DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. For years, residents have enjoyed the cute little foxes roaming around the beaches and throughout the beach community. But other residents say that they pose a threat because they carry rabies, and they’ve been known to attack other wildlife and pets, and could potentially attack children playing in their yard.
After several years of debates and research, the Town of Dauphin Island has voted to move forward with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which is part of the Department of Agriculture, to prevent invasive animals like foxes from destroying protected wildlife.
Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier said they want to be proactive in keeping other species safe. This means conducting operations to capture or kill the nuisance animals.
According to city leaders, numerous state, federal, and private entities have conducted research to determine what steps should be taken to protect the foxes and other native wildlife.
“Alabama Audubon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and other agencies have spent probably the last several years collecting a lot of data and doing a lot of research in that area, and also trying different tactics and techniques,” Collier said. “They’ve also put fencing around active turtle and bird nests to try to defend against predators, and unfortunately, those tactics did not work very well, and it’s been going on for several years now and again the ultimate goal is to get to a point where turtles and in birds can both nest and be more successful, going forward and raising their hatchlings.” For the past few years, Dauphin Island has been partnering with Mobile County, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and other agencies to create the west end bird conservation and development plan. The goal is to turn the west end of the beach into a bird sanctuary.
At this time, efforts will begin on the west side of the island, said Mayor Collier because they are threatening sea turtles and birds.
Collier said they’re focusing on foxes at the west end because they threaten sea turtles and birds, but he tells me they’re not the only animals wildlife groups fear could harm these protected species.
“It’s not just wild animals involved here, but dogs are also prohibited in that area because what the experts will tell you is the mere fact that if a dog or other animals are close to a nest, the smell is there and it disturbs the nest,” he said.
Some locals on the island are voicing their thoughts on this decision. One person even drove around with a sign saying, “stop the kill.”
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GAUTIER MS A Mississippi man found guilty of child sex crimes has received a prison sentence of eighty years.
26-year-old David Pace was sentenced by a judge to serve 45 years in prison and in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with the remainder on post-release supervision.
Pace was charged with was sentenced for two counts of exploitation of a child and one count of felony child endangerment.
According to authorities, the case began in May 2023, when a Texas investigator on an internet crime against children task force befriended Pace in a chatroom.
Officials said Pace shared images of young children, including one in Jackson County, being sexually abused.
Since Pace lived in Gautier, the Gautier Police Department was contacted, and a local investigation began.
Officers then searched Pace’s phones and found multiple images and videos of child sexual abuse.
“Our office is steadfast in holding anyone who harms children accountable. No one who harms a child should ever doubt that we will pursue justice with every resource available,” said District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath. “Protecting the most vulnerable is not only our duty, it is our unwavering commitment.”
The 45 years will be served day-for-day, without the possibility of early release or parole.
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FAIRHOPE, Ala. The Fairhope police have released the arrests that were made during August.
Name: Latrivia M Mitchell Date/Time: 08/01/2025 – 01:44 Offense: FTA Expired Tag
