Man killed in altercation at Grand Bay gas station
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 20, 2026 GRAND BAY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a deadly shooting in Grand Bay. A spokesperson with the MCSO confirmed the agency is investigating a shooting in Grand Bay at the Chevron on Highway 90 and […]
Mobile Baykeeper pauses swim monitoring program amid funding shortfall
Mobile, Al — MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile Baykeeper has paused its Swim Where It’s Monitored, or SWIM, program due to a lack of dedicated funding, the organization announced, temporarily halting a service that provided water quality testing across coastal Alabama. The program, which covered 20 sites in...
I-10 Mobile River Bridge project faces delays, raising questions about $2.50 toll promise
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - Drivers across Mobile and Baldwin County have heard the same promise for years: relief is coming. A new I-10 bridge and Bayway project, designed to ease congestion from one of the region’s busiest corridors, was once pitched as a long-awaited solution to traffic congestion.
Crews investigate unknown substance in Dog River
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Fire-Rescue crews and Mobile police this morning responded to Dog River Park to investigate reports of an unknown substance observed in the water. HAZMAT crews tested the water samples to determine any hazards, but none were immediately found, officials said. Police said a visible sheen...
‘We lost half of our family for nothing:’ MCSO investigating quadruple homicide in Wilmer
A mother and her two children were found dead early this morning in a home on Auble Moody Road, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.
Four women injured in Mobile knife assault
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 20, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Police in Mobile are investigating after four women were injured with a knife in Mobile. According to a news release from the Mobile Police Department, officers were called to the 600 block of Donald Street for a fight on […]
Unattended autistic boy strangled on blanket fashioned as cape, Mobile County DA says
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A 14-year-old autistic boy who died in October was strangled by a blanket fashioned as a cape, Mobile County’s top prosecutor said Monday. Investigators previously said the boy died from a blanket while his mother was away. Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood on Monday offered some additional detail.
Mobile businessman won massive judgment against Honduras; now he faces fraud charges
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - After years of legal battles, Murray Farmer won a massive judgment against the Honduran government. When the Mobile businessman went to collect, he instead found himself under arrest. “They arrested him under the previous charges from the previous administration of what’s supposed to be called fraud,...
Foley Considers Changes To Coastal Farmers Market
Foley, Ala. – (GSN) – The city is looking to add more amenities to the Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermen’s Market on Miflin Road in Foley. To expand event offerings, Foley is considering adding a commercial kitchen on the site. McCollough Architecture has submitted plans and will present them at a council meeting.
Theodore child death: Authorities share new information in case
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Amanda Morgan is charged with felony murder and child abuse after being accused of severely neglecting her two autistic children. Prosecutors said the 14-year-old child died when a blanket wrapped around his neck, as a cape strangled him. “That was sort of a comfort mechanism, but it was the long […]
