Grand Bay Man Fatally Injured in Single Vehicle Wreck
By: Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 20, 2026MOBILE COUNTY, AL. ALEA responded to a single vehicle crash which occurred on McClinton Road near Porter Tract Road, approximately 13 miles west of Mobile, in Mobile County.Troopers, local firefighters and EMS were dispatched to the traffic collision on Tuesday, August 18, […]
New Federal Process Could Allow Some Convicted Felons to Own Firearms
By: J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 20, 2026WASHINGTON After years of debate, the Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated.This process is not an […]
Police Make Felony Arrest of Woman Threatening School
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 20, 2026ROANOKE, Ala. In a rural area of Alabama with a population of barely 5,000, a crime against a school did not go as planned by its perpetrator.Handley High School principal Tena Musick reported on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, that a threat had […]
Manatee Struck and Killed by Boat in Orange Beach
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 20, 2026ORANGE BEACH, Ala. A Manatee has been found dead in Orange Beach and authorities suspect that it was hit by a boat.The animal was transported over the weekend to the The Dauphin Island Sea Lab and a necropsy was performed at the […]
Bomb Threat Made Against Baker High School
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News August 19, 2026 MOBILE, AL. Tuesday morning a bomb threat was made over the phone sending emergency services to Baker High School. Mobile police, fire department and EMS responded, and officers evacuated the building Tuesday morning. After a search was conducted, law enforcement […]
Foley Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Structure Fire
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 19, 2026FOLEY, Ala. Firefighters in Foley rushed to a report of a house fire on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at around 10:30 a.m.Firefighters were dispatched to single-family residential structure on Bitternut Rd.When firefighters arrived, they found a kitchen fire and immediately began an […]
Smoke Blowing in From Mississippi Wildfire Had Local Firefighters Hunting the Source
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News August 19, 2026 DAPHNE, Ala. Over the weekend, especially on Sunday, fire departments in two states and at least five fire departments in Mobile and Baldwin Counties all received the same calls…. smoke in the area. First firefighters in Mobile began looking for […]
Fairhope Building $1.9M Hurricane Safe Room For First Responders
By: Isabella GomezBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 19, 2026FAIRHOPE, Ala. A new storm shelter has been designed and is being built specifically for first responders and city personnel to be used in times of hurricanes and tornadoes.The 4,000-square-foot room being built on Pecan Avenue is designed to protect against wind […]
Husband-Wife Duo Employees of ADOC Sentenced For Smuggling Contraband
By: J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 19, 2026MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ala. A husband-and-wife duo who were both employees of the Alabama Department of Corrections have now both been sentenced to prison after they both got caught and arrested in a conspiracy involving contraband at the Kilby Correctional Facility.On Monday, […]
At Least 6 Threats Made Against Schools in First Week
By: J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 19, 2026MOBILE, Ala. Authorities in Alabama have reported that at least a half a dozen threats have been made against area schools and at least one arrest has been made.While most schools in Alabama have been in session for less than a […]
Magnolia Springs FD Responds Twice to Vessel Leaking Fuel Into Fish River
08.17.26 Boat Fuel Spill on Fish River/MSVFD By: Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News August 19, 2026 MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, Ala. Firefighters from the Magnolia Springs Volunteer Fire Department have been called out twice in recent days to help prevent fuel from leaking into the Fish River […]
Fairhope Police Charge Man With Multiple Offenses in Domestic Violence Incident
By: Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 19, 2026FAIRHOPE, Ala. A man Fairhope police say has been repeatedly harassing a person who he had a relationship with has been arrested by police on multiple charges.Fairhope Police say they made four reports involving Christopher Reed over a three-week period about an […]
Orange Beach Continues Adding to Veterans Memorial
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 18, 2026ORANGE BEACH, Ala. A special place sits on a street where many driving though Orange Beach have passed but may not have stopped to pay their respects and maybe they didn’t even know what it was.But this place, is dedicated to the […]
Mobile Police Charge Man in Mail Theft Involving 30 Apartments
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 18, 2026MOBILE, AL. A person wanted in a federal investigation was spotted by Mobile police officers on Friday, August 14, 2026, at approximately 11:50 p.m.A Mobile police spokesperson stated that the officers were patrolling the area of Montlimar Drive and Airport Boulevard and […]
Orange Beach May Again Extend Residential Building Moratorium
By: J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 18, 2026ORANGE BEACH, Ala. Like several other cities in Baldwin County, Orange Beach has had to set certain moratoriums on certain types of residential building to slow down the pace a bit and those are about to expire.Officials once again are talking […]
Former Faith Academy Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Charge
By: Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 18, 2026MOBILE, AL. A former teacher and coach at Faith Academy in Mobile has plead guilty to charges that he had sex with a student.Jonathan Daniels Sauers, 47, was a science teacher and soccer coach at Faith Academy in 2023 at the time […]
Company Building $2.2 Million Facility, Adding 140 Jobs to Bay Minette
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 18, 2026BAY MINETTE, Ala. The City of Bay Minette has announced that another business will soon call the city home and add at least 140 jobs to the area.RTF Services is developing a new facility at Bay Minette Industrial Park. The new $2.2 […]
3 Car Wreck on Battleship Parkway Traps Two People
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsAugust 18, 2026SPANISH FORT, Ala. A serious traffic collision involving three vehicles on Battleship Parkway on Monday, August 17th, 2026, injured multiple people and at least two persons were trapped in their vehicles and had to be extricated by Spanish Fort firefighters.The Baldwin County […]
Baldwin County Deputies Track Stolen Car From Miami-Arrest Driver
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News August 18, 2026 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. A stolen vehicle from the Miami area of Florida was tracked making its way into Alabama along Interstate 10 on Monday, August 18, 2026. ALEA and several Alabama law enforcement agencies including the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office […]
Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project Moving Ahead Slowly
By: J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News August 17, 2026 MONTGOMERY, Ala. In the past month, the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project have begun to jump started and things are beginning to mov. Another important step forward on the construction took place on Friday according to the Alabama […]
