Orange Beach Increased Water Testing After 2010 Corexit Report
A 2010 WKRG report said Orange Beach officials planned additional testing after a resident's samples were reported to contain Corexit.
Bayfest 2010 Ticket Sales Jump 50 Percent, Draw Buyers From Overseas
Online ticket sales for this year’s Bayfest are running roughly 50 percent ahead of last year’s pace, and the demand is coming from farther away than festival organizers expected. Buyers…
Mobile Sports Authority Weighs BP Claim for Lost Bass Tournament
The Mobile Sports Authority prepared to consider filing a claim against BP after the Gulf oil spill forced the cancellation of a major bass fishing tournament projected to bring more…
Two Board Members Resign From Centre for the Living Arts Amid Director Search Dispute
Two prominent members of the board of directors for the Centre for the Living Arts, the downtown Mobile nonprofit that operates the historic Saenger Theatre and Space 301, have resigned…
Neil Young to Play Saenger Theatre Sept. 26, Tickets Support Gulf Oil Spill Food Relief
Rock veteran Neil Young will bring his tour to Mobile’s Saenger Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, in a concert tied to hunger relief efforts for communities still recovering from the…
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.
Fairhope-Connected Blues Singer Lisa Mills Releases Live, Analog Album ‘Tempered in Fire’
Gulf Coast blues singer Lisa Mills has released a new album, “Tempered in Fire,” recorded almost entirely live and on analog equipment during a snowstorm in rural Kent, England. Mills…
Mobile Developer Matt Walker Set for Arraignment on Theft Counts
Mobile entrepreneur and real estate developer Matt Walker was scheduled for arraignment on four counts of receiving stolen property, in a case involving antiques allegedly taken from upscale homes whose…
Oil Reached Fort Morgan and Mobile Bay in June 2010
A 2010 WKRG report documented oil reaching Fort Morgan's bay-side shoreline during the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Ashley Rich Leans on Murder-Team and Drug-Court Experience in Bid for Mobile County DA
Republican candidate Ashley Rich is campaigning for Mobile County District Attorney on 14 years of prosecutorial experience, including service on the office's murder team and leadership of its drug-court program.