68 Ventures Bowl announces Monday community service day activities
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Officials with the 68 Ventures Bowl in Mobile are announcing plans for Monday on its community service day. INAUGURAL BUDDY BALL GAME TO HIGHLIGHT 68 VENTURES BOWL COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY. Student-athletes from Delaware and Louisiana to volunteer at five sites across the Gulf Coast of Alabama.
Sunday holiday entertainment events canceled in Prichard due to cold weather forecast
All scheduled entertainment performances and the Christmas Extravaganza Movie Night planned for Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Old Historic Whistler Bike Trail have been canceled due to the forecast of extreme cold weather, officials announced.
Hit-and-run victim’s family seeks justice as woman recovers from critical injuries
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The family of a woman critically injured in a hit-and-run crash is speaking out, desperate for answers and justice as their daughter slowly recovers from devastating injuries. Rebecca Carter, 37, was riding her bicycle on Halls Mill Road last month around 8 pm when she was...
Weekend Warm-Up: Jubilee
A documentary short set in Daphne, Alabama, Jubilee describes a rare natural event that only occurs on Alabama’s Mobile Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. We’re introduced to some of the people who live along the bay. For them, a Jubilee is part of their vanishing culture. Watching...
Saint Mary’s and South Alabama headline a light Sunday of College hoops
After an absolutely epic Saturday of games that saw a ton of ranked teams in action, the Sunday slate features no ranked teams.
Ragin’ Cajuns, Blue Hens set to clash in ’68 Ventures Bowl
Welcome to Mobile, Alabama, just outside Hancock Whitney Stadium, home of the South Alabama Jaguars and the site of Wednesday night’s ’68 Ventures Bowl.
Grand Bay Drug Trafficking Case Ends in Lengthy Federal Sentences for Armed Defendants
Mobile, Alabama – Two men from Grand Bay have been sentenced to decades in federal prison after investigators uncovered a large-scale drug trafficking operation involving high-purity methamphetamine and loaded firearms, according to federal court records. Federal authorities said Demetrius Dwayne Powell, 33, received...
Rising Tides: If you want to bring back BayFest, now is the time
Rising Tides is an opinion column exploring all things Mobile. Pssst. Hey, Mobile: Now’s your chance to bring back BayFest. The Hangout Fest is on ice for 2026. Hopefully it or its country cousin, Sand in My Boots, will return to Gulf Shores in May 2027. But right now the field is open – there’s less competition for...
Closing early for freeze: Cedar Point Pier
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) -The Cedar Point Pier Facebook page says the pier will close early Sunday because of expected freezing conditions. Due to expected freezing conditions overnight Sunday, Dec. 14, Cedar Point Pier, will close at 4 p.m. The pier should reopen once temperatures rise during daylight hours.
Money awarded to Mobile area agencies to help low income residents with energy bills
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) has announced money to Mobile area agencies to help low income residents reduce their home energy bills. The two agencies serving the Mobile area are:. $349,249 to Mobile Community Action Inc. (Choctaw, Mobile and Washington...
