Mobile AL

Blount County deputy charged with chatting with underage girls on Snapchat.

UPDATE 10:44 AM: The measure was introduced at the pre-council meeting Tuesday and sent to a committee for review next week. Councilman William Carroll said while he supports the goal of getting buildings occupied he’s concerned the proposal won’t hold up. Carroll said he worried that singling out owners of vacant...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Prichard man will serve more than 12 years in prison for shooting at police. Clarence White will serve that sentence at the same time he serves an identical prison term on a federal gun charge. White was initially charged with attempted murder after a tense...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Police Department officials said a person was shot on Wednesday morning. According to officials, the shooting occurred in the 2700 block of Thompson Drive South. The victim has been taken to a local hospital for treatment. This story is developing. News 5 will update this article as more...

When the current Battle House Hotel was completed in November of 1908, newspaper accounts described a “Magnificent Convention Hall, as big as a small theater, seating 800” on the seventh and eighth floors. The hotel also claimed that “it is so ventilated that the temperature there in the middle of summer is not over...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A local woman was arrested after she was seen driving a rental vehicle that had been reported stolen, according to the Mobile Police Department. Officers were in the area of Government Street at approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday when they spotted a 2024 Ford Transit U-Haul van that had been...

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — UPDATE:. The Mobile Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating Demarco Huff. Mr. Huff is a 70-year-old Black maleand may be living with a condition that may impair his judgement. He was last seen on September 9, 2025, at approximately 3:30 pm wearing blue jean overalls...

FOLEY, Ala. (WALA) - A man has been indicted in connection to an April crash in Foley that killed two teens, according to police. Foley PD said Christopher Sanchez Mendoza, 21, was indicted for criminal negligent homicide as the suspect in an April 13 traffic accident on County Road 65 and Airport Road.

‘Intimidating’ picture of fraud defendant texted to victim, Mobile County prosecutors say. Prodisee Pantry announces major expansion into north Baldwin County.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The councilman who represents downtown expressed concern Tuesday about the details of Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s proposed crackdown on vacant commercial properties. Stimpson rolled out the proposal Friday, which would require owners of vacant commercial buildings inside the Henry Aaron Loop to...