LOCAL NEWS Manslaughter Case Against Damion Blackman Heads to Grand Jury May 14, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL (BuzzReport) – A 19-year-old Mobile man charged with manslaughter in the death of 24-year-old Orlando Smoots Jr. appeared in court Wednesday. Damion Blackman is accused of shooting Smoots…
LOCAL NEWS Campaign Sign Vandalism Sparks Outrage Ahead of Mobile Municipal Elections May 14, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL (BuzzReport) – As the countdown to the City of Mobile’s municipal elections ticks down to just over 90 days, tensions are rising among local candidates over a growing…
LOCAL NEWS Suspects in Sage Park Shooting Case Enter Not Guilty Pleas May 13, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL (BuzzReport) – On Tuesday, May 13, three suspects accused in the deadly Sage Park shooting appeared in court and entered pleas of not guilty. Laderious Moore, Roderiguez Holifield,…
LOCAL NEWS Wanted Murder Suspect Apprehended; MCSO Employee Arrested May 13, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL (BuzzReport) – A collaborative effort between the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force and the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) led to the apprehension of Gregory Jowers, a wanted…
CRIME LOCAL NEWS Two Arrested in Bay Minette for Drug Trafficking and Possession May 13, 2025 The BuzzReport Bay Minette, AL (BuzzReport) – A traffic stop on May 12, 2025, led to the arrest of two individuals, Jay Douglas Trantham and Rachel Cathaleen Laster, for drug trafficking and…
LOCAL NEWS Former Senator Doug Jones Endorses State Rep. Barbara Drummond for Mayor of Mobile May 13, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL (BuzzReport)– In a significant boost to her campaign, former U.S. Senator Doug Jones has officially endorsed State Representative Barbara Drummond in her bid for mayor of Mobile. The…
LOCAL NEWS UPDATE: Mobile Man Arrested in Connection with Driftwood Drive Incident May 12, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL (BuzzReport) – In the ongoing investigation into the incident on Driftwood Drive, Mobile Police have apprehended a suspect and made an arrest. Jordan Fantroy-Adams, a resident of Mobile,…
CRIME LOCAL NEWS Early Morning Mother’s Day Shooting in Citronelle Under Investigation May 11, 2025 The BuzzReport Citronelle, AL. (BuzzReport) – A deadly shooting occurred on Mother’s Day in Citronelle, Alabama, leaving one person dead and another hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. The incident took place shortly…
BREAKING NEWS LOCAL NEWS Mobile Police Resolve Standoff, One Dead One in Custody May 11, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL – (BuzzReport)- A tense standoff in Mobile’s Driftwood Drive East neighborhood came to an end early Sunday morning after police took a male subject into custody. The incident…
LOCAL NEWS POLITICS Robert Battles Announces Candidacy for Mobile City Council District 7 May 10, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL. (BuzzReport) – In a bid to bring fresh perspectives to local governance, Robert Battles, a former Mobile County School Board Commissioner and noted community activist, has declared his…
LOCAL NEWS Four Suspects in Sage Park Shooting Held Without Bond May 10, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL (BuzzReport) – Four individuals charged in connection with the deadly Sage Park shooting have been denied bond after their initial court appearances. The suspects, Ladarius Moore (20), Jaquentin…
LOCAL Foley Man Arrested After Alleged Incident on USA Campus May 10, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL (BizzReport) – A 72-year-old Foley man was taken into custody Thursday after an incident on the University of South Alabama campus. According to authorities, Victor Fernandez was arrested…
LOCAL NEWS POLITICS Stephen Nodine’s Vision for Mobile: An Interview on His Mayoral Campaign May 9, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL – (BuzzReport) – As the City of Mobile gears up for the mayoral election set for August 26, 2025, candidates are stepping into the spotlight, each proposing their…
LOCAL NEWS Fatal Car Crash in Mobile County Results in Arrest May 9, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL (BuzzReport) – A tragic car accident on U.S. 45 near Chunchula, Alabama, has claimed the life of a young child. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA),…
LOCAL Former Bayou La Batre Police Officer Released on Bond May 9, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL (BuzzReport) – A former police officer from Bayou La Batre, William “BJ” Squires, has been released from jail after a judge denied a motion to revoke his bond.…
CRIME LOCAL NEWS Six Arrested in Connection to Fatal Sage Park Shooting May 8, 2025 The BuzzReport Mobile, AL (BuzzReport) – Six suspects are in custody in connection to the April 17, 2025, shootings at Sage Park that resulted in the death of 28-year-old Frenicka Craig and…
LOCAL NEWS Suspect Recaptured After Daring Escape in Prichard May 8, 2025 The BuzzReport Prichard, AL (BuzzReport) – Prichard police successfully recaptured a suspect who escaped from custody Tuesday evening. Trent Anthony Thomas, 24, had been arrested on charges of second-degree receiving stolen property,…
