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Mobile County Health Department sets several rabies clinics in October (FULL SCHEDULE)
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County Health Department is providing low-cost rabies vaccines for dogs, cats and ferrets during weekend clinics. MCHD has five rabies clinics scheduled throughout October: The clinics are drive-through, and the cost of the vaccine is $12 per pet. MCHD will accept cash payments. The vaccines are good for […]
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 […]
650 miles by kayak in 7 days: Florence man repeats as Great Alabama 650 winner
After nine days and hundreds of miles paddling down the state’s waterways, the 2024 Great Alabama 650 race is mostly a done deal. This was the sixth year in which the race, presented by the Alabama Scenic River Trail, has challenged kayakers (and, more recently, paddleboard pilots) to travel a winding route from Weiss Lake in Cherokee County to Fort Morgan at the mouth of Mobile Bay. Among the feats accomplished in the sixth year of the event: A Baldwin County woman joined the elite club of five-time finishers and a Florence man claimed the overall win for the second year in a row.
Pet of the Week: Angel
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Meet Angel, a 1-year-old pitbull mix.
Drug Education Council on the fentanyl crisis in Mobile County
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — As WKRG and parent company Nexstar work to highlight the fentanyl crisis, Drug Education Council Executive Director Virginia Guy discussed what is happening on the front lines with the epidemic. Guy joined WKRG News 5’s Shamonee Baker and Bill Riales on the Red Couch to discuss what is happening in Mobile […]
Nexstar, WKRG’s parent company, hosting Helene recovery fundraiser (DONATE HERE)
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5’s parent company, Nexstar, has established a fundraising portal for Hurricane Helene victims. You can donate to the fundraiser right here or with the QR code below.
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