Name: Umar Abdul-Waheed Date/Time: 08/01/2025 – 08:16 Offense: Menacing Location: 100 block of N Section St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Fred Nichols Date/Time: 08/01/2025 – 14:45 Offense: Domestic Violence Assault 3rd Degree Location: 300 block of Satsuma St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Rickey Travoris Bell Date/Time: 08/01/2025 – 23:45 Offense: DUI Alcohol Location: 10000 block of Gaineswood Dr, Fairhope, AL
Name: Deangelo Alton French Date/Time: 08/02/2025 – 12:38 Offense: FTA- Theft of Property 3rd Degree Location: 100 block of N Section ST, Fairhope, AL
Name: Shannon Campbell Cross Date/Time: 08/02/2025 – 18:52 Offense: DUI Controlled substance Location: 1 block of Fairhope Ave, Fairhope, AL
Name: Layton Hadley White Date/Time: 08/03/2025 – 01:51 Offense: Driving Under the Influence – Alcohol Location: 500 block of 560 FAIRHOPE AVE, Fairhope, AL
Name: Marvin Fernando Tut Yat Date/Time: 08/03/2025 – 05:16 Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance Location: Greeno Rd and Gayfer Ave, Fairhope, AL
Name: Christopher Lance Fontenot Date/Time: 08/03/2025 – 21:26 Offense: Violation of a Domestic Violence Protection Order Location: 100 block of N Section St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Paige Marie Raney Date/Time: 08/03/2025 – 23:12 Offense: Public Intoxication Location: 10000 block of County Road 48, Fairhope, AL
Name: Richard Allen Hice Date/Time: 08/04/2025 – 01:14 Offense: DUI-Alcohol Location: 10000 block of Greeno Rd, Fairhope, AL
Name: Derek Stephen D’aquin Date/Time: 08/04/2025 – 02:15 Offense: DUI-Alcohol Location: Greeno and XX, Fairhope, AL
Name: Alexandria Shantell McMillan Date/Time: 08/04/2025 – 10:41 Offense: FTA Theft or Property 4th Location: 1000 block of U S HWY 98, Daphne, AL
Name: Lee Williams Date/Time: 08/06/2025 – 13:32 Offense: Failure to appear Public Intoxication Location: 100 block of Greeno Rd S, Fairhope, AL
Name: Jacob Tyler Hendon Date/Time: 08/06/2025 – 21:21 Offense: Failing to Appear (Traffic) Location: 20000 block of Block of Greeno Rd, Fairhope, AL
Name: Raymond Calvin Booth Date/Time: 08/06/2025 – 23:09 Offense: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Location: 20000 block of 20390 State Highway 181, Fairhope, AL
Name: John Erich Reitzammer Date/Time: 08/07/2025 – 02:23 Offense: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Location: Hwy XXX and Stone Creek Blvd, Fairhope, AL
Name: Cassie Nicole Hobbie Date/Time: 08/07/2025 – 02:37 Offense: Tampering with Physical Evidence Location: Hwy XXX and Stone Creek Blvd, Fairhope, AL
Name: Bonnie Elizabeth Rich Date/Time: 08/07/2025 – 14:36 Offense: Failing to Appear (Domestic Violence 3rd – Harassment) Location: 100 block of N Section St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Nicholas William Orosco Date/Time: 08/07/2025 – 19:46 Offense: FTA-Possession of Marijuana 2nd Degree Location: 100 block of N Section St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Kristin Nicole Cassebaum Date/Time: 08/08/2025 – 02:00 Offense: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Location: Silverwood, Fairhope, AL
Name: Benji Chap Morrow Date/Time: 08/08/2025 – 04:00 Offense: Public Intoxication Location: 100 block of Riveroaks Dr, Fairhope, AL
Name: Jana Luticia Brock Date/Time: 08/08/2025 – 14:14 Offense: Theft of Property 4th Location: 10000 block of Fairhope Ave, Fairhope, AL
Name: Donald Ray Lee Date/Time: 08/08/2025 – 15:49 Offense: Theft of Property 4th Location: 200 block of SageBrush Loop, Fairhope, AL
Name: Kimberly E Cunnigham Date/Time: 08/08/2025 – 19:33 Offense: FTA – Expired Tag Location: Sportsman’s, Fairhope, AL
Name: Cayden Allan Snead Date/Time: 08/09/2025 – 01:37 Offense: Attempt to Elude
Name: Mark Turner Holdsambeck Date/Time: 08/10/2025 – 07:50 Offense: Harassment Location: 200 block of Falls Creek St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Scott Byrum Miller Date/Time: 08/10/2025 – 07:53 Offense: Electronic Stalking 2nd Degree Location: 200 block of Falls Creek St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Sommer Joyce Ward Date/Time: 08/10/2025 – 10:10 Offense: Fugitive from Justice (Autauga Co. Sheriff’s Office) Location: State Hwy. 181 and Windmill Dr., Fairhope, AL
Name: Debra Lynn Familia Date/Time: 08/11/2025 – 08:32 Offense: Larceny/Theft-Theft-Pickpocket, $500 or less Location: 100 block of N Section Street, Fairhope, AL
