Long-Lost Siblings Meet for First Time in Daphne After DNA Match
A New York man adopted in 1964 met his biological half-siblings in person for the first time Friday in Daphne, after a DNA test on Ancestry.com revealed the family connection.
Two Satsuma Teens Help Police Find Missing 77-Year-Old Woman With Dementia
Two Satsuma teenagers, Collin Carrell and Dalton Medley, helped police find 77-year-old Kathryn Whitney, who has dementia, safe on a stranger's back patio Wednesday.
Mobile Man Pens New Book Chronicling His Former Prison Dog’s Journey to Therapy Work
Mobile resident Morris King has written a new book, "Vaquito's Voyage," telling the story of his Labrador retriever's path from a California prison training program to therapy work in Mobile.
At 72, a Mobile County Man Pushed Off From Chickasaw Sunday Morning Chasing His Second World Record
Robert Youens and Steve Hernden have called off their Great Loop speed-record attempt after a hull breach near Lake Erie ended the pair's run early.
In a Foley Backyard, a Master Gardener Turns Soil Into Therapy
Foley master gardener Diane Clark manages diabetes, a serious foot infection and strict lifting limits, yet still tends a backyard of succulents and herbs she treats as rehabilitation.
Eight-Year-Old Vivian Dunnam Becomes Youngest Golfer Ever to Ace a Hole at Orange Beach Golf Center
Vivian Dunnam, 8, holed her tee shot on the eighth hole at Orange Beach Golf Center on June 25, becoming the youngest player ever entered in the course's book of…
Mobile woman applies for nursing home job just to see her mom
A Mobile real estate broker is applying for a job at her mother’s nursing home for one reason: she wants to be allowed inside to see her. Sheila Yarborough said…
City of Mobile to recognize heroes from Serenity Apartments fire
MOBILE, Ala. — The City of Mobile will recognize citizens who helped save more than 20 people, including children, from a three-alarm apartment fire that consumed a building at the…
Prichard Preparatory Teacher Drives to Students’ Homes to Share Love During Social Distancing
PRICHARD, Ala. — Leatha Kendrick, a teacher at Prichard Preparatory School, said staying away from her students during the coronavirus shutdown has been hard. With schools closed for what was…
Mobile therapeutic recreation specialist devotes career to people with special needs
As a therapeutic specialist with the city of Mobile’s Parks and Recreation Department, Ella Mooney supervises inclusive and therapeutic programs that serve people with special needs. For her, the work…