprehended all four juveniles without further incident.
A detective responded to the scene. The four juveniles were transported to Strickland Youth Center.
The driver has been charged with Receiving Stolen Property 1st, Attempted Breaking and Entering, and Attempting to Elude.
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FOLEY, Ala. Police made two recent felony drug arrests while on patrol.
On April 14, 2026, at approximately 11:50 p.m. police stopped Kenzie Ann Lee, 35 and during the stop police found drugs. Lee was arrested and charged with: Possession of Methamphetamine-Possess Drug Paraphernalia-1st Offense Dangerous Drugs-IPOPD Illegal Possession of Prescription Drugs
Lee was booked into the Baldwin County Detention Center.
Foley police also arrested Jared Thomas Dean on felony drug charges including: Possession Of Dangerous Drugs Drug Paraphernalia-1st Offense Dangerous Drugs-IPOPD Illegal Possession of Prescription Drugs Possession of Marijuana 2nd
Dean was also transported to the Baldwin County Detention Center.
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FOLEY, Ala. A small child nearly drowned in the swimming pool of a Foley apartment complex. 911 callers reported that a child had drowned after being found at the bottom of the swimming pool at an apartment complex at around 2:05 p.m.
The Foley police and fire department responded to the Sevilla Place Apartments located at 3151 Boulevard de Sevilla and found citizens performing CPR on the child.
Firefighters and EMS immediately began lifesaving measurements, and the child was rushed to a local hospital by ambulance.
The condition of the child is unknown, and police are investigating what happened.
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MOBILE, AL. Officers responded to 3250 Dauphin Street (Dauphin Gate Apartments) in reference to a shooting on Wednesday evening at approximately 7:15 p.m.
Upon arrival, officers discovered two individuals had been shot. Mobile Fire Rescue also were dispatched to the scene.
Officers determined that both people had already been transported by personal vehicle to area hospitals.
One victim is a juvenile male and the other is an adult female.
According to hospital personnel, both have non-life-threatening injuries.
No one has been arrested but this is an active investigation.
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