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Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
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Good morning, Mobile. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 13th of August.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Mobile Fire-Rescue responded shortly after 8 a.m. Monday when two contract workers were trapped 20—30 feet underground during sewer bypass work off Howell's Ferry Road in the Princeton Woods area and were later pronounced dead from toxic gas exposure while a third worker was rescued and treated. UTV 44
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Federal officials arrested six individuals in Atmore Tuesday morning for alleged illegal immigration—one had a violent criminal history that included homicide. AL.com
- ➤ Mary Rice spoke publicly for the first time since her 2018 conviction and claimed she was forced on a harrowing 2017 road trip with Billy Boyette along the northwest Florida—Alabama coast where she faced threats and violence, though prosecutors disputed her account. NBC 15
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ A group of unlikely allies including the Mobile Baykeeper and Bayou la Batre Mayor opposes dumping dredge materials in Mobile Bay for a Port of Mobile project that will widen and deepen the port. The Mobile Baykeeper filed a notice of intent to sue under the Endangered Species Act, and Corps officials say the dumped sediment renourishes the ecosystem—local residents worry about harm to the bay. 1819 News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Mobile County Grants Department has begun accepting applications for its down payment assistance program—designed to help residents purchase homes. Grants Management Coordinator Jessica Johnson explained eligibility details during an interview on Aug 12. WKRG News 5
- ➤ The City of Mobile is accepting applications for its new C251: Citizens Academy, a six-week program that offers local residents hands-on learning about city departments and runs fall sessions from Sept. 10 to Oct. 15. Only 40 spots are available—applications will be accepted until Aug. 26. UTV 44
- ➤ Downtown Mobile started work on a project to make the streets safer and easier on Monday, August 11 — it is the first phase of a $1.1 million plan that will remove 26 traffic signals and replace them with four-way stops using flashing red lights starting today. The city and local partners will add new ADA ramps and restripe crosswalks in phases until spring — steps meant to help pedestrians and drivers move more smoothly. The Mobile Rundown
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ A new SaveStation tower with an AED has been installed at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile to help anyone suffering sudden cardiac arrest — it is available 24/7 in front of the gift shop and was donated by local health groups to improve emergency response. WKRG News 5
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Alabama Amateur Open
2 AM – 5 AM — PickleRage — Registration fee required — Dive into competitive pickleball hosted by the APA for an action-packed weekend.
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Chess Club at West Regional Library
3-5 p.m. — West Regional Library — Free entry — All ages welcome to improve chess skills in a friendly club environment.
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SS United States Tour with Historian John Sledge
3-4 p.m. — Mobile Convention Center — Tickets from $15 — Discover the storied history of the SS United States from esteemed maritime historian John Sledge.
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Orchestra Noir
8:00-9:30 p.m. — Saenger Theatre Mobile — Ticket required — Experience Orchestra Noir's electrifying reimagining of early 2000s music through orchestral power.
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