Fairhope Again Extends Building Moratorium
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsJuly 7, 2026FAIRHOPE Ala. The Fairhope City Council is again hitting the pause button on certain residential project applications while city officials continue to work on updating some zoning codes and local infrastructure.Single family dwellings and business projects are still a go, but large […]
Baldwin County Police Make More Than 40 Arrests During Holiday Weekend
By Rick McCann/Dale Hines/J Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News July 7, 2026 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. The holiday weekend brought tens of thousands of visitors to the Alabama Gulf Coast and for the most part, it was managed chaos.Traffic backed up along the Interstates and Baldwin County roadways as it […]
First Responders Tackle Boat Crash on Tensaw River in the Dark
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News July 7, 2026 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. It has been reported by law enforcement that two small vessels collided with each other in the darkness on Saturday, July 4th, 2026. The small boats crashed on the Tensaw River and one boat was flipped over. […]
New Law Comes With Serious Consequences When Threatening Alabama Schools
By J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News July 7, 2026 MONTGOMERY, AL. You may not have heard about it, but a new law that was passed by legislators to protect students and staff in our schools, is now a reality. The law puts more teeth into what happens when […]
Mobile Woman Jailed After Shooting Incident
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News July 7, 2026 MOBILE, AL. A shooting left one person injured and the 58-year-old Mobile woman in the metro jail. Mobile police said it was about 11:52 p.m. Thursday when officers responded to Clearview Apartments, at 639 Azalea Road. They discovered a female […]
Fire Destroys Theodore Home
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News July 7, 2026 THEODORE AL. A house fire Sunday morning, July 5th, 2026, has destroyed the home according to fire department personnel. Theodore-Dawes Fire Rescue reported that a fire broke during the early-morning hours at a home in the 7700 block of Garden […]
Sheriff’s Office Update Belforest Homicide
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News July 7, 2026 BELFOREST, Ala. On Sunday, July 5, 2026, just before 9:00 p.m., deputies with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported assault on Augustine Drive in the Belforest community. Deputies located an adult male and an adult female with […]
AI Driven Data Center Coming to Calvert Alabama
By Dale Hines/Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsJuly 6, 2026MOBILE, AL. Another AI data center is coming to Alabama; this one is in Calvert.According to a recent news release, the AI data center company plans to build a $6 billion complex on 95 acres of land in northern Mobile County.Unlike […]
Weekend Police Pursuit Lands Driver in Jail
By Rick McCann/Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Public Safety NewsJuly 6, 2026MOBILE, AL. A Saturday evening traffic stop by an ALEA trooper took a turn for the worse as the driver refused to stop even though the trooper had his blue lights and siren activated.As the trooper tried to stop the driver […]
Chickasaw Police Make Drug Arrest During a Traffic Stop
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Public Safety News July 6, 2026 CHICKASAW, AL. Traffic stops regularly end with drug arrests throughout the country and such was the case with one conducted within the city limits of Chickasaw. According to the Chickasaw Police Department, officers with the department’s traffic unit conducted a […]
Juvenile Murdered While Riding in Vehicle Near Downtown Mobile
By: Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News July 6, 2026 MOBILE, AL. A shooting in the overnight hours Sunday, July 5th, 2026, has left a teenager dead. Mobile police said that the teen was taken to area hospital by a private vehicle and that they were notified of the […]
Dozens Complain About Sudden Parking Fee at Fairhope Pier During Fireworks
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Public Safety NewsJuly 6, 2026FAIRHOPE, Ala. On Saturday, as the Fairhope Pier parking areas began to fill up as they usually do during the 4th of July celebrations, residents and visitors alike were hit with a sudden announcement, parking for this special day would be at […]
Florida Beachgoer Killed by Lightning on 4th of July
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsJuly 6, 2026FORT MYERS, Fla. One person was directly struck by lightning and killed during the 4th of July holiday weekend while three others were also injured during a storm.According to authorities a group of Florida beachgoers were struck by lightning when they hesitated […]
One Dead, 6 Others Shot in Downtown Pensacola
By J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsJuly 6, 2026PENSACOLA, Fla. A mass shooting occurred early Sunday morning, July 5th, 2026, while most of us was asleep after celebrating the 4th of July.But in Pensacola, emergency responders including the city police and fire departments, EMS and the county sheriff’s office […]
Mobile Fire-Rescue Respond to Church Fire
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Public Safety NewsJuly 6, 2026MOBILE, AL. A fire at a local church Friday night, July 3rd, 2026, sent the Mobile Fire-Rescue to East Street.A person going by the Yorktown Baptist Church spotted it and called 911.When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke and flames coming from inside […]
Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Belforest Homicide
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsJuly 6, 2026BELFOREST, Ala. Baldwin County sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in the Belforest community after the Baldwin County 911 Communications Center received a call about a person being dead.Deputies, along with th Belforest Fire Department and Medstar, responded to a home […]
Robertsdale Police Pursuit Ends in Fatality
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsJuly 4, 2026LOXLEY, Ala. A police pursuit involving a motorcycle ended Friday afternoon with a fatality.Police said that the pursuit, a result of traffic violations, was initiated at approximately 4:00 p.m., Friday, July 3rd, 2026.According to the Robertsdale Police Department, an officer spotted a […]
Gov. Ivey Announces $174 Million in Choose Act Funding
By Isabella GomezBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News July 4, 2026 MONTGOMERY, Ala. A substantial increase to the Alabama education savings accounts created through Alabama’s CHOOSE Act are now fully funded for next school year, Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Wednesday. Families whose applications were approved earlier this year can now […]
Foley Mobile Home Fire May Have Been Started by Fireworks
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsJuly 4, 2026FOLEY, Ala. A fire on Friday night may have been started by fireworks according to residents of the area.The Foley Fire Department responded to the mobile home fire and upon arriving on the scene, found the structure to be heavily involved in […]
Alabama Man Arrested After Discharging Bear Spray Inside Walmart
By J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News July 4, 2026 Eufaula, Ala. Police are calling it a bizarre incident and have no explanation for it. On July 2nd, 2026, a Eufaula man entered a local Walmart store and headed to the sporting goods area where he proceeded to open […]
