Mobile County Sheriff’s Investigating a Triple Homicide
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News 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 […]
Golf Cart Laws in Gulf Shores Updated For Teens
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsGULF 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 […]
9 People and 9 Dogs Escape Seminole Fire
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 20, 2026SEMINOLE 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 […]
Fairhope Police Charge Woman With Assaulting Boyfriend and Officers
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News April 17, 2026 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 […]
New Bill to Improve Healthcare and Emergency Medical Services Signed by Gov. Ivey
By J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 17, 2026MONTGOMERY, 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, […]
Lee County Deputy Shot Serving Warrant-Suspect is Dead
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 17, 2026LEE 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 […]
Mobile Man Found Guilty of Murder and Multiple Other Charges
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 17, 2026MOBILE, 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, […]
Authorities Seize 50,000 Dried Shark Fins at US ports, Valued at More Than $1 Million
Digital News DeskBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 17, 2026(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 […]
Four Juveniles Facing Charges After Fleeing Police in a Stolen Vehicle
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 17, 2026MOBILE, 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 […]
Foley Police Make Two Felony Drug Arrests
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 17, 2026FOLEY, 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-PossessDrug Paraphernalia-1st OffenseDangerous Drugs-IPOPD […]
Child Rescued From Near Drowning at Foley Apartment Pool
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 16, 2026FOLEY, 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 […]
Two People Shot at Dauphin Gate Apartments
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 16, 2026MOBILE, 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 […]
Gov. Ivey Signs Law Permitting Cameras, $250 Tickets in Interstate Work Zones
By J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 16, 2026MONTGOMERY, Ala. A new bill to protect workers called the Alabama Work Zone Safety Act has been signed into law by Governor Ivey on Tuesday but not before a lot of debate and controversy.Nonetheless, the Governor touted it as a safety […]
Penis Costume Protestor Found Not Guilty on All Charges
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 16, 2026FAIRHOPE, Ala. A controversial arrest during a protest in Fairhope has ended with all charges being dropped against Renea Gamble.The Fairhope women was arrested on October 18, 2025, while attending a NO Kings protest on Greeno Road near Fairhope Avenue and wearing […]
New Recreational Facility Coming to Daphne
By Isabella GomezBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 16, 2026DAPHNE, Ala. A new recreation facility will soon take shape near the entrance to Bayfront Park on the site of the old Thomas Hospital Center.On Monday, April 6, 2026, the Daphne City Council authorized Mayor Robin LeJeune to utilize a GoMESA grant […]
New Mobile Ordinance Would Shift Ambulance Control to Mobile Fire Rescue Department
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 16, 2026MOBILE, AL. A new proposal that would change how private ambulances would respond in Mobile and shift all emergency medical call responses to the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department is being considered.Mobile city leaders said that they are considering a new ordinance that could […]
Motorcyclist Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in Dauphin Island Wreck
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 15, 2026MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 12:35 p.m. Sunday, April 12, 2026, has claimed the life of a Mobile man.David E. Hopkins, 75, of Mobile, was fatally injured when the 2006 Harley-Davidson Night Train motorcycle he was driving […]
2 Arrested For Armed Assault After Foley Police Standoff
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 15, 2026FOLEY, Ala. A standoff ended in Foley with the arrest of two men for assault.On April 13, 2026, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Foley Police responded to the 13000 block of McGaster Trail for a reported assault with a weapon.When officers approached several […]
Bayou La Batre Man Charged With Intentionally Crashing Into Two Motorcyclists
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 15, 2026BAYOU LA BATRE, AL. Two motorcyclists have been injured during a traffic collision that appears to have been intentional.The Bayou La Batre Police Department said that they have arrested 68-year-old Ted Gillespie of Coden for his role in the crash.Officials say that […]
Driver Leads Police on Pursuit Before Crashing
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsApril 15, 2026MOBILE, AL. Police officers in Mobile attempted a traffic stop in the area of Houston Street and Virginia Street Tuesday afternoon at approximately 3:12 p.m., but the driver refused to stop. Instead, a Mobil police spokesperson said that the driver led officers […]
