Mobile Co Sheriff’s Office: Theodore man caught selling variety of drugs from residence
THEODORE, Ala. (WPMI) — According to the Mobile Co. Sheriff's Office, on Tuesday August 19, 2025, MCSO Narcotics and VICE Unit executed a Narcotics Search Warrant at 5670 King St in Theodore, AL. The target was Shunston Shamaine Shears who was believed to selling narcotics from the location. During...
Mobile man arrested after robbery at local business
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man has been arrested in connection with the Aug. 3 robbery of a business in Mobile, police said. According to a Mobile Police Department news release, 45-year-old George McGinney was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 20, and charged with third-degree robbery. Officers were called to the...
Williamson High English teacher is the first Golden Apple winner of the new school...
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The first Golden Apple Award of the new 2025-26 school year goes to Jacqueline Morris at Williamson High School in Mobile. Morris moved to Mobile after retiring as a senior non-commissioned officer from the US Army. She has been at Williamson for the past three years, teaching English and...
Doctor closes walkway at Magnolia Landing after court win
Editor’s Note: Here’s the latest update on this story: Magnolia Springs hotspot now marked with ‘No Trespassing’ signs MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, Ala. (WKRG) — News 5 has learned more information regarding the partial closure of Magnolia Landing. Dr. Kenneth Challener, a working physician in Pennsylvania, explained in an...
‘A lot of gunshots’: 2nd suspect surrenders in downtown shooting, MPD says
Mobile man accused of sparking high-speed chase now faces federal gun charge. A suspected gang member accused of leading sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash on Dauphin Island Parkway now faces a federal firearm charge.
Remembering Hurricane Katrina 20 years later
PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) – The We Matter Community Association, The Center for Fair Housing and Destiny Vision Christian Center, are hosting events to remember the impact Hurricane Katrina had on the community. Both events are being held at the Destiny Vision Christian Center, one of them is happening Thursday, August...
Mobile man sentenced for bank fraud
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man was sentenced in federal court for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud, according to the Department of Justice. A USDOJ news release said 45-year-old Travis Sopson pleaded guilty to defrauding a number of banks and credit unions from August 2022 to January 2023 by...
Father and son steal $774,000 from elderly woman, court documents say
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A father and son are accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from an elderly Mobile woman. Investigators say 54-year-old Charles Cook and his son, 30-year-old Dillon Cook, own a local lawn care company and worked for the victim. Court documents show The Cooks took...
Remembering the Last Days of Julius T. Wright
In Mobile’s educational history, few events were as significant or transformative as the merger between University Military School and Julius T. Wright College Preparatory School for Girls. For generations, the schools operated in parallel: UMS with its reputation as an all-boys school with a strict military...
A/C on school buses
A Robeson County man will spend over a decade in prison after the shooting of an off-duty officer. Police are investigating a Pee Dee shooting from Tuesday. A vacant motel in Myrtle Beach is no longer standing. FIRST ALERT: Higher clouds move in as Erin passes offshore. Updated: 6 hours...
