Legal Aid receives funds to address heirs’ property in Mobile County
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Oct. 29, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Legal Services of Alabama in Mobile received a substantial grant to address heirs’ property in Mobile County. According to a news release, the Mobile County Revenue Commission gave the $70,000 award, named the Carolyn Gaines Varner Heirship Grant. The […]
Spanish Fort wins 5A volleyball championship
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Oct. 29, 2026 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WKRG) — After beating Jasper 3 sets to 1, the Spanish Fort Toros are state champions once again! Spanish Fort captured its third consecutive Alabama High School Athletic Association volleyball state championship, defeating Jasper High School three sets to one to […]
Prosecutors withdraw stolen-property charge against Mobile man who spent time on death row
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Prosecutors on Thursday withdraw a charge of receiving stolen property against a man who spent more than a decade on death row. Then-Mobile County Circuit Judge Sarah Stewart, now the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, ruled in 2013 that William John Ziegler received ineffective legal representation from his original lawyers in the capital murder case. She threw out the conviction, and he later pleaded guilty to murder as part of a deal that allowed him to end his
Three men sentenced in interstate vehicle trafficking
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Oct. 29, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – Three men were sentenced after pleading guilty to stolen vehicle trafficking across state lines. According to a United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Alabama news release, 33-year-old Mobile resident Corey Dion Wallace was sentenced to 70 months in […]
In Baldwin foundation dispute, ex-employees say trustee failure to blame
The Snook Foundation is suing three former employees. All have denied wrongdoing; two argue that foundation trustees are trying to undo decisions made by their longtime leader.
Coastal Alabama Hearing new location in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Coastal Alabama Hearing now has a third location on the Gulf Coast. It’s right in the heart of Mobile. We toured their new office with Audiologist Dr. Lyndsey Folse. Coastal Alabama Hearing is a full-service hearing healthcare practice that specializes in treating people with hearing...
Mobile County teacher injured while trying to break up fight, police say
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Oct. 29, 2026 MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile County Public School System teacher was injured while trying to break up a fight Wednesday morning. According to a Mobile Police Department news release, officers were called to B.C. Rain High School around 11:20 a.m. on […]
MAWSS proposes 2027 rate increase for water and sewer customers
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile Area Water and Sewer System, or MAWSS, is proposing a rate increase for 2027 that would raise customers’ monthly water bills. The utility said it needs the money to address aging infrastructure and rising operating costs. MAWSS released its budget proposal for 2027....
Missing man found dead near Africatown Bridge, Mobile police say
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Oct. 29, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A man reported missing Oct. 26 was found dead near the Africatown Bridge. According to Mobile Police, 28-year-old Wilson Jones was reported missing by family members Monday and was considered endangered. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, around 1:30 p.m., Wilson’s […]
Theodore man fired fatal shots after friend pulled knife amid birthday party dispute, detective...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - An argument over a gun erupted into gunfire that killed the 19-year-old defendant’s longtime friend – during the victim’s 21st birthday party – according to testimony Thursday at a preliminary hearing. Michael Pozobyt, an investigator with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, testified...