Name: Taylor Gage Crawford Date/Time: 08/12/2025 – 10:17 Offense: FTA Possession Of Marijuana 2nd Location: 2000 block of Battleship Pkwy, Mobile, AL
Name: Jennifer Nicole Lolley Date/Time: 08/13/2025 – 13:56 Offense: Possession of Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) Location: Auto Zone Parking Lot Fairhope, AL
Name: Daniel Toliver Chatwood Date/Time: 08/13/2025 – 15:41 Offense: Domestic Violence Third Degree (Harassment) Location: 200 block of S Mobile St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Michelle Lyn Basco Date/Time: 08/13/2025 – 16:19 Offense: FTA Possession of Marijuana 2nd Degree Location: 100 block of N Section St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Kaliyah B Valrie Date/Time: 08/13/2025 – 16:54 Offense: FTA Warrant (DRIVE/SUSPENDED) Location: 100 block of N. SECTION ST, Fairhope, AL
Name: Jadarrious Deshawn Cooley Date/Time: 08/13/2025 – 22:14 Offense: FTA – Criminal Mischief 3rd Location: Mobile Metro Jail, Mobile, AL
Name: Alyssa Lauren McGhee Date/Time: 08/13/2025 – 23:56 Offense: FTA Driving While License Suspended Location: 100 block of N Section St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Connie Grenay Jones Date/Time: 08/14/2025 – Offense: FTA Warrant Resisting Arrest Location: 10000 block of Bell Rd, Fairhope, AL
Name: Adam Ryan Bailey Date/Time: 08/14/2025 – 00:00 Offense: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Location: US Hwy 98/Scenic Hwy 98, Fairhope, AL
Name: Jennifer Anne Spotswood Date/Time: 08/14/2025 – 15:49 Offense: Unauthorized Possession Of Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) Location: Twin Beech Rd. and Bonaventure St., Fairhope, AL
Name: Philip Clayton Blackwell Date/Time: 08/14/2025 – 18:05 Offense: FTA Warrant- Operating Vehicle W/O Insurance Location: Fairhope, AL
Name: Noah Lucas Matthews Date/Time: 08/16/2025 – 02:05 Offense: DUI-Alcohol Location: CR XX and Old Pierce Rd, Fairhope, AL
Name: Amanda Hecker Dasinger Date/Time: 08/16/2025 – 15:19 Offense: Resisting Arrest Location: 100 block of Keplar LN, Fairhope, AL
Name: Emily Lois Madson Date/Time: 08/17/2025 – 02:27 Offense: DUI-Alcohol Location: Section Street and Twin Echo Court Fairhope, AL
Name: Lillie Katherine Wood Date/Time: 08/17/2025 – 03:43 Offense: FTA Warrant- Reckless Driving Location: 500 block of West Chase CT N, Fairhope, AL
Name: Rachel Evon Lane Date/Time: 08/17/2025 – 17:12 Offense: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Location: 8000 block of Gale Rowe Ln, Fairhope, AL
Name: James Joseph Pritchett Date/Time: 08/17/2025 – 19:08 Offense: Domestic Violence 3rd- Harassing Communications Location: 100 block of N Section St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Connie Grenay Jones Date/Time: 08/17/2025 – 19:12 Offense: FTA-Domestic Violence 3rd Menacing Location: 10000 block of BELL RD, Fairhope, AL
Name: Marcus Richmond Wright Date/Time: 08/17/2025 – 19:37 Offense: FTA- Theft of property Location: 100 block of N Section St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Terrance Tyrone Lane Date/Time: 08/18/2025 – 04:26 Offense: Trespass 3rd Location: 300 block of Greeno Rd S, Fairhope, AL
Name: Nicole Loree Beddingfield Date/Time: 08/18/2025 – 14:19 Offense: Unauthorized Possession of Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) Location: 100 block of Baldwin Square Shopping Center, Fairhope, AL
Name: Matthew Paul Gavin Date/Time: 08/18/2025 – 20:13 Offense: Theft of Property 4th Location: Cefco- XXXXX Greeno Rd, Fairhope, AL
Name: Andrew Davis Woodall Date/Time: 08/18/2025 – 22:31 Offense: Rendering False Alarm Location: 300 block of Liberty St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Charles J Russell Date/Time: 08/19/2025 – 17:45 Offense: DUI Alcohol Location: 2 block of Greeno Rd S, Fairhope, AL
Name: Matthew Tyler Smith Date/Time: 08/20/2025 – 00:13 Offense: Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (Xanax) Location: 700 block of Morphy Ave, Fairhope, AL
Name: Alyssa Jade Rolls Date/Time: 08/20/2025 – 02:11 Offense: Domestic Violence Third Degree (Assault 3rd) Location: 200 block of Autumn Drive, 8B, Fairhope, AL
Name: Priscilla Ann Sullivan Date/Time: 08/20/2025 – 09:23 Offense: Domestic Violence Third Degree (Harassment) Location: 100 block of N Section ST, Fairhope, AL
