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Texas woman sentenced in Alabama for trafficking meth: USDOJ
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Texas woman was sentenced in Alabama to five years in prison after she participated in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, according to the United States Department of Justice. Court documents show a Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit Task Force Officer stopped Zolia Rosa Zuniga on Interstate 10 for driving […]
Baldwin County helping storm victims, animals after Hurricane Helene
Help is on the way for victims of Hurricane Helene from Baldwin County. Donations are being collected all week by fire departments, churches, civic groups all for storm victims that need all the help they can get.
ILA Strike begins at Alabama State Docks
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Thousands of longshoremen are on strike across the nation and that includes hundreds in Mobile. A picket line has started near the Alabama state docks. This picket line started at midnight on Tuesday as the contract between the ILA and US Maritime Alliance expired. They’re here in solidarity with the thousands […]
Mobile man sentenced for possessing firearm as previously convicted felon
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man was sentenced to two years in prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, according to the United States Department of Justice. A Mobile police officer arrested 27-year-old Brandon Reed following a traffic stop on Jan. 5, 2023. Reed was operating a vehicle with a revoked […]
Mobile home on Old Shell Road burns before dawn Monday
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Fire-Rescue responded to a fire Monday morning at a trailer park on Old Shell Road. According to MFRD, the call came in arround 3:45 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30 for a structure fire at a mobile home on Old Shell Road, near Cody Road. INCIDENT LOCATION: Crews were able to […]
Mary G. Montgomery graduate’s recent fentanyl death leaves family grieving
SEMMES, Ala. (WKRG) — One pill is all it took to kill 18-year-old Jayce Ward in August, and his family’s world has been turned upside down ever since. Ward was found dead on Aug. 6 from a suspected fentanyl overdose. Ashley Rowell, Ward’s aunt, suspected her nephew thought that he was taking a Percocet the […]
The Crichton Leprechaun Tree Gets Its Moment... Again
[We use AI tools to help us create our content more efficiently, but all data is verified prior to publishing.]. The Crichton Leprechaun is back in the spotlight—literally!. Thanks to some land clearing near Le Cren Street, the infamous Leprechaun Tree is now out of hiding, standing tall and visible for all to see.
T.R. Miller's Kenneth Lett Shows Improvement After Neck Surgery
[We use AI tools to help us create our content more efficiently, but all data is verified prior to publishing.]. T.R. Miller’s Kenneth Lett, injured during Friday night’s game against UMS-Wright, is showing promising signs after undergoing a four-hour surgery for a broken neck.
Loxley Elementary clears the classrooms to celebrate a Golden Apple winner
LOXLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — We love going to Loxley Elementary with its open courtyard — where they let all the students out of class to celebrate their latest Golden Apple-winning teacher. Unfortunately, our teacher, Jesse Holder, was also milling about, wondering what was happening. Holder has been teaching for 11 years — all right here at […]
Alabama Town’s Ordinance Criminalizes Unpaid Garbage Bills, Disproportionately Impacting Black Residents
A municipal garbage disposal policy in Chickasaw, Alabama, is regarded by its citizens as punitive, experts say it's illegal. Chickasaw, Alabama’s garbage policy allows residents to be arrested or issued a criminal summons if they get behind on their sewer or garbage bills. If convicted under the city’s ordinance, residents of this small suburb just outside of Mobile face a fine between $25 and $500 and a jail sentence not exceeding 10 days.
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