Prichard officer pleads guilty in federal court of taking gun from crash scene
PRICHARD, Ala. (NBC 15) — Ryan Spencer Phillips plead guilty in federal court to one count of possession of a stolen firearm in mid-May. Judge Katherine Nelson found Phillips guilty and set a sentencing date of August 24. Phillips faces up to 10 years in prison. State charges against...
Mobile U-Haul employee arrested in connection with reported theft
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — WWAY reports that Mobile Police Department officers have arrested a man accused of stealing money from a business. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the U-Haul location on Springhill Avenue on June 2 at around 1 pm regarding a reported theft.
Mobile man sentenced for illegal firearm possession
Video above: Property crime statistics MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man who had been previously convicted nearly a dozen times has been sentenced in federal court on a firearm charge. According to a U.S. Department of Justice news release, 28-year-old David Vincent Primm was sentenced to 33 months in prison for illeg
Port City Classic preview: Tuskegee coach returns home to Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Port City Classic will bring thousands of HBCU fans to Mobile this fall, but for Tuskegee Head Coach Aaron James, the trip home carries extra significance. The Prichard native was a star quarterback at Blount High School in the 1990s before building a legacy at...
Mobile celebrates Pride Month with flag display
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A local man made it possible for Mobile to celebrate Pride Month with a flag display that didn’t cost the city a cent. Monday, Bryan Fuenmayor posted a photo on his Facebook page of National Pride Month flags displayed on city light poles. “This...
Mobile woman faces domestic violence charge
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Mobile woman faces a domestic violence charge after her arrest Wednesday. Mobile police said officers responded to the 2800 block of Belle Air Boulevard at approximately 8:53 p.m. in reference to a domestic complaint. Officers met with an man suffering from minor, non-life-threatening laceration
Mobile police investigate apartment shooting
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 4, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers are investigating after shots were fired into an apartment and a vehicle Thursday morning. According to MPD officials, they were called to the Creekside Apartments just after 1 a.m. on June 4 for a report [
City of Semmes employee injured after being hit by truck while on lawnmower
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from June 4, 2026 SEMMES, Ala. (WKRG) — A City of Semmes employee is in critical condition after being hit by a truck while cutting grass Thursday afternoon. According to Semmes Mayor Brandon Van Hook, the Public Works employee was on a lawnmower and cutting grass on […]
‘I thought I was fixing to die:’ Chickasaw teen says he was beaten and...
CHICKASAW, Ala. (WALA) - A Chickasaw teenager says he is terrified after a group of boys beat and pistol-whipped him on his way home. Joshua Gales, who is a freshman at Chickasaw High School, said he was walking to a family member’s house on June 2 in the afternoon when a group came up to him on Ninth Avenue.
Mississippi officials investigate fatal crash involving Wilmer man
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WALA) - A Mississippi resident was killed and another was hospitalized following a crash Wednesday that also involved a truck driver from Wilmer, Ala., officials said. It was about 3 p.m. Wednesday when the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 26 in Stone...

















