Amtrak service on Coast expected to start in 2024
Amtrak service from New Orleans to Mobile, with stops on the Mississippi Coast, is expected to begin in 2024. While there is no specific date as yet,…
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Marshals, task force arrest suspects in Mobile murder cases in Moss Point
A pair of fugitives wanted for murder in Mobile, Alabama, were arrested Friday morning in Moss Point by US Marshals working with the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force. 22-year-old Devanta Hall was taken into custody near the 4900 block…
Mobile woman hits big with Texas Hold'em game at Harrah's
A Mobile woman kicked off the new year with a windfall, courtesy of Harrah's Gulf coast. The woman, identified only as Keyla D., won $842,662.75 progressive jackpot on a the Ultimate Texas Hold'em table at Harrah's. She made a $5…
Man sentenced for faking death to avoid sex abuse charges
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for faking his own death in Alabama to avoid criminal charges of impregnating a teenage girl in his home state of Mississippi. Jacob Blair Scott was sentenced Monday…
Amtrak returning to service along the Gulf Coast
It's been a long wait, but Amtrak is set to return to the Coast! An agreement has been reached between CSX Transportation, Amtrak, and the Alabama State Port Authority. According to…
Pascagoula Police searching for man in statutory rape case
Pascagoula Police are searching for a man who is wanted in connection to a statutory rape case. Police asked the public's help in locating 32-year-old Travis Rasco. They said the man, 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds, drives a 2007 black 2-door…
Vehicle believed to be involved in shooting at Scarlet Pearl found burned in Alabama
D'Iberville Police have confirmed that the vehicle law enforcement was looking for in relation to a shooting at Scarlet Pearl on Wednesday morning has been found. Chief Shannon Nobles said police in Prichard, Alabama, found the Nissan Altima early Thursday…
Toddler shot with air rifle while playing with brother in Mobile County
A 13-year-old is in a youth detention center in Mobile County after allegedly shooting and killing his three-year-old brother on accident. The sheriff’s department…
Bicyclist hit by train while trying to cross tracks in Biloxi identified
A man riding a bicycle on Seal Avenue on Wednesday evening was hit by a train and died, Biloxi Police said. Capt. Milton Houseman said the man, identified as 47-year-old Kevin Mosley of Biloxi, was south of the CSX railroad…
USS Alabama getting new deck after more than 8 decades
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — One of the most recognizable attractions in Alabama is getting an upgrade after more than eight decades in the water. The battleship USS Alabama, which draws thousands of visitors annually at its berth just east of…
Federal board ponders future of Gulf Coast passenger trains
By JAY REEVES A federal board began hearing testimony Monday on whether to let Amtrak resume passenger train service linking New Orleans and Alabama’s main port city over the objections of freight companies. The hearing, conducted virtually by the Surface…
Plan for I-10 bridge across Mobile River resurrected
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Officials on the Alabama coast have resurrected a plan to build a massive Interstate 10 bridge across the Mobile River and expand the highway across Mobile Bay, voting Wednesday to push the project ahead without the…
Seth Farni making home run first impression at St. Stanislaus
Of the eight Major League Baseball superstars competing in this year's Home Run Derby, half of them hit more than 27 home runs in a single round. That means a local high school…
Shoe Carnival has bought Shoe Station. What happens to the two stores in South Mississippi?
Shoe Station retail store has been bought by competitor Shoe Carnival Inc., but don't expect to see changes in the foreseeable future. Based out of Mobile, Alabama, Shoe Station made the announcement on Friday morning in a press release. Brent…
Police: 3rd man wanted in Mobile, Alabama HS football game shooting
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Police have released the name of a third man wanted in a shooting that wounded two adults and three teenagers outside a high school football game in Alabama. Mobile police said Monday that they have five…
Arrest made following shooting near Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, AL that left 5 injured
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama say a 19-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that wounded five people near a stadium where a high school football game was being played. Mobile police said Jai Scott of Semmes,…
Mobile man charged in shooting death of man at Golden Nugget Casino
A Mobile man is charged in the shooting death of a Gulfport man at Golden Nugget Casino early Saturday morning. Jereme Lamond Jones, 30, of Mobile was charged with first degree murder…
Police: 23 shots fired into vacant home of Alabama senator
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police are investigating after about two dozen gunshots were fired into the house of an Alabama lawmaker who wasn’t home at the time. The Mobile Police Department tells local news outlets that the shooting happened around…
Pedestrian severely injured after being hit by a train in Pascagoula
Pascagoula Police are reporting that a pedestrian was hit by a train near Hospital Road on Wednesday night. Officers were sent out at 9:15 p.m. in response to the call that a pedestrian was hit by a train. When they…
Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron dies
Baseball great Hank Aaron has died at the age of 86.
Man arrested in Mobile in connection to Moss Point bank robbery
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV) — A man suspected in the robbery of a Moss Point bank on Friday has been arrested, authorities say. On Friday, January 8, 2021, at just after 3:30 p.m., police say a man walked into the…
Alabama fisherman saves 19-year-old driver in Mobile
A 19-year-old driver in Alabama lost control of his truck Tuesday and ran off into Mobile Bay. Luckily, a fisherman was in the right place at the right time. Nineteen-year-old Gavin Foster and James Coleman Sr. were…
Alabama woman faces federal Kidnapping Charges, children recovered safely
JACKSON, MISS. – Sarah Lynne Caswell, 33, of Mobile, Ala. has been charged with kidnapping after abducting her two children during a supervised visit on Friday in Pascagoula. Caswell was taken into custody by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Monday…
Semi flips from strong winds in Mobile from Hurricane Sally
Scary moments for a truck driver in Mobile, Alabama Wednesday morning. The truck was traveling on Interstate 10 over Mobile Bay when a strong wind from Hurricane Sally flipped it onto its side. The driver only suffered minor injuries.