Mobile AL

Authorities in Mobile Police Department have arrested a 35-year-old man following a coordinated operation targeting suspected drug activity across several locations in the city. According to officials, Kendell Gray of Irvington was taken into custody on Wednesday morning after officers executed search warrants at multiple residences. The operation covered properties...

In Mobile, Alabama, a heartbreaking case of animal cruelty has sparked outrage after a young puppy was found severely injured and abandoned at a construction site. A worker discovered the tiny dog near Navco Road with devastating injuries—her ears had been cut off, and a wire was tightly wrapped around her neck. Authorities say the wounds were not accidental. This was a deliberate...

CEFCO convenience and fuel stores have been a staple Gulf Shores, Foley and Robertsdale, Alabama. Casey's General Stores acquired Fikes Wholesale, the parent company of CEFCO Convenience Stores, for $1.145 billion, expanding its footprint by 198 stores, primarily in Buc-ee's home state of Texas. The deal makes Casey's the third-largest...

Gulf Shores became the first city to split from the Baldwin County School System in 2019. Orange Beach followed in 2022. Now the question is whether Fairhope will join them. Two studies examine the possibility. One was commissioned by the city, the other by a citizens group. Their conclusions differ sharply. The city’s study says a millage increase would be required to launch a Fairhope school...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Chamber says in a press release that a lumber company is expanding operations at its facility in Mobile County. MOBILE, Ala. – New South Lumber Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canfor Southern Pine, Inc., is investing $10.5 million to expand operations at its Mobile County...

Rising Tides is an opinion column exploring all things Mobile. There’s been a lot of excitement – and, I think it’s safe to say, a lot of hype – around Alabama’s effort to deliver the workforce needed to support shipbuilding in Mobile. Make no mistake:...

“I always tell folks my roots are in a place called Eutaw, Alabama, but I was born and raised in Mobile. I’m named after my grandmother—Tempey Daisy Hamilton—and I’m the granddaughter of a sharecropper. My mom was the baby of thirteen kids. She was too young to pick cotton like my aunts did; her job was to ride the...

Amtrak service on the Gulf Coast stopped after Hurricane Katrina damaged transportation infrastructure in 2005. | Rainclaw7, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons. Amtrak's newly revived Mardi Gras Service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama is exceeding expectations for ridership, timeliness,...

CITRONELLE, Ala. (WALA) - Citronelle Fire & Rescue posted on its Facebook page information about a fire call where they were advised that an elderly resident might be inside the home. Here’s the post:. Engine 601, Engine 602, Engine 603, Sprint 605 and Brush 610 responded along with Georgetown-Fellowship...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The former controller of a Daphne business has pleaded guilty to a federal embezzlement charge, admitting that that he used company money for unauthorized Christmas bonuses, first-class travel and other personal expenses. According to Colin David Walsh’s written plea agreement, the total fraud...