National Maritime Museum of the Gulf opening a Jimmy Buffett exhibit
Mobile, Ala. (WXXV)- The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf is opening a new exhibit, showcasing the life and legacy of Jimmy Buffett. The doors…
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Knox Ross joins Dave Elliott to discuss Amtrak services on the coast
South Mississippi (WXXV)- Amtrak is ready to roll. After millions of dollars being invested and several delays, tickets are now available for the twice-daily Amtrak Mardi Gras Service…
Amtrak announcing start date for service on the coast
Mississippi Gulf Coast (WXXV)- Tomorrow, July 1, at a series of news events across the route, Amtrak will announce the start date for full service by Amtrak Mardi Gras Service intercity passenger trains twice-daily between New Orleans and Mobile. With…
Long Beach resident revisits SS United States after 70 years
MOBILE, Ala. (WXXV) - ”She was red on the bottom, black on the top and then white…she was beautiful, absolutely beautiful,” says Weed. For the…
S.S. United States arrives in Mobile, Alabama
The S.S. United States has arrived in Mobile after leaving port in Philadelphia on February 19th for its final voyage to the Gulf Coast. It was once considered the…
USS McFaul serving as 2025 Mardi Gras ship
The City of Mobile is introducing their Mardi Gras ship this year. The USS McFaul will serve in this honor. The welcome ceremony takes place on February 28th…
2025 Reese's Senior Bowl kicks off in Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, AL is the place to be this week as senior college football players look to make a name for themselves, or even solidify their draft stock,…
Bellingrath Gardens opens up for 29th Annual Magical Christmas Lights
Bellingrath Gardens outside of Mobile celebrating their 29th Annual Magical Christmas Lights. The venue opens for visitors to take a stroll through a wonderland of lights. Marketing director…
Transportation secretary in Mobile for Gulf Coast Rail groundbreaking
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in Mobile today to take part in a groundbreaking for the Amtrak layover track and platform in Mobile. Buttigieg posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he would take part in the groundbreaking that…
Amtrak to resume service on Mississippi Gulf Coast
Amtrak passenger rail service will soon resume on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Mobile City Council voted this morning to approve three resolutions that will enable the Mobile…
Mobile passes resolutions that will resume Amtrak's Gulf Coast passenger service
The Mobile City Council passed three resolutions Tuesday that would bring passenger rail service back to the Gulf Coast. The city, the Port of Mobile and Amtrak reached an agreement on July 24 that would provide for funding and the…
Mobile City Council to vote on Amtrak funding
A major vote to determine the future of Amtrak service here on the Gulf Coast is taking place in Mobile Tuesday. That Mobile City Council meeting starts at…
Gulf Coast residents anticipate potential return of Amtrak
"I think the Gulf Coast is going to significantly benefit by having easy access from New Orleans and Mobile to Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs... they're all going to…
Mobile to vote on agreement that would restore passenger rail service to Gulf Coast
The Mobile City Council will vote Tuesday on resolutions that should help restore passenger service to the Gulf Coast. On July 25, Mobile announced an agreement had been reached between the city, the state and the Port of Mobile that…
Mobile, port, Amtrak reach agreement to restore passenger trains to Gulf Coast
The Rail Passengers Association said Wednesday that an agreement has been reached that will bring passenger rail service back to the Gulf Coast. Amtrak, the City of Mobile and the Port of Mobile reached an agreement that will restore the…
Amtrak moving to Mobile may be in jeopardy
The drive to bring Amtrak to Mobile is in serious jeopardy. The plan needs five votes on the city council, and right now those votes aren't there. Mayor Sandy Stimpson's administration is close to finalizing a lease that would allow…
Mobile close to agreements to bring Amtrak rail service to the city
The city of Mobile still has work to do before work can begin to build a platform for Amtrak passenger service in that city. Southern Rail Commissioners heard an update during their quarterly meeting that was held in Mobile on…
Gautier woman charged in shoplifting case in Mobile
A Gautier woman is charged with shoplifting in Mobile -- but it's not the first time she's been in trouble in Mobile. 21-year-old Tyazia Gibson was arrested Wednesday after police say she was caught shoplifting at the Belk department store…
Amtrak lays out details for service in Mobile
According to reports from WALA in Mobile, in a filing with Mobile’s Board of Zoning Adjustment, Amtrak is laying out new details for the planned passenger train service…
Amtrak could return to Mobile soon
A step forward tonight which could signal the return of Amtrak to Mobile. NBC 15 has obtained the preliminary design for the proposed Amtrak platform. The renderings show a 162…
More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling on frozen embryos
By KIM CHANDLER Two more in vitro fertilization providers in Alabama have paused parts of their treatment after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally considered children. Alabama Fertility Services said in a statement Thursday that has…
Mobile mayor makes accusation that Biloxi is shipping homeless to city
A letter to the mayor of Biloxi from the mayor of Mobile, Alabama claims the city is sending homeless people to the Port City. According…
Mobile officials say a Mississippi city is dumping homeless people; Biloxi denies misdeeds
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The largest city in coastal Alabama claims police from a nearby Mississippi city are dropping off homeless people, sometimes after coercing them to go. But Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich denies any wrongdoing, saying Biloxi is…
Coast Guard rescues 8 people after boat overturns off Horn Island
The Coast Guard rescued eight people Saturday from an overturned vessel near Horn Island off the coast of Mississippi. At 9:52 a.m. Coast Guard Station Pascagoula received an emergency relay from…