Distinguished Young Women 2019 Winner Dora Guo Talks About Her Experience
MOBILE, Ala. — This year’s Distinguished Young Women competition has wrapped up in Mobile, with Dora Guo of Illinois named the 2019 winner. Guo said she wants to use the…
DNA results identify burned remains found in Grand Bay as Terri Sullivan
DNA testing has positively identified human remains found inside a burned-out rental car in Grand Bay earlier this year as those of Terri Sullivan, authorities said, closing one chapter of…
Severe Storms Leave 16,000 in the Dark Across Mobile and Baldwin Counties
Severe thunderstorms sweeping through the Mobile area on the evening of June 27, 2019, knocked out electricity to roughly 16,000 customers at the peak of the event, according to Alabama…
Alabama Power Defends Plant Barry Coal Ash Pond Closure Plan Amid Groundwater Concerns
Alabama Power is defending its plan to permanently cap in place the coal ash pond at Plant Barry, even as environmental groups question the utility's approach to groundwater contamination and…
$3.8 Million Opportunity Zone Land Deal and Wilkins Miller’s Downtown Mobile Return Highlight Regional Business Growth
A wave of commercial real estate activity is reshaping downtown Mobile and the surrounding region, highlighted by a nearly 70-year-old accounting firm’s decision to return to the central business district…
Distinguished Young Women Take on Saucy Q Rib-Eating Contest in Downtown Mobile
It was a messy showdown for the Distinguished Young Women on Wednesday, when 50 contestants in the 2019 national competition packed into Saucy Q’s in Downtown Mobile for the program’s…
Mobile woman arrested after 10-year-old left alone with loaded gun
MOBILE, Ala. — A Mobile woman has been arrested after a 10-year-old boy was left alone with a loaded gun that went off inside a Mobile apartment complex, police said.…
Alabama Power Explains Decision to Cap-in-Place the Plant Barry Coal Ash Pond
When federal coal-ash rules took effect in 2015, Alabama Power faced a choice for its ponds: install liners or close them within five years. For the massive coal ash pond…
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Alabama Power-Linked PACs Poured Nearly $100,000 Into Local Legislative Races
Political action committees tied to Alabama Power spent nearly $100,000 on Mobile and Baldwin county legislative races in the 2018 election cycle, with spending accelerating further in 2019, state campaign…
Man Hospitalized After Being Struck by Car Near Knollwood Drive in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — A man was struck by a car near the intersection of Knollwood Drive and Oakleigh Trace Court, according to authorities. Emergency crews rushed the victim to a…