Name: David Matthew Braisted Date/Time: 08/20/2025 – 11:34 Offense: FTA Warrant-Public Intoxication Location: 10000 block of Greeno Rd, Fairhope, AL
Name: Brooke A Mercer Date/Time: 08/20/2025 – 21:09 Offense: DUI Alcohol Location: Piggly Wiggly Parking Lot, Fairhope, AL
Name: Tabitha Canady Date/Time: 08/20/2025 – 21:38 Offense: Public Intoxication Location: 10000 block of Old Pierce Rd., Fairhope, AL
Name: Anjel Dawn Arrabit Date/Time: 08/21/2025 – 01:59 Offense: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Location: 300 block of Eastern Shore Shopping Center, Fairhope, AL
Name: Lounda Dorter Dortch Date/Time: 08/21/2025 – 09:30 Offense: Harassment Location: 100 block of N Section St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Lounda Dorter Dortch Date/Time: 08/21/2025 – 09:30 Offense: Harassment Location: 10000 block of Young St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Ty Allen Spain Date/Time: 08/21/2025 – 21:22 Offense: Domestic Violence-Criminal Mischief 3rd Location: 9000 block of Glover Ct, Fairhope, AL
Name: David Fred Copeland Date/Time: 08/22/2025 – 00:43 Offense: DUI-Alcohol Location: 100 block of Eastern Shore Shopping Center, Fairhope, AL
Name: Jason Bradford Hallman Date/Time: 08/22/2025 – 01:07 Offense: DUI Location: 9000 block of Morphy Ave, Fairhope, AL
Name: Jason Bradford Hallman Date/Time: 08/22/2025 – 01:30 Offense: Harassment Location: 100 block of N Section St, Fairhope, AL
Name: Antoine Maurice Chaney Date/Time: 08/22/2025 – 10:02 Offense: FTA Warrant (Possession of Marijuana II) Location: Fairhope, AL
Name: Lauton N Matthews Date/Time: 08/22/2025 – 11:47 Offense: FTA Failure to Register Vehicle Location: 1000 block of HWY 98, Daphne, AL
Name: Edward Lawson Stringer Date/Time: 08/23/2025 – 14:30 Offense: Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Location: Greeno Rd/ Dairy Rd, Fairhope, AL
Name: Ramero Deaundre Perdue Date/Time: 08/24/2025 – Offense: Attempt to Elude on Foot Location: Kirkman Lane, Fairhope, AL
Name: Rachel Jane Puzzio| Date/Time: 08/24/2025 – 01:43 Offense: Driving Under the Influence – Alcohol Location: Publix XX/Greeno Rd. Fairhope, AL
Name: Crystal Nicole Torres Date/Time: 08/24/2025 – 11:12 Offense: FTA Warrant (Speed less 25) Location: Fairhope, AL
Name: Angie Marie White Date/Time: 08/24/2025 – 14:21 Offense: FTA (Theft of Property 4th) Location: 10000 block of Fairhope Ave., Fairhope, AL
Name: Michael Todd Keith Date/Time: 08/24/2025 – 16:24 Offense: FTA Warrant (Driving while suspended BCSO) Location: Fairhope, AL
Name: Javeon Kilaj Finklea Date/Time: 08/26/2025 – 01:48 Offense: DUI- Controlled substance Location: Greeno Rd and Hancock, Fairhope, AL
Name: Lucy Suzanne Willcutt Date/Time: 08/26/2025 – 12:42 Offense: FTA Attempted Burglary 3rd Location: 1000 block of US Hwy 98 @ Daphne PD, Daphne, AL
Name: Yeiso Alfredo Villalobos Lunjano Date/Time: 08/26/2025 – 23:55 Offense: Possession of Marijuana Second Degree Location: 20000 block of State Highway 181 Fairhope, AL
Name: Otha Earl Windham Date/Time: 08/28/2025 – 10:19 Offense: FTA Warrant Theft of Property 4th Location: 1000 block of US HWY 98, Daphne, AL
All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. The Alabama Department of Transportation has announced that work is scheduled to be done this month on the General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge (Delta Bridge)
Drivers traveling on Interstate 65 northbound will be met with lane closures during this month as crews work to replace bridge joints within the arch span.
McInnis Construction LLC will perform the work on behalf of the Alabama Department of Transportation.
ALDOT said drivers should expect numerous lane closures, delays, and should plan ahead.
Scheduled lane closures:
Northbound left lane: Closed continuously from Sunday, Sept. 7, at 9 p.m. until Friday, Sept. 12, at 5 a.m.
Northbound right lane: Closed continuously from Sunday, Sept. 14, at 9 p.m. until Friday, Sept. 19, at 5 a.m.
Replacement of bridge joints within the arch span across the Delta Bridge on I-65 northbound.
ALDOT also said that there will be no active permits for loads greater than 12 feet wide during the project.
Work is weather permitting, and motorists are asked to drive with caution in the work zone.
