Tag: MOBILE NEWS

It has been 20 years since the world saw the now infamous sketch of a leprechaun that dozens reported seeing in a tree near Mobile.

The construction of the Mobile Arena has reached the halfway point, with the project being on time and on budget. The final steel beam was placed in the arena’s structural framework last week.

The USS Farragut, Mobile’s 2026 Mardi Gras ship, will arrive at the Mobile Ship Channel on February 13.

Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis nominated former Mayor Sandy Stimpson to serve on the Mobile Airport Authority (MAA) board.

After months of hearing complaints about public transportation in Mobile, city officials are asking residents to share their experiences.

Governor Kay Ivey appointed former Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson to the Alabama State Port Authority.

The City of Mobile responded Monday after the Mobile County Commission went public with complaints the city isn’t paying rent.

Beloved Mobile news anchor Bill Riales announced he will retire after nearly 50 years in broadcasting and 25 years at WKRG News 5.

Pastor Travis Johnson, of Pathway Church, posted an open letter ahead of the 2025 municipal runoff election between Spiro Cheriogotis and Barbara Drummond.

Mobile mayoral candidate Spiro Cheriogotis is responding to scrutiny over a new ad where he claimed his father was sent to prison for defending himself.

St. Louis Auxiliary Bishop Mark S. Rivituso was appointed by Pope Leo XIV as the third archbishop of Mobile.

Governor Kay Ivey recognized Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson Thursday with a joint resolution highlighting his years of dedicated service.

Mobile pastor Travis Johnson shared his powerful testimony to the nation Thursday night during a live broadcast of FlashPoint Live, streamed live from Pathway Church.

Austal USA in Mobile began building a U.S. Navy towing, salvage and rescue ship. It will be the Navy’s seventh ship of its kind and it is named after an American hero.

Acting assistant secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition Dr. Brett Seidle was in Mobile this week to take a look at Austal USA's ship manufacturing facility in Mobile.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson says the city has become a hub for a diverse group of industries, leading to job growth and economic development.

Mobile Airport Authority chairman Elliot Maisel announced he would be stepping down from his position and into a chairman emeritus role.

Speculation surrounds the 2025 Mobile mayoral election and who will put their name in the hat.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said the demolition of the old civic center is on schedule to be completed in February.

Mel Showers, a beloved television news anchor in Mobile has died. He was 78.

Brandon Clarke, a Mobile resident, decided to start picking up trash near his home one day. Eventually, his Midtown-area neighbors began to pitch in, and the group grew to around 50.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced a meeting with Helios Alliance on Wednesday morning to consider options for millions in opioid settlement funds.

An initiative designed to prevent youth violence in Mobile is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department to expand services and reach a younger audience.

Thomas Randall Sawyer, Jr. was only 16 years old when he was killed in a car crash on March 31, 2018. Now, his death is at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit that has made its way to the Supreme Court of Alabama.

Mike Gillion died on Tuesday at his home in Mobile.

Only 50 harvest permits were granted to alligator hunters in Alabama’s Coastal Management Area, which includes Mobile and Baldwin Counties. Just a few days in, a Mobile man caught and killed a massive alligator in Mobile County.

A former news reporter who said he found Clotilda, the last known slave ship to bring captives to the United States, is defending that claim after he said some have attempted to write him out of history.