Mobile Mayor to convene the first meeting of Safer Communities Taskforce
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — On Tuesday, December 16, Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis will convene the first meeting of the “Safer Communities Task Force,” a group of local leaders focused on strengthening violence-prevention efforts across the City of Mobile. This Task Force, established by Mayor Cheriogotis, will...
Ex-police sergeant, wife plead not guilty to evidence tampering
The indictment against Gary and Courtney Rogers stems from a fatal traffic wreck last year involving their son.
Mobilians cross state lines for chance at $1.1 billion Powerball jackpot
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WKRG) — Tonight’s Powerball jackpot is worth more than $1 billion, and even though the lottery is not legal in Alabama, plenty of people are crossing state lines for a chance to win. News 5 crews went and bought some tickets, and spoke with those who drove in from Mobile. Cashier Elizabeth...
Pilot in fatal plane crash was picking up parachutes from Irvington, airport owner says
IRVINGTON, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified the pilot who died when his plane crashed Saturday. John Jenista had just taken off from Roy E. Ray Airport to return home to Florida’s Escambia County when the plane went down in a wooded area just south of the small airstrip. Robby...
Facebook post saves Daphne boy’s birthday party
DAPHNE, Ala. (WALA) - What began as an empty guest list quickly turned hopeful for 7-year-old Kyler Workman on his birthday after his mother’s Facebook post brought dozens of strangers to his rescue. Kyler turned seven yesterday, but was heartbroken when no one showed up for his party at...
Employee at Mobile business arrested, charged with theft
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 15, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — An employee at a Mobile business was arrested and charged with theft after police say she conspired with a customer to steal merchandise. Officers responded to Academy Sports & Outdoors at 3725 Airport Boulevard on Friday, Dec. 12, at […]
Alabama’s death penalty focus: Five counties account for nearly half of sentences since 2012
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama Reflector analysis of executions in the state over the past decade shows five of the state’s 67 counties account for almost half of the total number of death sentences imposed since 2012. The five counties have a population of about 1.7 million people,...
Two Mobile Infirmary nurses injured after woman allegedly assaulted them
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 15, 2025 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two nurses were injured on Sunday after a woman allegedly assaulted them, Mobile Police said. Officers were called to Mobile Infirmary at about 7 p.m. in response to an assault on a healthcare worker. When officers arrived, they learned...
Mobile hit-and-run victim continues long road to recovery
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile woman continues to make a gradual recovery after being severely injured in a hit-and-run crash while riding her bicycle last month. It’s been a long month for Dalene and Ralph Carter, the two have been watching over their 37-year-old daughter Rebecca Carter–better known as Becky– as she...
City of Mobile to demolish closed apartments
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — The City of Mobile is accepting bids to demolish a fire damaged apartment building in a complex that had become a dumping ground in recent months. Bids are due this week to demolish a building in the former Berkshire Arms complex on Seabreeze Road off Azalea Road.