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SEMMES, AL. Two men from Semmes have been indicted for manslaughter charges relating to separate fentanyl overdoses according to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office.
19-year-old Kaleb Daniel Harden and 20-year-old Brayden Robert Hollie were indicted, each on one count of manslaughter.
According to the District Attorney’s Office, Harden was arrested in September of 2024 after deputies found a 17-year-old on Howells Ferry Road dead from a fentanyl overdose and Hollie was arrested a month later, in October, in connection with 18-year-old Jayce Ward’s overdose death. Police said that Ward was found at a home on Vickets Road.
Hollie was out on bond earlier this year when he was arrested in April 2025 on charges of third-degree domestic violence, use/possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance and second-degree possession of marijuana.
“These are not just numbers or statistics,” read a DA’s office Facebook post. “These are lives lost, families broken, and communities forever changed.
“This past Sunday marked Fentanyl Awareness Day, a solemn reminder of how dangerous and deadly this drug truly is.”
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REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) It’s official. Redstone Arsenal will be home to U.S. Space Command, President Donald Trump announced.
The president made the announcement on September 2.
Redstone Arsenal had long been considered as an option for the permanent headquarters of the command, which has been operating at its provisional headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, while the Air Force continued to review a potential move. The command was established August 2019, the Space Command website states.
U.S. Space Command is one of the 11 unified combatant commands within the Department of Defense. The command employs joint forces from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Space Force and “is responsible for delivering space capabilities to joint and combined forces and protecting and defending the space domain.”
The Rocket City was named a finalist for USSPACECOM in November 2020 when Trump was in his first presidential term.
In January 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force, on behalf of the Office of Secretary of Defense, named Redstone Arsenal as the preferred permanent location for the headquarters, and the Department of Defense later found that the evaluation process had been done reasonably.
Then in 2023, former President Joe Biden decided to keep Space Command in Colorado Springs, where it had been temporarily based pending a final decision. Officials said Biden was convinced by then Space Command Head General James Dickinson, who argued the move would negatively affect military readiness, a view in contrast to Air Force leadership at the time.
Biden’s decision led to calls for investigations into it from Alabama lawmakers, including Congressmen Mike Rogers and Dale Strong and Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt.
A report from the DOD Office of the Inspector General, reviewing the 2023 decision, was released on April 15. It stated that, in multiple reviews, Redstone Arsenal was consistently found to be the preferred choice for a permanent headquarters for Space Command. The report estimated that construction and full technology conversion to prepare for Space Command at Redstone Arsenal could take 3 to 4 years.
The report also found that moving the headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville could save $426 million, primarily due to lower costs for construction and personnel. However, in the summer of 2023, Colorado Springs was selected as the permanent home for Space Command’s headquarters.
Over the last several months, members of Alabama’s congressional delegation have said the announcement was coming soon, with Sen. Tuberville telling the press on July 24 that he had conversations with the President and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth that week regarding Space Command coming to Huntsville.
“They are ready,” Tuberville said. “We are ready to seal the deal once and for all.”
Tuberville said the state has coordinated with leadership in Madison County, putting adequate plans in place to host Space Command.
“We’ve got to do it the right way,” Tuberville said. “We don’t want something to fall through that’s not carried through the proper stages, and when it’s done, we want it to be done. We don’t need any more reviews, anything like that.”
Strong also described conversations he had recently with Trump about Redstone Arsenal’s ability to house the command.
“The President has made promises related to doing what’s right for national security,” Strong said. “Every evaluation points to Redstone Arsenal. We have no time to waste. It’s time to go vertical, and I feel that a decision is imminent.”
Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville has been home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center since 1960 and has also been home to the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command since 1957, when the Army created the first program office for ballistic missile defense.
After World War II, the Army installation became the heart of the Army’s rocket and missile programs.
Because Redstone Arsenal has such diversity, it is known as a Federal Center of Excellence. Redstone Garrison Public Affairs released a fact sheet for the installation. Some of the installation’s larger organizations are listed below.
U.S. Army Materiel Command – one of four Army Commands
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office
Missile Defense Agency – headquartered at Fort Belvoir; large presence on the Arsenal
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center – the largest NASA center
FBI – unofficial second headquarters with two campuses on the Arsenal
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities and Development Command’s Aviation & Missile Center
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; includes National Center for
Explosives Training and Research
Defense Intelligence Agency’s Missile and Space Intelligence Center
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
Program Executive Office – Aviation
Program Executive Office – Missiles and Space
Army Contracting Command
U.S. Army Security Assistance Command
Army Futures Command Cross Functional Teams – Future Vertical Lift; Contested
Logistics; All-Domain Sensing
Redstone Test Center
Corps of Engineers
Space Development Agency
2nd Recruiting Brigade
Below is a list of the warfighting units used in Space Command, per its website:
A spokesperson for the White House said the transition is expected to bring Alabama 30,000 new jobs. You can read that statement below.
