Satsuma News

November 4 - A neighborhood unites to find out why convicted sex offender Michael Brooks was able to move onto their street without anyone knowing.

SATSUMA, Alabama - A group of people in Mobile County said they weren't notified about a registered sex offender moving into their neighborhood.

The best of the main crop Satsumas "Owari" - Sometimes listed as "Frost Owari," which may suggest something about the conditions that should occur as it ripens.

A satsuma is a very specific kind of tangerine with a distinctive sweet and tangy taste, nearly void of seeds, wrapped in a skin that flicks off with the nick of your thumb.

A baby girl was born just hours after her mother, father and two sisters were among five people injured in a three-vehicle crash in south Mobile County.

A Satsuma woman who spent more than the $100,000 that her credit union accidentally deposited into her account will serve probation with no prison time, a federal judge in Mobile decided Wednesday.

Investigators have charged a 16-year-old from McCalla with murder in the shooting death of his father.

Things are about to get wild for some children in Mobile and Gulf Shores. Peter Gros, co-host of the original Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, along with some of his animal friends, will make a few appearances on Saturday, Oct.

Oct. 13 - A portion of the northbound lanes of Interstate 65 near Satsuma remained closed Tuesday night after an 18-wheeler crash.

Police in Russellville say a man has been wounded by a police officer in an exchange of shots after a foot chase.

A 19-year-old man faces murder charges after police say he threw a street sign through a car windshield, striking and killing the vehicle's driver Saturday.

On a 2-0 vote, the Mobile County Commission approved splitting $200,000 among four local public schools Monday, a matter that drew some concern from one commissioner last week.

A dog born with just three legs is up for adoption at the Mobile County Animal Shelter.

Police in Opelika are seeking clues in the fatal shooting of a local teen. Officers found the body of 18-year-old Martez Latrell White of Opelika around 6:30 a.m. Saturday.

A reception honoring Mary Deas Pierce was held recently at the Satsuma Public Library , where a reference room has been named in her honor.

Baldwin County residents Sarah and Lindsay Weatherford discuss what they will need at Bay Minette Middle School next year.

Baldwin County residents Sarah and Lindsay Weatherford discuss what they will need at Bay Minette Middle School next year.

She's 5'6" and barely weighs 100 pounds, but young Riley Johnson brought a crowd of nearly 10,000 to its feet last month in Louisville, Ky.

The Gulf Coast Opry in Satsuma plans an expanded night of entertainment Saturday, with a lineup ranging from 12-year-old Jessica Strenth to Michael Burnett, a performer known as the "black Elvis." The show opens at 7 p.m. with a performance by Strenth, who plays guitar, sings and writes some of her own music.

The 50-passenger Delta Explorer will take a guided boat tour of the western side of the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta on July 15.