
Chad Petri
Anchor and Digital Journalist at WKRG-TV (Mobile, AL)
WKRG's Data Journalist and morning irritant.
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4 days ago |
wkrg.com | Drexel Gilbert |Chad Petri
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Most of us would agree that it’s a lot more fun to win than to lose. But the losses will inevitably come and how will you handle them? News 5’s Drexel Gilbert has some thoughts on that in this week’s Minute with Drexel:Have you ever felt like a loser? I have. In my 66 years here on Earth, I’ve tried to do a lot of things. Some of them succeeded. Lots of them failed miserably.
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5 days ago |
wkrg.com | Michael Hanich |Chad Petri
MOBILE, Ala (WKRG) – Mobile Police are investigating a crash that involved a police cruiser early Sunday morning on Saint Stephens Road and Lafayette Road just around 4:30 a.m.At the scene, a police vehicle was damaged on the front passenger side and it had run off the roadway onto the sidewalk. It appeared that two other civilian vehicles were involved. A white pickup truck ended up in a parking lot.
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5 days ago |
wkrg.com | Chad Petri
Posted: Jun 1, 2025 / 05:56 AM CDT Updated: Jun 1, 2025 / 05:56 AM CDT MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Members of a Mobile-based charity focused on helping refugees in difficult situations are facing a hard situation of their own. Dwell Mobile is one of a number of charities trying to figure out what to do next as federal funding dries up.
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1 week ago |
wkrg.com | Chad Petri
Posted: May 27, 2025 / 01:43 PM CDT Updated: May 27, 2025 / 01:43 PM CDT MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Moss Point man is accused of manslaughter in a 2024 Mobile County crash that left a Lucedale man dead. 36-year-old Shawn Kruse was booked and released from Mobile Metro Jail Friday after a grand jury indictment. The indictment says Kruse recklessly caused the death of another driver by crossing the center line and/or speeding.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Chad Petri
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Moss Point man is accused of manslaughter in a 2024 Mobile County crash that left a Lucedale man dead. Two shot at Dollar General in Mobile County after attacking cashier, deputies say 36-year-old Shawn Kruse was booked and released from Mobile Metro Jail Friday after a grand jury indictment. The indictment says Kruse recklessly caused the death of another driver by crossing the center line and/or speeding.
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