‘Dr. Bones’ Updated Mar 15, 2023 A science professor at the University of South Alabama is playing a vital role in helping find answers to millennia-old questions about how pr…
‘A powerful example for why our system of justice exists’ Updated Mar 8, 2023 Attorneys for the family of a psychiatric patient awarded a multimillion dollar verdict last week say the ruling is a proverbial wellness chec…
Moving FORE-ward Updated Mar 1, 2023 It started with a simple question back in 1972: “Do you want to go play golf?” The question was posed by a friend, and as it turned out, Lawre…
Looking in on Box Owt Updated Feb 22, 2023 In January 2021, Smac Walker saw a “for sale” on Dauphin street. He hoped the new buyer would still let him rent his spot during Carnival seas…
It's not easy being Nevergreen Updated Feb 15, 2023 For the members of The Nevergreens Marching Society, the shroud of mystery that covers the beginnings and traditions of Mobile’s Mardi Gras ce…
Mobile origins informed James Reese Europe's innovation of American music Updated Feb 8, 2023 Music today would sound a lot different without James Reese Europe. The Mobile native and World War I veteran was a musical polymath who opene…
Mobile releases annexation study areas ahead of possible council vote Updated Jan 26, 2023 Tired of waiting, this could be the city of Mobile’s last chance to annex neighborhoods to the west, West Mobile Annexation Committee Secretar…
Joe Where? - Body of one-time Mobile mayoral candidate in Florida freezer during probate dispute Updated Feb 17, 2023 Joe Belanger, a Korean War veteran and candidate for mayor of Mobile in 1997 — who campaigned as “Joe Who” — lies in a funeral home freezer in…
Mobile officials advocating for ‘switch’ ban in 2023 legislative session Jan 11, 2023 The use of a "switch" during the recent gang-related shooting in downtown Mobile on New Year's Eve has sparked an effort by Mobile officials c…
Local leaders excited for new year in the Mobile Bay area Jan 4, 2023 Going into the new year, Lagniappe asked community leaders on both sides of Mobile Bay to write short passages explaining what they are lookin…
A look back at the 2022's biggest headlines on both sides of the bay Updated Dec 28, 2022 Whether it was continued progress on making Africatown a tourist destination, an overall reduction in violent crime, issues with Orange Beach …
A Santa for all — How one local man is helping children see themselves in him Updated Dec 21, 2022 Mario Yow Sr. remembers wondering as a child if there was a Santa that looked like him. Now, at age 44, Yow is answering that question for the…
Radio logs, officer deposition detail events of fatal 2019 wrong-way pursuit Updated Mar 6, 2023 New evidence is shedding more light on the deadly April 2019 police pursuit that led a police officer to chase a fleeing vehicle into oncoming…
Saraland claims first football state crown Updated Mar 7, 2023 For a dozen years, this had been the goal, this had been the quest. Saraland head football coach Jeff Kelly, having previously led his team to…
Telling it forward - Clotilda documentary the latest on “the plight of the 110” Updated Oct 19, 2022 Joycelyn Davis and Darron Patterson grew up in Africatown, but learned about their families’ role in creating the community in two different w…
Fighting for hearts and minds Updated Mar 3, 2023 Golden Glove championship banners hang across the top of the walls at Dexter’s Fitness Center.
Not just a statistic Updated Oct 7, 2022 Families talk about the children they have loved and lost to addiction
Another flick on the wall Updated Oct 3, 2022 A female astronaut steps foot on Mars for the first time and takes a deep breath, careful not to fog up the visor of her helmet. She looks aro…
Orange Beach City School System may have $7M deficit Updated Oct 9, 2022 By Brady Petree and Kyle Hamrick When you elect to create your own school system and it happens in a whirlwind 12 weeks, challenges are going …
Health and safety concerns grow along with Mobile’s role as a petroleum hub Updated Oct 16, 2022 Is Mobile really the southern leg of the Keystone XL project? Tom Hutchings thinks so, even though corporate officials from Plains Southcap to…
Elected officials and local media find it increasingly difficult to access public information Updated Oct 3, 2022 Even after 28 years on Mobile’s City Council, Reggie Copeland says there are times he is still left waiting for his phone to ring when it come…
