County Road 64 in Baldwin County to close temporarily
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 14, 2025 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — County Road 64 at the Styx River Bridge in Baldwin County will close next week as crews perform inspections and maintenance on the bridge, according to a Baldwin County Highway Department news release. According to the release,...
Baldwin County rolls out new drive-up recycle facility
SUMMERDALE, Ala. (WKRG) — Solid Waste Disposal Authority of Baldwin County opened its new “Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials” facility during its “America Recycles Day” celebration on Saturday. “Today we have the grand opening of our Magnolia “CHaRM” facility, which is adjacent to our new material recovery...
MAWSS Responds to Sewer Overflow on Richmond Drive; Residents Urged to Avoid Hamilton Creek
On November 13, 2025, the Mobile Area Water & Sewer System (MAWSS) responded to a sanitary sewer overflow at 2910 Richmond Drive in Mobile, Alabama. The overflow was caused by a grease blockage. About 3,680 gallons of wastewater entered Hamilton Creek. MAWSS crews have cleared the blockage and are taking steps to...
‘Hermit hut’: Fundraising goal reached to relocate historic igloo in Fairhope
Henry Stuart welcomed famed attorney Clarence Darrow inside his hand-built concrete hut six times, meetings of an eclectic storyteller and the iconic lawyer who defended a teacher accused of teaching evolution in the Scopes “Monkey” Trial. Nearly a century later, the odd-shaped igloo that inspired a novel and...
Defense shines as Alabama State smothers Mississippi Valley State 41-3
MOBILE, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama State Hornets started with a single sting against rival Mississippi Valley State in the first quarter. Then, there was another in the second, sending ASU to the locker room up 13-0. By the game’s end, it was a swarm, with a particularly brutal third coming out of halftime in which...
One Man, One Kayak, 6,000 Miles: British kayaker’s journey reaches Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - When Steve Chard dipped the blade of his kayak paddle into the waters of Ontario on July 16, he knew he wasn’t just beginning a long trip—he was committing to an odyssey. More than four months later, that journey has carried him down rivers, along coastlines, through unpredictable wind and...
German steel manufacturer plants roots in Alabama as it makes $61 million investment
A German stainless steel manufacturing company building its North American headquarters in Loxley celebrated the start of its construction project Thursday by planting a tree. The moment of environmental sustainability underscored Butting USA’s commitment to Loxley in what it called a “symbolic rooting ceremony.”....
Mobile County Hosts Successful Perinatal Conference to Address Maternal and Infant Health
The second annual Perinatal Conference took place on November 7, 2025, at the DePaul Center of USA Health Providence Hospital in Mobile, Alabama. Csierra Payne, RN, from the Alabama Department of Public Health, and Yvonne Baynard, RN, from the Mobile County Health Department, organized the event. More than 75...
New grants to help victims of domestic violence as police investigate another incident
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - IN-DEPTH WITH SARAH WALL: As Mobile police are investigating a new domestic incident overnight, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is awarding grants to two local organizations that help victims. We are taking a look at where the money is going, the latest on the recent cases and the resources available in...
University of Mobile receives biggest financial gift in school history
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 14, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The University of Mobile has received the biggest financial gift in the school’s history to develop a mission center. The multi-million dollar donation will be used to create the Tom Elliff Center of Missions, which will be used to […]
