Mobile and Baldwin County News
Director Jesse Starling, a 20-year-old University of South Alabama film student, shot his first feature entirely in Mobile. 'Unsteady' screens at the Crescent Theater at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23…
The Drug Education Council warns that kratom, an addictive drug banned in Alabama, is being sold as energy shots and used increasingly by Mobile and Baldwin County teens.
After overdose deaths claimed a 15-year-old girl in Semmes and a 21-year-old man in Theodore, two Mobile-area state representatives are pushing separate bills aimed at punishing those who distribute fentanyl…
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of 15-year-old Adrianna Taylor of Semmes, who died of a fentanyl overdose in September 2022. The arrest,…
With school out for the summer, experts in Mobile are warning that adolescent drug use can rise when teenagers have more unsupervised free time, and the region’s prevention organizations are…
From headaches and back pain to sleepless nights and anxiety, residents across the Mobile area are turning to CBD oil in growing numbers, and many say the hemp-derived product has…
A Mobile event this weekend will spotlight recovery from drug addiction and the resources available to local families. Kristy Wells of Baldwin County knows the toll of addiction firsthand. She…
Alabama has banned kratom statewide, and Mobile County law enforcement has begun pulling the once-legal substance from convenience store shelves and enforcing felony penalties for possession and sale.
Baldwin County Sheriff Huey 'Hoss' Mack received the Joseph Treadwell award for his work with the Drug Education Council.
Mobile County schools are widening a drug testing and education program this fall, inviting eighth-graders to opt in for the first time.