Mobile’s Fairgrounds Steps Up Giving to Local Nonprofits
The Grounds, Mobile's fairgrounds complex, gave $3,000 to the Crescent Theater and $300,000 total to area nonprofits over the past year.
Federal Lawsuit Over Fatal USA Campus Police Shooting Claims Student Was Seeking Help
A federal lawsuit filed over the 2012 fatal shooting of a USA freshman by a campus officer says the student was seeking help, not attacking.
Why USA’s $459 Million in Combined Assets Hasn’t Stopped Rising Tuition
Despite $459 million in combined university and foundation assets, USA has raised tuition four years running. Here's why the money can't help.
Prichard Homeowner Shoots Intruder as Two Juveniles Break Into Thors Avenue Home
A 63-year-old Prichard homeowner shot and wounded one of two juveniles who broke into her home on Thors Avenue, telling officers she realized someone was inside when a light switched…
Mobile Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter in Fatal Domestic Stabbing
Tamekia Danielle Steele, 35, broke down in a Mobile courtroom as she pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge in the June stabbing death of a man she had once…
Mobile County Schools to Broadcast a Live Panel on Alabama’s College and Career Ready Standards
The Mobile County school system planned a live, televised panel discussion on the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards, featuring the superintendent, principals and classroom teachers.
Mobile Man Held in Drug Case Charged With Murder in Next Street Shooting
Nearly a month after a man was found shot on Next Street, Mobile police charged Joshua Jamar Lamont Kennedy, already jailed on drug counts, with murder in the death of…
USA Scholarship Matching Campaign Tops 200 Awards as Tuition Pressure Grows
A matching-gift campaign built on a $50 million donation has already produced 76 new and 137 enhanced scholarships at the University of South Alabama.
Four Immigrant Entrepreneurs Who Built Lasting Businesses in Mobile
Ahead of the Fourth of July, four Mobile business owners born in Iran, Ethiopia, Taiwan and Peru share their American Dream stories.
From Iran to Ethiopia to Mobile: Immigrant Entrepreneurs Who Built Their American Dream Here
Around Independence Day, several Mobile business owners born abroad shared how they built lasting careers and deep roots in the port city.