Captain Burkett Promoted to Director of ALEA’s Department of Public Safety
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsOctober 1, 2026MONTGOMERY, Ala. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Hal Taylor has appointed Jeremy J. Burkett as colonel and director of ALEA’s Department of Public Safety, effective September 22, 2026.Burkett last served as the chief and director of ALEA’s Administrative Bureau assisting many times […]
Semmes Woman Arrested For Manslaughter in Motorcyclist Death
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsOctober 1, 2026MOBILE, AL. An arrest has been made in the fatal wreck that left a Wilmer motorcyclist dead in Semmes.The crash happened on Jack Williams Road near Buford Lane, about 6 miles north of Semmes.Authorities have now charged a Semmes woman with manslaughter […]
Mobile River Bayway Project Begins Bringing More Traffic Woes
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsOctober 1, 2026SPANISH FORT, Ala. Construction on the new Mobile River and Bayway Bridge has officially kicked off and drivers will soon see increased activity in the area between Spanish Fort and Mobile.Traffic delays may not be immediately noticed but as previously announced, this […]
Large Daphne Building Projects Well Underway
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsOctober 1, 2026DAPHNE, Ala. The construction on the new Italian Village approved to be built in Daphne along State Highway 181 has officially begun.Large earth movers, dump trucks and sewer pipes have moved in like an army and begun leveling some areas of the […]
Undocumented Driver Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Wreck
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsOctober 1, 2026MOBILE, AL. A traffic collision on Sunday in Mobile killed a young boy and now a driver has been arrested.According to Mobile police, 30-year-old Franklin Arana, an illegal immigrant, was driving a Toyota 4Runner southbound on Montlimar, near Cottage Hill, when he […]
Female Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Vehicle
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsOctober 1, 2026MOBILE, AL. A single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at approximately 9:55 p.m. Saturday, Sep. 19, 2026, has claimed the life of an Eight-Mile woman.The pedestrian, Alisia A. Burgans, 59, who was walking in the roadway, was fatally injured when she […]
Large Tanker Truck Catches Fire-Shuts Down I-10
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 30, 2026BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. A fire on Interstate 10 overnight shut down traffic for more than hour.A driver reported to 911 that smoke and flames were coming from an 18-wheeler traveling eastbound just before 3 a.m., Wednesday, September 30, 2026.ALEA troopers, Baldwin County […]
Fairhope Police Charge Man With a Felony After He Threatened to Shoot Store Employees
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 30, 2026FAIRHOPE, Ala. A man who threatened to shoot several stores employees over the phone has been arrested and charged with a felony.Fairhope police were notified of the threats and conducted an investigation and determined that 47-year-old Christopher Allen Bentley of Summerdale, called […]
Daphne Police Make Felony Drug Arrest During Vehicle Stop
By J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 30, 2026DAPHNE, Ala. A traffic infraction on the streets of Daphne has resulted in a felony drug arrest for the driver.After conducting a traffic stop of the driver, later identified as SANTYONIA LEDARE BRADLEY, 50, on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at around […]
Car and Golf Cart Collide in Lillian Leaving One Person Injured
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 30, 2026LILLIAN, Ala. A two-vehicle wreck late Tuesday night in Lillian left one person seriously injured, and state troopers are investigating the collision.Authorities said that a driver crashed into a golf cart at Camino Real Loop and Spanish Cove Drive. The vehicle knocked […]
Mobile Police Officer Crashes During Pursuit
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 30, 2026MOBILE, AL. A police pursuit through the streets of Mobile ended with the crash of a police vehicle.According to the Mobile Police Department, the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Cottage Hill and Hillcrest roads as the officer was […]
Huge Drug Bust in Mobile Nets Over 1.6 Million in Drugs and Cash
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 29, 2026MOBILE, AL. At the heels of a large-scale drug and gun operation called Take Back 90 where dozens of arrests were made and drugs seized, came a surprisingly larger bust that was worth more than a million dollars.After receiving information about a […]
Attempted Suicide Averted in Gulf Shores
By J. Thomas WadeBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 29, 2026GULF SHORES, Ala. A report of a suicidal woman at an apartment complex in Gulf Shores on Monday, September 28, 2026, sent a lot of emergency responders to the area.Authorities received the emergency call at around 5:22 p.m. and police, EMS […]
Woman Arrested in Theft of Funds From Mobile Homeowner’s Association
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 29, 2026THEODORE, AL. After money disappeared from a local homeowner association bank account, law enforcement was called in to investigate.Now, a Theodore woman is facing two felony theft charges accusing her of being the one who took more than $10,000 from the Belmont […]
Timber Company Employee Killed in Mobile County Workplace Incident
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 29, 2026MOBILE COUNTY, AL. A worker at a Mobile area business was killed during an accident on Monday, September 28, 2026, according to authorities.Although the name of the person has not been released, we know that he was caught in a piece of […]
Grocery Chain Lowers Prices to Help Feed Families
By Isabella GomezBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 29, 2026FAIRHOPE, Ala. While the prices of our groceries continue to rise causing many to forgo the nutritional foods that our bodies need, one national grocery chain has begun cutting prices in their stores.According to a recent announcement by ALDI, the company has […]
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Double Shooting in Semmes
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 29, 2026SEMMES, AL. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left two men critically injured Sunday night in Semmes.On September 27, 2026, at approximately 10:04 p.m., MCSO deputies responded to the 6000 block of Cynthia Drive regarding a report of […]
Bay Minette Police Charge Man With Attempted Murder
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 29, 2026BAY MINETTE, Ala. On September 28, 2026, at approximately 2:30 a.m., officers with the Bay Minette Police Department responded to a report of a woman being injured, in her driveway, in the 1100 block of Grove Street in Bay Minette, AL.As officers […]
Scholarships For Outdoor Law Enforcement Program Announced at University of South Alabama
By Dale HinesBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 28, 2026MOBILE, Ala. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has announced that an opportunity will soon be available at the University of South Alabama (USA) for those who wish to pursue a law enforcement career in Alabama’s outdoors.The Blankenship Scholars […]
Conecuh County Crash Claims Man’s Life
By Rick McCannBlue RAM Media/Gulf Coast NewsSeptember 28, 2026CONECUH COUNTY, Ala. On Saturday, September 26th, 2026, a single-vehicle crash with injuries was reported to be in the area of Conecuh County 42 near Pate Camp Road, approximately 26 miles southeast of Evergreen.Emergency personnel from several departments responded, including fire departments, […]
