FOX10 takes home 5 Nappie Awards
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - FOX10 News took home five Nappie Awards. The ceremony was held tonight at the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile. Our Sports Director Emily Cochran won best sports anchor/reporter. Jason Smith won best meteorologist. The station also won best local TV lifestyle show category for Studio 10;...
Heavy rain hits Gulf Coast as slow-moving storms linger across the region
(CNN) — A sprawling area of storms infused with tropical moisture is dropping heavy rain along the Gulf Coast and could produce significant flash flooding into the weekend. The threat Friday is not as bad as previously expected, thanks to the weakening tropical disturbance. But localized flash flooding – especially...
Big catches at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Anglers brought in some crazy catches at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo on Friday: two sharks! As dozens of anglers started to come in to weigh their catches of the day, an incredible catch was seen taking up the front of a boat. A bull shark was then pulled […]
Fairhope High alum’s song hits Spotify, other streaming services
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — A song written by a recent Fairhope High School graduate is now available on all major music streaming services, including Spotify and Apple Music. Sydney Gray’s “Little Miss Heard But Not Seen” is part of a musical she wrote last year about a teen girl struggling to fit in at school and home...
Homan: More states could do ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
‘Music bingo’ game was played by doctors during routine eye surgery that resulted in man’s death. A lawsuit alleges a surgeon and anesthesiologist were playing “music bingo.” (Source: KUSA, Chris Writer, Police Body Cam, Sketches from Surgical Center) Car drives into crowd in East Hollywood. Updated:...
Former Twinsburg Police Dispatcher charged for spiteful phone call to woman
Demolition of the old Potter County Court Building has been underway, and what remains is one single tower. Deputies seek help to find missing woman who left home under ‘concerning circumstances’. Updated: 5 hours ago. Deputies are asking for help to find a missing woman who they said left...
Mobile man jailed on human trafficking, indecent exposure charges
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A 26-year-old Mobile man is being held at Mobile County Metro Jail following his arrest Thursday night on a first-degree human trafficking charge, according to jail records. The records show Darrine Wayne Polite is also charged with two counts of indecent exposure. Polite was booked into...
MPD officer exposed to fentanyl, uses Narcan on himself, police say
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - According to the Mobile Police Department, an officer has been exposed to fentanyl after responding to a call. This all happened shortly after 9 p.m. on July 18 near Selma Street and Rapier Avenue. MPD told FOX10 News the officer responded to a call of a suspicious person, which resulted in him...
MPD reports missing 81-year-old woman has been found safe
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - MPD said they are seeking the public’s help in locating 81-year-old Sharon McCullough who was last seen in the area of Providence Hospital. McCullough is considered missing and endangered and has a medical condition which requires immediate medical attention. Anyone with information is asked to...
Doors to Mobile’s Crescent Theater chained shut as controversy erupts online
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Todd Prevost and his mom and dad, Bob and Carol came all the way from Thibodeaux, Louisiana to downtown Mobile this weekend to watch Todd's son take part in the annual Dauphin Street Vault event. Todd says his son Reese picked up the sport in...