“The Air Force’s merit-based decision to relocate SPACECOM to Huntsville is a win for national security and displays President Trump’s commitment to securing the United States’ global dominance. SPACECOM’s new headquarters at Redstone Arsenal puts them in the best situation to improve readiness and protect our national interests while providing the necessary infrastructure capacity, community support, cost effectiveness, and proximity to a skilled workforce, leading space companies, and major research institutions. While the nation benefits from a strong SPACECOM presence, Alabama can also expect 30,000 new jobs, housing demand, and additional local business development.”
For more information on the United States Space Command, https://www.spacecom.mil/About/Frequently-Asked-Questions/
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RABUN, Ala. Calls to 911 reported that there was a vehicle on fire northbound on Interstate 65, between mile-markers 40 and 41 and the Baldwin County Communications Center dispatched the Rabun Volunteer Fire Department to the scene.
However, moments later, at around 8:47 a.m., several more callers to 911 reported that the vehicle was a commercial, 18-wheeler that was on fire. As firefighters arrived on the scene, they quickly observed that the truck was fully involved and that they had a major fire on their hands.
The Stockton Volunteer Fire Department and a fire engine from Bay Minette were dispatched, along with EMS and state troopers.
Traffic began to back up as Interstate-65 was temporarily shut down so that firefighters could extinguish the fire.
It took firefighters approximately two hours to extinguish the fire and troopers opened the roadway back up.
There were no reported injuries. ALEA is investigating the cause of the fire.
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MOBILE, AL. Mobile Police continued their effort to prevent traffic collisions and injury or death by conducting traffic enforcement efforts during the Labor Day weekend.
The Mobile Police Department conducted directed enforcement in and around the Central Precinct on Friday, August 29, 2025, between the hours of 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. in the downtown area.
Officers issued 151 citations and 41 warnings to drivers. The precinct-wide enforcement was to ensure drivers in the area were in compliance with state and local traffic laws.
During the enforcement, officers checked for valid driver’s licenses, proof of insurance and current vehicle tag registration. The largest offense was speeding, with 50 citations issued along with 13 warnings. A driver was arrested for DUI during the traffic enforcement operation, too.
Officers will once again be conducting these traffic operations beginning Friday, September 5, 2025, and Saturday, September 13, 2025, in the downtown area.
See the list of offenses below:
Speeding – 50 citations, 13 warnings
Red Light – 3 citations, 2 warnings
Stop Sign – 1 citation
Misc. Moving – 17 citations, 2 warnings
No/Expired DL – 5 citations, 2 warnings
Restricted DL – 1 citation
Sus./Rev./Canc. DL – 7 citations
No Seat Belt – 2 citations, 1 warning
Child Restraint – 2 citations
Tag Violation – 13 citations, 5 warnings
Equipment Violation – 24 citations, 15 warnings
No Insurance – 21 citations, 1 warning
Fail to Register – 4 citations
DUI – 1 citation
Totals – 151 citations, 41 warnings
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STARKE, FL The State of Florida has scheduled the 13th execution of the year.
A man who was convicted 0f fatally stabbing a married couple during a robbery is scheduled to be executed this month, which could extend the state’s record number of inmates put to death in one single year.
A death warrant has been signed 29th by Governor Ron DeSantis, and the execution is scheduled for 64-year-old Victor Tony Jones on September 30th at Florida State Prison.
Jones was convicted in 1993 on two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He was also found guilty of two counts of armed robbery. At the time of the murders, he was a new employee at a Miami-Dade business owned by Matilda and Jacob Nestor in December 1990 when he stabbed the woman in the neck and the man in the chest.
Before he died from his wounds, Jacob Nester was able to make it to an office, pull a .22 caliber pistol from a holster and fire five times, hitting Jones once in the forehead. Jones was found wounded with the Nestors’ money and personal belongings in his pockets.
This would mark the state’s 13th execution scheduled for this year. The state’s 11th execution was carried out on Thursday, August 28th, when 59-year-old Curtis Windom died by lethal injection. David Pittman, 63, is the state’s 12th execution, which is scheduled for September 17th. Florida has executed more people this year than any other state, with Texas and South Carolina tied for the second-most with four each. Prior to this year, Florida’s previous record for executions in a year since the death penalty was restored in 1976 was eight in 2014.
