Prichard Gas Odor Traced to Odorant Line Issue in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report said an odorant-line problem near Whistler Station caused natural-gas fumes to be noticed around Prichard.
GAO Ruling on Air Force Tanker Award Expected This Week, With Mobile Already Planning a Parade
The GAO was expected to rule by Thursday on Boeing's protest of the Air Force tanker award, a decision with major stakes for a planned Northrop Grumman/EADS assembly line in…
Boom, Boom, Boom: Mobile Counted Its Winnings in the Summer of 2008
Steel at Calvert, tankers at Brookley, a new container terminal and a downtown tower: in mid-2008, Mobile leaders argued the long-promised boom had finally arrived, while cautioning it was not…
A Warning Beneath the Cheering: Scientists Questioned the Cost of Mobile’s Growth
As Mobile celebrated steel plants and tanker contracts in 2008, retired Dauphin Island Sea Lab director George Crozier warned that unmanaged growth could undo 40 years of hard-won water quality…
ThyssenKrupp Planned Calvert Training Center for Future Employees in 2008
Archived WKRG coverage reported plans for a hands-on training center near the ThyssenKrupp plant site outside Calvert in 2008.
Air Force Concedes Cost-Estimate Error That Had Favored Boeing in Tanker Fight
The U.S. Air Force admitted a cost-calculation error that had favored Boeing in the tanker contract evaluation, adding a new twist to a dispute with direct stakes for a proposed…
Mobile County Chase Ended on Dauphin Island Parkway in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report covered a Mobile County chase involving a stolen vehicle that ended in a crash on Dauphin Island Parkway.
Fox News Anchor Presses Rep. Jo Bonner on Earmarks in Combative On-Air Exchange
Fox News anchor Gregg Jarrett grilled Mobile-area Rep. Jo Bonner on his earmarking record and Appropriations Committee seat, pressing him on cases involving Dennis Hastert and other members of Congress.
Forward Mobile: The Quiet Circle of 40 That Worked Behind the Scenes
A retired executive told the Rotary Club of Mobile in June 2008 that Forward Mobile, an unpublicized circle of about 40 civic and business leaders, had quietly shaped decades of…
West Mobile McDonald’s Drive-Through Robbery Reported in 2008
Mobile Police investigated a 2008 robbery at a McDonald's drive-through on Schillinger Road South near Airport Boulevard.