Mobile, Alabama

Tropical Storm Bertha is moving toward Southeast Louisiana, expected to bring rain and wind starting late Tuesday with landfall projected in Plaquemines Parish on Wednesday evening. The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning from Florida to Louisiana, while a heat advisory with high temperatures is also in effect. A coastal flood advisory replaces a canceled storm surge watch.

Tropical Storm Bertha, the second-named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, is threatening the northern Gulf Coast with heavy rains and possible flooding. The National Hurricane Center reported Bertha's maximum sustained winds increased to 60 mph, with the storm moving slowly north-northwest and tropical storm warnings issued for parts of Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico, moving toward the Florida Panhandle and Alabama with heavy rain, flooding risks, and possible tornadoes. Storm warnings and surge watches were issued from Florida to Louisiana as the storm approached Panama City, Florida, and Mobile, Alabama, with sustained winds of 50mph.

Tropical Storm Bertha is moving toward Southeast Louisiana, expected to bring rain and wind starting late Tuesday. The National Hurricane Center forecasts landfall in Plaquemines Parish on Wednesday, with tropical storm warnings and storm surge watches in effect. A heat advisory with temperatures exceeding 110 degrees is also in place.

Tropical Storm Bertha, the second-named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, formed and is threatening the northern Gulf Coast with heavy rains and possible flooding. The National Hurricane Center reported maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and issued tropical storm warnings and watches for parts of Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Clara Ester, a civil rights activist who assisted Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot in 1968, died at 78. She was a witness to King’s assassination in Memphis and later worked as a neighborhood organizer in Mobile, Alabama.

Clara Ester, an activist who assisted Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot in Memphis in 1968, died at 78. She was a witness to King’s assassination and described her experience in interviews, highlighting her involvement in the civil rights movement and the impact of King’s final speech.

Sean Atkinson, a 62-year-old man, was arrested in Mobile, Alabama, for the 1987 murder of Thomas Klotz in Baton Rouge. DNA evidence from the crime scene linked Atkinson to the killing.