Across the country, 30 people have been executed so far this year, surpassing the 25 executions carried out in 2024. The last time there were more executions in a year for an entire country was 2014, when 35 people were put to death.
The Florida Supreme Court will hear an appeal as Jones’ lawyers seek to block his execution. His legal team is also expected to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Firefighters get called out to all sorts of things and never know what to expect from one shift to the next, but horse wrangling usually isn’t one of those calls, until it is.
According to the Daphne Fire Department, firefighters were called to a neighborhood in Lake Forest to help corral a horse that was wandering through the neighborhood.
Responding to the call for help was Battalion Chief Lamar Green, who was able to lasso it and return the horse to its owner.
The horse was described as “calm, docile,” in the post.
Officials said the horse is safe.
“Chief Green has always dreamed of being a cowboy, and that dream came true,” the post said.
“Just another day in the life of a Fire Battalion Chief/Cowboy,” it said.
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AUBURN, Ala. Authorities are investigating several incidents where students were drugged on and off campus in recent days.
Several students reported to police that they were involuntarily given a drug that caused loss of feeling in limbs, vomiting, dizziness, and/or loss of memory after drinking alcohol.
Auburn University Campus Safety and Security alerted the community on Friday about the reports that students had been drugged recently.
Police and Campus Safety and Security Officers offered tips for those who are experiencing symptoms. They advised seeking medical care immediately. Officers also stated that urinalysis can be conducted to determine if a date rape drug was given, so they suggest holding urination until a test can be performed.
Possible victims should inform the medical provider that they may have been drugged and ask for a date rape drug test.
At this time the investigation is continuing, but no arrests have been made.
Officials suggest students watch their drinks.
Giving someone a drug without their permission is considered aggravated assault and is a felony.
Anyone who feels they have been drugged is asked to call 911 or contact police at 334-501-3100.
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BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home after a neighbor reported that a dog had been tied up outside for several days without food and water.
According to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies found the dog malnourished dog without proper shelter and with no food or water. Deputies said the dog was in poor condition and was immediately taken to the veterinarian, where the dog was diagnosed with parvo. The dog died shortly after.
Parvo is a viral disease that is more commonly found in puppies between six weeks and six months old. Symptoms of this include severe tiredness and weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite and fever.
According to the sheriff’s office, the dog’s owner, Roderick Heflin was on a trip when he left his dog outside, on a leash.
Deputies returned to Heflin’s home when he got back from his trip and arrested him.
According to jail records, Heflin is out on a $1,000 bond.
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DAPHNE, Ala. While on patrol, a Daphne police officer observed a driver committing traffic offenses in the early morning hours on August 26, 2025, and stopped the vehicle.
While interacting with Jaylin Devontae Williams, 27, police searched Williams and found several illegal narcotics.
Willians was charged with: Felony Possession of Methamphetamine Possession of Marijuana
Williams was transported to the Baldwin County Detention Center, where he is currently being held on a secure bond.
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BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. ALEA troopers recently conducted traffic enforcement stops on three different vehicles and arrested three people on various drug charges.
Each trooper, patrolling different areas of Baldwin County at different times and days, observed traffic infractions while on patrol and stopped the drivers of each vehicle. During their interactions with drivers and passengers, troopers found probable cause to conduct searches that resulted in felony arrests.
On Thursday, August 28, 2025, at around 11:40 a.m., a state trooper conducted a traffic stop at County Road 87 and US 90. During the stop, one of the two occupants became non-compliant and refused to cooperate with the trooper. Robertsdale Police, Baldwin County deputies, and ALEA troopers were dispatched to assist with this situation. Elijah L Franklin,25, was arrested and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, a felony, and Possession of Marijuana in the Second Degree. Franklin was booked into the Baldwin County Detention Center on a secured bond.
During two other traffic enforcement interactions, troopers arrested David McDuffie Lofton, 26, and charged him with: Possession of Dangerous Drugs Possession of Marijuana 2nd Drug Paraphernalia-1st Offense
Katrice E Washington, 51, was also charged with Possession of Marijuana 2nd during a third arrest by ALEA troopers.
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DAPHNE Ala. Despite a large crowd attending Thursday night’s Daphne Planning Commission who was not in favor of a new three-story building being built in Old Towne, the project was approved.
The plan includes a restaurant and an office building. A restaurant and retail space is planned on the first floor, and offices will be on the second and third floor.
