Prichard marks 100th anniversary with parade (video)
PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Prichard is celebrating 100 years of being incorporated. Members of the community celebrated the city’s history and resilience with a parade on Tuesday night. The city grew out of the Toulminville Community from shipbuilding companies that built company housing for their workers...
Residents scared after masked teens bang on doors and windows overnight
Semmes police said they had to shoot him with a Taser so they could arrest him. Restraining order filed against Dauphin Island to protect foxes. This comes after the island’s town council voted to move forward with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which is a part of the Department of Agriculture, to...
Alabama birthday party allegedly turns violent
Mobile police started investigating an alleged assault at a weekend birthday party.
Gunfire hits vehicle in Mobile, no injuries reported
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officials are investigating weekend gunfire that allegedly hit a vehicle. Officers responded to the 900 block of South Dearborn Street around 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12, for a report of shots fired, according to an MPD news release. “Upon arrival, officers discovered...
Meet the Alabama author who bought an old pickup truck to sell banned books
Karie Fugett, author of memoir “Alive Day” and a military widow, envisioned starting a bookstore for years. But when she found an old truck on Facebook Marketplace, those dreams began to take shape into goals. Now, she is the proud owner of a 1940 Ford pickup truck that...
Spanish Fort considering beaver, coyote removal
Sp — The Spanish Fort City Council is considering a contract with federal authorities to remove beavers, coyotes, nutria and muskrats for $4,000. The agreement between the city and The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) calls for those species to be trapped and...
Mobile police investigate robbery in vehicle
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers are investigating a robbery that allegedly happened inside a vehicle Monday afternoon. According to an MPD news release, officers were called to the area of Schillinger Road South and Flint Ridge Road around 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 15, for a report of a robbery. When...
Mobile Police reveal details about traffic enforcement operation
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officers conducted a traffic enforcement operation on Saturday in the area around their central precinct, leading to multiple arrests, tickets, and warnings. The traffic enforcement took place between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., where officers checked drivers’ licenses, proof of...
Flesh Eating Bacteria Sends Alabama Woman To Hospital
A young woman who thought she was just having a fun holiday celebration down in Orange Beach ended up dealing with something terrifying for anyone.
Alabama Disability Conference
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Disability Conference in Mobile is happening later this month. We were joined this morning by Tim Cooper, Executive Director of the Arc of Alabama, and Ashley Davidson, Executive Director of the Arc of Clarke County, to learn more about the event. Alabama Disability Conference.