Van Fire Damaged Theodore Home in 2008
Archived WKRG coverage reported that a vehicle fire damaged a Theodore home on General Lee Avenue in 2008.
Mobile County Schools Considered Student Drug Testing in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report covered Mobile County Public Schools' discussion of a possible high-school student drug-testing program.
Mobile County Schools Considered Student Drug-Testing Program in 2008
Archived WKRG coverage reported that Mobile County school and community leaders considered a student drug-testing program in 2008.
Mobile County Commission Clashes Over $200,000 Boost to ‘Come Back to Mobile’ Recruiting Campaign
Mobile County commissioners sparred over a $200,000 funding boost for a campaign aimed at recruiting former residents back to the region amid an ongoing effort to reverse years of skilled-worker…
Gulf Coast Exploreum’s Cadaver Exhibit Controversy Fizzles Into a Ticket-Selling Hit
A cadaver exhibit at the Gulf Coast Exploreum drew early controversy in Mobile, but the concerns didn't hold up to scrutiny, and the exhibit has since become a strong draw…
A Midtown Mobile Wine Merchant Calls the End of the Pinot Noir Era
Four years after the film Sideways rewrote American wine buying, the general manager of a midtown Mobile wine shop argued the Pinot Noir craze was fading and pointed drinkers toward…
Mobile’s Crime Concerns Spread Beyond Downtown as Residents Push for More Patrols
Crime in Mobile is spreading well beyond downtown into neighborhoods like Oakleigh, The Loop and Spring Hill, and officers say the fix is simple: more patrols, not more roadblocks.
Mobile Police Reported 2008 Azalea City Credit Union Robbery
Mobile Police said two armed, masked men robbed the Azalea City Credit Union on Dauphin Street on April 21, 2008, according to an archived WKRG update.
Semmes Residents Debated Incorporation in 2008
In 2008, Semmes residents debated whether forming a municipality could improve local services and keep tax revenue in the growing community.
Mobile Child Died in 2008 Apartment Fire, Authorities Said
Archived WKRG coverage reported that a three-year-old child died after an apartment fire in Mobile in 2008 and that the child's mother was arrested.