MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Kena Xavier Lane takes the crown as this year’s Mobile Area Mardi Gras Queen. WKRG’s Simone Sharod interviewed Queen Kena, who talked about her ties to Mobile Mardi Gras and the ...

The Haunted Book Shop carries a delightful air of mystery that perfectly matches its historic surroundings in Mobile’s downtown district. The warm brick exterior with its large windows gives just a ...

Has Alabama produced any presidents? As we celebrate Presidents Day 2026, take a look at what states that have shaped the White House.

UPDATE (2:30 p.m.): More details have been released regarding two shootings that happened just minutes apart from each other Sunday night. According to Mobile Police Chief William Jackson, the first ...

The Sunday before Fat Tuesday is known in Mobile as Joe Cain Day, in honor of a semi-mythical figure who kickstarted Mardi Gras celebrations after the Civil War. It’s a daylong spectacle that starts ...

An exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after President Donald Trump’s administration took it down last month, a federal ...

Growing up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, we thought most of the Mardi Gras action was in New Orleans. But a mere 40 miles east, “The Mother of the Mystics” ...

Artifacts like photos, a VHS tape, microfilm and bronze medallions found in The Town Talk time capsule will be part of a future exhibit at LSUA.