Historic Magee Farm Treasures Find New Home in Downtown Mobile Shop
A downtown Mobile antique dealer is selling roughly 1,000 pieces from the historic Magee Farm homestead in Kushla, including a $3,800 painting.
For Dauphin Island’s Mayor, Hurricane Frederic Set a Course That Still Guides Him
Hurricane Frederic in 1979 derailed Jeff Collier's college plans, keeping him on Dauphin Island and eventually leading him to become its longtime mayor.
Dauphin Island Ferry Captain Recalls Hurricane Frederic Aftermath
Mike Thierry recalls riding out Hurricane Frederic aboard his boat, then running Dauphin Island's makeshift passenger ferry service for months afterward.
Battleship Memorial Park to Honor Late Senator Jeremiah Denton on His Birthday
Battleship Memorial Park is hosting a celebration of the life of Mobile native and former U.S. Senator Jeremiah Denton on his 90th birthday.
Mobile Native William Gorgas Helped Change the Fight Against Yellow Fever
Born near Mobile, William Crawford Gorgas helped turn new knowledge about mosquitoes into large-scale yellow fever prevention work.
Mobile’s 1853 Yellow Fever Epidemic and the City’s Relief Effort
Mobile’s worst yellow fever outbreak, in 1853, tested the city and highlighted the work of the Can’t Get Away Club.
Mobile Volunteers Built Oyster Reef for Coastal Restoration in 2011
A 2011 WKRG report covered volunteers building an oyster reef in Mobile as part of a coastal restoration effort.
The Killing of Saraland’s First Mayor: How a 1958 Corruption Fight Set the Stage for Murder — Part I
Saraland’s first mayor, Oscar Leon Driver, was found dead outside his home on July 6, 1958, in a killing that would come to be tied to a bitter power struggle…
In 2010, ThyssenKrupp Began Operations at Its Mobile County Steel Complex
An archival look at the 2010 startup of ThyssenKrupp's Calvert steel complex, the jobs and investment then projected, and the later changes that reshaped the facility.
Dauphin Island Tourism Fell During July 2010 Oil Spill
A 2010 WKRG report documented major holiday-weekend tourism losses on Dauphin Island during the Gulf oil spill.