The lot sits at the corner of Van Avenue and busy Main Street, right across the street from Daniel Johnson’s media business, and home where he, his wife, and seven children live, and Johnson is not happy that the business got the green light to build. That site doesn’t allow enough parking, he says.
John Tillman, his wife, and five kids live in a house on Van Avenue in Olde Towne Daphne, the same house his parents and his grandmother lived in. He is also not happy with how the city approved his new neighbor to be.
At issue is parking and traffic concerns. The city ordinance for parking is determined by frontage on the road, and residents say that the ordinance was never intended for the area to have a three-story office building in Old Towne.
The developer, also a resident of Daphne, assured those present that he’ll do nothing to harm the fabric of Olde Towne Daphne.
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FOLEY Ala. The Foley Police Department was called to the Walmart store on South McKenzie Street to investigate a sexual assault on Thursday.
On August 28th at around 12:45 P.M., officers responded to a report of a sexual assault at the supercenter store. The investigation revealed that the offender was being assessed for job-related skills by a non-profit organization that works with individuals with mental deficiencies and was not affiliated with Walmart when the sexual assault took place.
A Walmart employee, who was not connected to either party, quickly came to the aid of the victim. That individual was able to intervene and stop the assault. The swift action of the employee allowed officers to quickly apprehend the offender. Foley PD commends this employee for their courage and instinct to intervene.
The suspect Jaheim Jamaal Williams, age 23, a legal Foreign National living in Gulf Shores with parents, was taken into custody and charged with Sexual Abuse 1st degree (Class C Felony) and Reckless Endangerment (Class A Misdemeanor).
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FAIRHOPE, Ala. A former St. Michael Catholic High School softball coach who had been charged with having sex with a student, has pleaded guilty and received his sentence in court yesterday.
Police arrested Leonard Rizzuto after learning of this incident and charged him with several felony crimes.
However, in court, Rizzuto pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of soliciting a sex act from a student.
Rizzuto was sentenced to 1 year in jail. He will also be on probation for 2 years.
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GULF SHORES, Ala. College towns are known for partying, celebrating, and rowdiness, but a new survey shows that they’re also known for some serious crimes, and unfortunately, Tuscaloosa, home of the University of Alabama, has made that list.
According to a new list that was compiled by a group of defense lawyers, the city of Tuscaloosa is one of the most dangerous college towns in the U.S.
Wasatch Defense Lawyers published the “2025 Most Dangerous College Towns” list with Tuscaloosa at number two.
“Tuscaloosa, home to the University of Alabama, ranks second with 149 crimes per 10,000 residents. Much of the risk is tied to areas with heavy nightlife activity, where alcohol-related incidents and thefts are more common,” the article states. “The city’s mix of student renters and visiting sports fans can also create conditions for opportunistic crime.”
The list outlines crimes committed in recent years, and the list was compiled considering the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting system and local police department information from May 2023 to May 2025.
Gainesville, Fla., the home of the University of Florida, was ranked number one.
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FAIRHOPE, Ala. Once again, the City of Fairhope is on the hunt for more water, even after digging new wells and updating the water system in 2024. The continual influx of new residents and businesses has proven to be quite the challenge for the once small, quaint city on the bluffs.
During 2024, the City of Fairhope took several actions to address water capacity issues, including drilling new irrigation-only wells and completing a major system upgrade. A catastrophic pump failure in August 2024 prompted a water conservation emergency, even with the new upgrades in place.
By June 2024, Fairhope completed a major water system project, including a new well and a larger water main. The upgrades increased the city’s overall water pumping capacity from 9 million to 11 million gallons per day.
But now, just a year later, the city has had to hire O’Donnel and Associates Hydro-geological Services of Mobile to oversee the search for possible sites for new city water wells. The company will search for the right locations to drill new wells, among other things, will be paid $42,000 for the services.
A process is used to determine what area could yield significant water volume and the depth in which the water might be found. Sometimes finding water is easy, while in other areas, it may take numerous attempts at drilling different spots before water is found. Many areas of the country use large freshwater reservoirs or pull water from nearby rivers however, the cities along the Eastern Shores are unable to use the nearby Mobile Bay because it is an estuary, a brackish mixture of freshwater and saltwater that is unsafe for human consumption. The bay is also affected by high levels of pollution and bacteria from industrial and stormwater runoff.
Several possible locations have made the list for exploration, and they include near the existing tank-tower on Nichols Avenue, the Barnwell community on US 98, South Section Street near the water treatment plant, the area on County Road 32 and County Road 13, US State Highway 181 near Highway 104, and in the Dyer Road area.
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