Man arrested in shooting after Mobile Mardi Gras parades that injured 7
An arrest has been made in connection to a shooting in south Alabama that injured several people hours after Mardi Gras parades ended. According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Devon Jeffery after a traffic stop on Snow and Moffett Road. The sheriff’s office said Jeffery was...
Mobile police respond to deadly accident involving a pedestrian on U.S. 90
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Emergency responders including Mobile police were on the scene Wednesday morning of a deadly accident involving a pedestrian. This happened around 5:15 a.m. in the 5800 block of U.S. 90. in Theodore, between Bellingrath Road and Old Rock Road. Officials said their preliminary investigation...
Judge overrules state agency, reinstates former Citronelle police chief’s certification
GROVE HILL, Ala. (WALA) - A Clarke County Circuit Court judge on Monday overruled a state agency’s decision revoking the law enforcement certification of former Citronelle Police Chief Tyler Norris. Presiding Circuit Judge Robert Montgomery wrote in a six-page order that the decision by the Alabama Peace Officers’...
Authorities give update on the missing Choc family investigation
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, FBI and HSI will hold a press conference with updates on the investigation of the missing Choc family today at 2:30 p.m. Aurelia Choc Cac, 40, and her two children, Niurka Zuleta Choc and Anthony Garcia Choc, have been missing...
9-1-1 transcripts detail panic in twin downtown Mobile shootings
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Newly released 9-1-1 transcripts are shedding light on the chaos that unfolded during two separate and unrelated shootings in downtown Mobile following Joe Cain Day celebrations. One man was killed and eight others were wounded in the incidents, which happened within minutes of each...
Community questions railroad crossing safety following fifth death along Mardi Gras Amtrak service
THEODORE, Ala. (WKRG) — Five people have now been killed by the Amtrak Mardi Gras Train Service since it started running in August. The most recent case happened Saturday morning in Theodore as 31-year-old Britney Williams and her eight-year-old daughter, Dakota, were killed Saturday morning in Theodore off Cary...
Norris regains law enforcement certification following federal conviction
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — A circuit judge has ruled in favor of former Citronelle Police Chief John Tyler “J.T.” Norris, reversing the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission’s decision to revoke his law enforcement certification following his 2023 federal conviction. In an order...
Amid investigation, Alabama Port Authority tightens coal terminal purchasing policy
Amid an internal investigation into possible theft at the Port of Mobile’s McDuffie Coal Terminal, the Port Authority Board on Tuesday approved procedural changes tightening the spending authority at the terminal. Details of the suspected malfeasance have not been made public, though Port Authority officials have...
“Smart glasses” spark policy push in Mobile County Public Schools
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — During Monday’s work session, Mobile County Public School Board member Johnny Hatcher urged the board to begin developing a formal policy addressing the use of so-called “smart glasses,” including products like Meta’s AI-enabled eyewear, in the public school system. Hatcher...
Foley woman killed in Gulf Shores crash identified
Video above: Is driving safer than other modes of transportation? FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — The woman who died in a car crash in Gulf Shores Saturday has been identified, according to authorities. News 5 has learned that 60-year-old Lynette Marie Falcon of Foley died in the crash, which occurred Feb. 21 at 7:14 a.m. in […]
