Mobile and Baldwin County News
Backed by more than 37,000 votes, Gulf Shores Fire-Rescue earned a spot in the finals of ABC's 'Good Morning America' firefighters' challenge, sending three firefighters to New York City.
The Coast Guard rescued three crew members and confirmed a fourth reached shore after a tugboat partially sank in Mobile Bay in October 2009.
Baldwin County health officials said a possible H1N1 flu case was under testing in April 2009 while Gulf Shores officials sought to calm unfounded outbreak rumors.
Archived WKRG coverage reported that a vehicle fire damaged a Theodore home on General Lee Avenue in 2008.
In 2008, Semmes residents debated whether forming a municipality could improve local services and keep tax revenue in the growing community.
A March 2008 fire at the Garden District Apartments in downtown Mobile displaced 17 people, though all tenants escaped safely, according to WKRG.
The Department of Homeland Security agreed to release $54,526 to the Saraland Fire Rescue Department in late 2006 under the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program, money earmarked for operations and…